Base Metals Top Stories

Palladium price consensus forecasts point to end of the rally

Speculative frenzy not entirely supported by fundamentals.

Frik Els | September 18, 2017 | 1:52 pm

Electric London cabs spur reopening of UK aluminium plant

Norsk Hydro is reopening a British plant in Wales to…

Reuters | September 18, 2017 | 12:03 pm

Aussie consortium to spend $12m in research to boost copper production

Initiative is part of South Australia’s government strategy that aims…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2017 | 9:58 am

Canadian miners increase efforts to prevent child and forced labour in the supply chain

Initiative seeks contributing to global efforts in preventing the use…

Mining Association of Canada (MAC) | September 18, 2017 | 8:00 am

About 2,500 jobs on the line at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operations

The miner warned further reductions could be in store at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2017 | 5:18 am

If Brazil legalizes more Amazon mining, it would drive deforestation, study says

Building new roads to reach mines would allow illegal loggers, land grabbers and ranchers easier access to relatively untouched parts of the forest, study says.

Reuters | July 28, 2022 | 8:12 am

Anglo American cuts dividend as inflation, extreme weather erode earnings

Anglo joined rival miners, including Rio Tinto and Freeport-McMoRan, in reporting lower profits.

Reuters | July 28, 2022 | 7:55 am

Chile mining industry must improve safety standards, regulator says

Twelve people died in mining accidents in Chile in 2021.

Reuters | July 28, 2022 | 7:49 am

Grupo Mexico expects further drop in copper production for Chile and Peru

The decrease in US copper demand and conflicts in Peru's Las Bambas mine were among the risks.

Reuters | July 27, 2022 | 12:34 pm

NorthWest Copper lifts Lorraine copper-gold resource

The inferred resource is 45.2 million tonnes for 427,931 lb. of metal grading at 0.43% copper and 0.50% copper-equivalent.

Henry Lazenby | July 27, 2022 | 10:21 am

Elon Musk crafts new master plan before Tesla pulls off the old one

Before readers of Musk’s next plan get their hopes up about all he intends to achieve, this track record suggests cautious optimism is warranted.

Bloomberg News | July 27, 2022 | 8:30 am

China’s hunger for commodities is wavering after years of growth

China’s imports of key commodities face some mighty headwinds in the second half.

Bloomberg News | July 27, 2022 | 8:22 am

Grupo Mexico’s Q2 net profit falls 40.5%, copper production hit by Peru’s protests

Grupo Mexico's second-quarter net profit was $611 million, down from the $1.03 billion from the year-ago period.

Reuters | July 27, 2022 | 8:03 am

Teck Resources boss to leave after 17 years at top job

Don Lindsay, who will leave by the end of September, led a number of large deals during his time at Teck, but also received criticism from investors over his pay and performance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2022 | 6:48 am

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