Base Metals Top Stories

SolGold on a roll in Ecuador, extends mineralization at Cascabel

The Cascabel project is located in the northern portion of the Andean copper belt in Ecuador, renowned for hosting almost half the world’s copper known reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2017 | 4:21 am

BHP hires Barclays, Citi for US shale gas divestment — sources

The business could fetch around $10 billion, two banking sources…

Reuters | August 31, 2017 | 2:00 am

Zambia’s CEC to restore full power to Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines

Zambian electricity utility Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) and Glencore's Mopani…

Reuters | August 30, 2017 | 3:55 pm

Brazil judge blocks decree allowing mining in Amazon

Federal judge Rolando Spanholo said opening the area known as…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2017 | 10:03 am

Sibanye halts divvy for first time as it swings to loss

The miner, South Africa’s largest gold producer, said that in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2017 | 3:22 am

Barrick close to final deal with Pakistan on $7bn copper project

Teams from Barrick and Pakistan are currently finalizing a framework deal to develop the giant Reko Diq copper-gold deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2022 | 4:00 am

BHP may reconsider investments in Chile if tax hikes go forward

BHP said in a statement that higher taxes would make Chile more expensive than other top mining jurisdictions like Australia, Canada and Peru.

Reuters | July 17, 2022 | 10:42 am

CMOC’s Congo mine suspends copper and cobalt exports

MOC's Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine has suspended all exports.

Reuters | July 17, 2022 | 10:34 am

Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals

The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 17, 2022 | 7:31 am

LME delays by seven weeks requirement for OTC reporting

The delay to Sept. 5 from the original implementation date of July 18 was to ensure that data is reported properly and accurately, the LME said.

Reuters | July 15, 2022 | 11:04 am

CanAlaska discovers new uranium zone at West McArthur project in Saskatchewan, stock surges

West McArthur is situated in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, between 6-30 km to the west of the world's richest uranium mine: Cameco's McArthur River.

Staff Writer | July 15, 2022 | 9:39 am