Base Metals Top Stories

BHP Billiton to replace two directors in board shake-up

Controversial director Grant King is stepping down, only six months after joining the company amid concerns among investors over oil investments.

Reuters | August 23, 2017 | 2:47 am

Glencore’s Zambian unit may shed 4,700 workers on power shortages

Mopani Copper Mines, Glencore’s Zambian unit, said on Tuesday it…

Reuters | August 22, 2017 | 4:00 am

Copper rally lifts Antofagasta’s profits — up 88% in first half of 2017

The miner believes a tightening global supply of copper will…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2017 | 3:35 am

BHP exiting oil and gas

After posting a fourfold rise in profits, world's number one…

Frik Els | August 21, 2017 | 3:48 pm

Copper price rallies after Grasberg violence

Copper above $3.00 after former workers torch dozens of buildings,…

Frik Els | August 21, 2017 | 11:27 am

Chile currency plunge, inflation rattle Latin America’s copper king

The Chilean peso has plummeted more than 15% over the last month.

Reuters | July 11, 2022 | 8:07 am

Canada’s Top Ten precious metals juniors

Top Ten Canadian-headquartered precious metal juniors that are developing projects but are not yet in production, ranked according to market capitalization.

Northern Miner Staff | July 11, 2022 | 6:43 am

Gold Fields hikes dividends to win Yamana deal backing

The company is also seeking a listing in Toronto to sway shareholders opposed to the planned $6.7 billion takeover of Canada’s Yamana Gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2022 | 3:52 am

Peru strives to keep dialogue going between Las Bambas, Indigenous as truce deadline looms

Las Bambas has said that it is unlikely to meet its 2022 production guidance if the conflict with Indigenous communities reignites.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 10, 2022 | 11:40 am

Giant Congo cobalt mine exports at risk as investors feud

An intensifying feud between shareholders of the Tenke Fungurume mine may lead a court-appointed administrator to block its exports of copper and cobalt.

Bloomberg News | July 9, 2022 | 12:12 pm

Copper production, price rebound on the horizon — report

Over the coming years, Fitch forecasts high copper prices on the back of a bullish demand outlook as the economics of copper mining projects will become increasingly attractive to investors.

Staff Writer | July 8, 2022 | 3:42 pm

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.

Frik Els | July 8, 2022 | 2:53 pm

Copper price retreats as China’s covid woes dampen demand prospects

Benchmark London copper retreated on Friday and was on track for a fifth straight weekly loss on worries that fresh covid-19 restrictions could slow the pace of infrastructure projects.

Reuters | July 8, 2022 | 11:08 am

Microwaves efficiently extract manganese, zinc from spent batteries

A distributed recycling system that uses microwave heating may be a more efficient mechanism for extracting metals from old alkaline batteries.

Staff Writer | July 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

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