Base Metals Top Stories

Elliott tours BHP investors in renewed push for radical shake-up – sources

Representatives from Elliott have in the last month met with major BHP investors based in London, South Africa and Australia to lay out the activist fund's arguments for an overhaul of the miner.

Reuters | October 10, 2017 | 7:08 am

Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea drive gold prices up

Gold prices finished higher last Friday and followed the upward…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 9, 2017 | 10:30 am

Freeport pressed to give most of Grasberg copper-gold mine to Indonesia ASAP

Freeport agreed in August to divest a 51% stake in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 6, 2017 | 6:01 am

Plans to restart giant Bougainville mine stall as operating rights battle rages

Plans to reopen one of the world's biggest copper mines,…

Reuters | October 5, 2017 | 4:44 pm

Chile earthquake lights fire under copper price

Up more than 3% after quake near the city of…

Frik Els | October 5, 2017 | 11:45 am

Volkswagen searches for battery cell plant sites in Canada

The German carmaker's first battery cell factory in North America would help VW expand its battery business outside Europe.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2022 | 3:42 am

Biden moves to bar mining waste in Alaska, blocking Pebble mine

The EPA issued a formal recommendation Thursday to bar the disposal of mining waste in Bristol Bay, which hosts the world’s largest harvest of sockeye salmon.

Bloomberg News | December 1, 2022 | 5:21 pm

Visualizing the world’s largest copper producers

Chile is the top copper producer in the world, with 27% of global copper production.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | December 1, 2022 | 1:22 pm

BMW invests in low carbon copper firm Jetti

Jetti has the technology to extract more copper from low-grade resources and produce metal with a low carbon footprint.

Reuters | December 1, 2022 | 8:08 am

Chinese nickel producer Lygend Resources debuts in Hong Kong

The Chinese nickel producer is the first among eight newcomers to list in the Asian financial hub this month.

Bloomberg News | December 1, 2022 | 7:56 am

Congo agreed to pay Gertler’s company $250m in resources deal

The Israeli businessman is accused of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.

Reuters | December 1, 2022 | 7:35 am

CME cobalt contract use soars above LME as big players join

Consumers, producers, commodity traders, brokers and banks are backing the CME's cash-settled contract as they want a liquid instrument to hedge cobalt.

Reuters | December 1, 2022 | 7:23 am