Base Metals Top Stories

Goldcorp makes headway with plan to give Dome mine a new life

The company may be able to begin developing the potential open-pit Century project in Ontario by 2023.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2017 | 8:08 am

Antofagasta faces strike threats at two of its copper mines in Chile

Workers at Zaldivar are set to vote on a strike…

Reuters | July 4, 2017 | 7:33 am

Tanzania-focused miners face fresh challenges as country passes new laws

The two new laws allow the government to force mining…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2017 | 3:48 am

MIT researchers produce copper without harmful byproducts

A team of MIT researchers in the United States has…

Andrew Topf | July 2, 2017 | 6:10 pm

China factory surprise lifts copper price to 3-month high

Base metals enjoy one of their best trading weeks of…

Frik Els | June 30, 2017 | 4:19 pm

Scientists dig for answers inside mineral-rich meteorites

The goal is to learn how the young earth acquired the ingredients essential for life.

Staff Writer | November 13, 2022 | 5:24 am

LME decides against ban on Russian metal

The metals industry has spent weeks debating what to do about supplies from Russia, which is a major producer of copper, nickel, aluminum and palladium.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 12:15 pm

Oil to zinc prices soar after China eases some covid restrictions

Almost all major commodities traded higher following China’s move to reduce the time that travelers and close contacts of infected people must spend in quarantine.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 10:21 am

China has links to dozens of Canadian miners tied to critical minerals

Chinese firms have been involved in 89 announced acquisitions and investments in Canadian metals and mining companies in the past decade, according to Bloomberg data.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 9:53 am

Ford, GM in talks with Posco Chemical on battery metal hubs

GM is investing $35 billion to make its lineup fully electric by 2035, while Ford is plowing $50 billion.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 9:44 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

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