Base Metals Top Stories

Nickel slides to 5-week low on N. Korean tensions, fee hikes

Nickel slid 5 percent to a five-week low on Friday after trading fees were raised in China to dampen speculation and steel prices dropped with other metals as investors shunned risky assets after more North Korean tensions.

Reuters | September 24, 2017 | 2:42 pm

Central Asia Metals to buy Lynx Resources for $402m

The deal is expected to be both earnings- and cash-flow-per-share-accretive…

Reuters | September 22, 2017 | 11:39 am

Johnson Matthey to invest 200m pounds in battery material technology

The specialty chemicals company said the overall market "could be…

Reuters | September 22, 2017 | 11:14 am

Acacia’s Buzwagi mine in Tanzania to produce just gold bars until it shuts

Gold bars are not impacted by the export ban on…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 22, 2017 | 6:42 am

Miner Kincora secures EBRD help to explore Mongolia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will acquire a…

Reuters | September 22, 2017 | 4:20 am

EV battery heavyweights revive city’s dream of factory glory

Becancour is drawing corporate giants to the French-speaking Canadian province with its ambitions to make this industrial outpost, halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, a key gear for an EV battery supply chain to serve the continent.

Bloomberg News | November 21, 2022 | 9:37 am

BHP tries to avert strike at Escondida copper mine in Chile

The miner has reached a deal with unionized workers at the world’s largest copper mine, in an attempt to avoid a strike.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2022 | 6:16 am

US, Philippines to negotiate nuclear power tech-sharing pact

The US and the Philippines will open talks on a deal for the Asian nation to build nuclear power plants with American technology.

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2022 | 4:10 pm

Justin Trudeau asks Gabriel Boric for insights on Canadian miners’ behaviour in Chile

Chilean president Gabriel Boric said that Justin Trudeau asked him to provide information on the behaviour of Canadian mining companies when it comes to complying with Chilean environmental legislation.

Staff Writer | November 20, 2022 | 3:41 pm