Base Metals Top Stories

Mexico’s mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on zinc prices, strong pipeline

Competitive operating costs and supportive government policies are also expected to play a key role in Mexico's mining industry strong recovery.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2017 | 5:32 am

CHARTS: Mining’s 2017 rally forecast to fizzle out

Consensus forecasts point to double digit declines for the platinum,…

Frik Els | October 4, 2017 | 5:56 pm

Robots under Swedish forest breathe life into ancient mines

Mining ihas been one of the last sectors to use…

Reuters | October 4, 2017 | 4:00 am

Philippines confirms environment minister who supports open pit mining ban

Roy Cimatu, who replaced ousted ecologist Regina Lopez in May,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2017 | 3:43 am

South Africa mining lobby rejects talks with ministry over charter

The country's chamber of mines and the ministry are locked…

Reuters | October 4, 2017 | 3:00 am

Sky-high energy costs to fan fire under aluminum and zinc prices

Smelter closures in Europe could cut aluminum capacity by 750,000 tonnes and zinc output by 150,000 tonnes this winter.

Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 9:04 am

Risk-on rally pushes copper price towards a 3% weekly gain

Data showed that euro zone industrial production grew three times more than expected in June.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 8:59 am

Battery giants, Hyundai concerned by US moves on China supplies

South Korean battery makers imported more than 80% of the key minerals from China in 2020.

Bloomberg News | August 12, 2022 | 8:28 am

Column: Scarcity changes the LME warehousing game

Scarcity in the physical supply chain has drained metal away from the exchange, hitting rental revenue for storage suppliers, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 8:07 am

Indonesia revokes thousands of mining permits covering over 3 million hectares

More than 2,000 mining permits for various minerals have been revoked.

Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:51 am

Production costs soar at Rusal due to Russia-Ukraine conflict

Company reported a 33% jump in first-half production costs on Friday.

Reuters | August 12, 2022 | 7:48 am

Glencore cuts off Chinese trader caught up in missing copper scandal

Huludao Ruisheng's storage site in Qinhuangdao is reportedly holding about one-third of the 300,000 tonnes of copper concentrate it should have.

MINING.COM Editor | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am

BHP, Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower partner to reduce emissions on shipping routes

Aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on routes between BHP’s mines in Chile and PPC’s smelters in Japan.

Staff Writer | August 11, 2022 | 3:28 pm

Stolberg lead plant to reopen when sale to Nyrstar approved

The plant, in the west of Germany, was sold to commodities group Trafigura in July.

Reuters | August 11, 2022 | 10:56 am

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