Base Metals Top Stories

Penguins put $2.5 billion mining project in Chile on ice

A waddle of penguins has stopped a $2.5bn (£1.9bn) mining project in Chile.

The Independent | October 15, 2017 | 5:20 pm

Zinc price spike sparks flurry of miner listings

The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and…

Reuters | October 13, 2017 | 10:51 am

Zambian villagers can sue Vedanta in the UK-London’s Court of Appeal

London's Court of Appeal opened the way for nearly 2,000…

Reuters | October 13, 2017 | 2:29 am

Arizona’s first copper mine in more than a decade one permit away

No appeal against Vancouver-based Excelsior Mining's state operating permit for…

Frik Els | October 12, 2017 | 10:37 am

Mitsui to build desalination plant for BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile

The project will be the Japanese company’s first desalination plant…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2017 | 9:02 am

Column: Power problems rein in global aluminum output growth

Europe's energy crisis has taken a heavy toll on a notoriously power-hungry sector.

Reuters | January 23, 2023 | 8:38 am

BHP strikes deal to look for copper in Serbia

Company has agreed to pay fees and exploration costs for three copper exploration targets with Mundoro Capital.

Bloomberg News | January 23, 2023 | 8:29 am

Potanin says sanctions constrain Nornickel, force it to adjust strategy

Potanin was placed on a US sanctions list as part of wider measures targeting people close to Vladimir Putin.

Reuters | January 23, 2023 | 8:12 am

South32 sees shipping delays tying up cash in inventory

In its quarterly report, South32 met coal, aluminum, and copper forecasts and slightly exceeded analyst estimates for manganese ore production.

Reuters | January 23, 2023 | 7:44 am

The risks of plundering the periodic table

Humans have been squeezing the periodic table for over a century. Scientists warn about the risks of doing so.

Staff Writer | January 22, 2023 | 5:55 am

Glencore halts operations in Peru due to violent protests

Following an attack on Friday, Glencore announced that it has halted operations at its Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 21, 2023 | 2:03 pm

Nornickel management proposes 76% dividend cut

Nornickel has proposed slashing its annual dividend for 2022 to $1.5 billion from the $6.3 billion paid out for 2021.

Reuters | January 21, 2023 | 12:13 pm

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.

Frik Els | January 20, 2023 | 1:55 pm

Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine attacked, fire breaks out

Video footage published by the company on its Facebook page shows people putting flammable material near the mine.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 12:08 pm

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