Base Metals Top Stories

Kaz Minerals bidders up takeover bid to $5.5 billion

Nova Resources has raised its offer for the miner by 9%, after minority shareholders said they would reject earlier proposals for being too low.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 3:50 am

Mitsui & Co. boosts stake in Collahuasi copper mine

Deal leaves the Japanese trading house with a 12% interest…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 3:56 am

China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report

Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 17, 2021 | 5:01 pm

What countries will fight over when green energy dominates

A growing number of research organizations, universities and governments have…

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2021 | 5:06 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel…

MINING.com Editor | March 12, 2021 | 1:32 pm

Nornickel moves closer to deal for new copper plant in China

The plant would produce 500,000 tons of refined copper a year using concentrate shipped from Russia.

Bloomberg News | November 12, 2024 | 6:45 am

Friedland considers floating African iron ore company on ASX

The IPO, expected before June 2025, seeks to raise capital for acquiring "overlooked" critical minerals projects in Australia.

MINING.COM Editor | November 12, 2024 | 6:33 am

Ivanhoe’s Friedland says fears for China on US tariffs overblown

Trump has said he would impose duties of 60% on goods from China as part of his plan to build-up the manufacturing industry in the US.

Bloomberg News | November 12, 2024 | 5:29 am

Copper price, stocks are being hammered as Trump tariff, China worries mount

“Though commodities are often seen as an inflation hedge, in this instance – where inflation is neither driven by strong demand growth nor a negative commodity supply shock – they would struggle to live up to that reputation.”

Frik Els | November 11, 2024 | 10:22 am

Hindalco beats Q2 profit view on higher aluminum prices

The benchmark aluminum and copper prices on the LME rose 20% and 24%, respectively, from the second quarter of last year.

Reuters | November 11, 2024 | 9:18 am

Column: Copper views Trump win through Chinese lens

Donald Trump's win has not sparked a repeat of the explosive copper rally which followed his unexpected victory in 2016.

Reuters | November 11, 2024 | 9:09 am

Codelco offers copper to Chinese clients at a premium of $89/t

The copper premium, a fee on top of the London Metal Exchange prices charged to buyers, is a demand indicator for the metal widely used in power networks.

Reuters | November 11, 2024 | 8:45 am