Base Metals Top Stories

Tanzanian troubles drag down Barrick’s production

World's number one producer still confident it will meet 2017 production guidance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2017 | 3:21 am

More good news for lead price as market tightens further

Chinese smelters' treatment and refining charges for imported lead concentrate…

Frik Els | October 11, 2017 | 2:35 pm

Chile expects moderate rise in copper price — mining minister

Increase won't enough to push price above $3 a pound…

Reuters | October 11, 2017 | 9:25 am

Clean mining project shortlisted for $950 million Canadian gov’t funding

The CLEER (Clean, Low-energy, Effective, Engaged and Remediated) project focuses…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2017 | 8:05 am

About a third of global concentrates now registered to trade on this new exchange

Open Mineral Exchange has managed to attract mining companies and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2017 | 3:20 am

Glencore pays $180 million to Congo to settle corruption claims

Deal is the latest payment in a series of graft cases Glencore has faced and covers all alleged corruption activities between 2007 and 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2022 | 6:53 am

Papua New Guinea PM Marape presses mining, energy giants to advance projects

PNG wants progress on undeveloped projects as it sees opportunities to boost resource sales to Asia.

Reuters | December 5, 2022 | 3:30 am

War in east is eroding Congo’s budget surplus, finance minister says

Windfall revenue from mining has compensated for some of the unexpected expenses of fighting a rebellion.

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2022 | 10:57 am

Rio Tinto completes Kemano power station work for British Columbia aluminum smelter

Second tunnel completed 27 years after work was halted on the project by the NDP government.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | December 2, 2022 | 11:44 am

Saudi Arabia aims to become leader in sustainable mining

With 17% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, the kingdom is seeking to explore what it calls a vast, new, and largely untapped minerals super-region stretching from Africa to Central Asia.

Bruno Venditti | December 2, 2022 | 11:23 am

Chile copper production up 1.4% in October – Cochilco

Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 5.8% on a yearly basis to 135,800 tonnes.

Reuters | December 2, 2022 | 9:43 am

Pebble CEO criticizes US EPA veto suggestion

"Massive regulatory overreach."

Reuters | December 2, 2022 | 8:20 am

Jokowi points to Taiwan, South Korea as models in rebuke of West

As part of his efforts to bolster growth in Indonesia, Joko Widodo has placed temporary bans on exports of raw materials like nickel ore.

Bloomberg News | December 2, 2022 | 7:42 am

Precious metals no longer needed in reactions to produce hydrogen fuel – study

Researchers have engineered a key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy.

Staff Writer | December 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

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