Base Metals Top Stories

The oil market is bigger than all metal markets combined

Ever since the invention of the internal combustion engine, oil has been one of the most crucial commodities on Earth.

Visual Capitalist | September 10, 2017 | 5:47 pm

New WA nickel mine hoping to cash in on battery demand

A new nickel mine that just opened in Western Australia…

Andrew Topf | September 10, 2017 | 3:12 pm

Copper, iron ore price drops bring mayhem to mining stocks

Is the industrial metals and steelmaking raw materials rally at…

Frik Els | September 8, 2017 | 2:54 pm

Copper price rally comes to crashing halt after Chinese data disappoint

Copper price drops more than 3% after Chinese imports stay…

Frik Els | September 8, 2017 | 10:27 am

South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis”

South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2017 | 6:52 am

Hindalco profit sinks on high costs, plans to raise $124 million

Hindalco’s costs surged 24% during the quarter, with power expenses almost doubling.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 9:37 am

Rio Tinto’s long-awaited deal comeback is stuck in limbo

Rio has struggled to win investor support for the Turquoise Hill deal, forcing it to offer unusual terms to the most stubborn holdouts which appeared to be enough to close the deal.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 9:29 am

Indian miners seek higher import tax on aluminum, zinc, copper products

The government should raise import taxes to 10%-15% on several aluminum products, including scrap to 10% from 2.5%.

Reuters | November 11, 2022 | 9:20 am

France puts future of deep sea mining in doubt

A growing number of member states of the ISA have called for a “precautionary pause” or moratorium on mining due to the lack of scientific data on fragile and biodiverse deep ocean ecosystems targeted for exploitation.

Bloomberg News | November 10, 2022 | 3:42 pm

Teck Resources secures 100% renewable power supply for Quebrada Blanca phase 2 from 2025

Clean energy contract will mitigate about 1.6 million tonnes of annual greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to removing over 340,000 combustion engine passenger vehicles from the road.

Henry Lazenby | November 10, 2022 | 12:53 pm

Copper price rises on signs of US inflation turning the corner

The dollar fell sharply on Thursday after US consumer prices rose less than expected last month.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 10, 2022 | 9:28 am

SolGold CEO leaves after less than a year in the top job

Darryl Cuzzubbo's departure comes just two days after SolGold unveiled a $50 million royalty financing deal to advance Cascabel.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2022 | 7:42 am

BHP shareholders vote against resolution to lobby Australian government on climate

The resolution called on BHP to proactively advocate for Australian policy settings that are consistent with the Paris Agreement's objective of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

Reuters | November 10, 2022 | 7:16 am

Li-ion battery market to reach $430bn by 2033

According to IDTechEx, electric cars and transportation will represent the largest market.

Staff Writer | November 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

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