Base Metals Top Stories

Congo’s Gecamines to set new rules on mining proceeds

New controls aims at holding the company's partners, including Glencore, China Molybdenum and Ivanhoe, accountable in copper and cobalt projects

Reuters | September 19, 2017 | 2:07 am

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

Electra Battery Materials sheds non-core Canadian assets

The company, until recently known as First Cobalt, will retain its royalty interest in the properties being sold to Kuya Silver.

Staff Writer | January 4, 2023 | 5:09 am

Nexa Resources halts Peru zinc mine due to blockade

The obstruction of the road to access the mine has not have a material impact on Atacocha´s production to date, Nexa said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2023 | 3:35 am

Copper Mountain Mining’s IT systems seized in malicious malware attack

The company isolated operations, switched to manual processes, and the mill has been preventatively shutdown to determine the effect on its control system.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 3, 2023 | 12:19 pm

Copper price down as China’s manufacturing activity contracts

China's manufacturing sector activity contracted at a sharper pace in December as surging infections disrupted production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 3, 2023 | 8:04 am

Panama president says final contract to First Quantum has been presented

President Laurentino Cortizo said on Monday the government has presented a final contract to regulate operations.

Reuters | January 2, 2023 | 9:31 am

Panama rejects First Quantum’s legal bid to avoid halting operations

First Quantum had notified the country about two arbitration proceedings days after the order to halt operations.

Reuters | January 2, 2023 | 2:54 am

Battery metal binge outweighs cost hikes at PolyMet copper-nickel project in Minnesota

Developing the first phase of the NorthMet open-pit operation about 100 km north of the Lake Superior port of Duluth is forecast at $1.2 billion.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 10:26 am

Chile copper production down 5.5% in November

The drop in copper output was partly due to lower ore grades and operational problems affecting major companies in the sector.

Reuters | December 30, 2022 | 10:04 am

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon capture technologies to look at their sequestration potential.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 9:34 am

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