Base Metals Top Stories

Freeport Indonesia says giant copper mine running as normal despite strike

Company says Grasberg copper mine is running as normal

Reuters | June 22, 2017 | 11:20 am

Infographic | How copper riches helped shape Chile’s economic story

Today, Chile is the world's top copper producer with 7…

Visual Capitalist | June 22, 2017 | 10:46 am

Freeport Indonesia workers to extend strike for a month – union

Thousands of mine workers at the Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan…

Reuters | June 21, 2017 | 2:05 pm

How copper riches helped shape Chile’s economic story

Although Chile has always been noted for its abundant mineral…

Visual Capitalist | June 21, 2017 | 1:48 pm

Goldcorp sells Camino Rojo gold-silver project in Mexico to Orla Mining

The asset, in the state of Zacatecas, is located about…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2017 | 7:58 am

Copper price back above $8,000 on China reopening hopes

A former Chinese disease control official on Friday said that China will soon make substantial changes to its covid-19 policy.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 4, 2022 | 9:22 am

Saudi Arabia considers new mining index in diversification push

The Saudi government believes it has unused mineral resources worth about $1.3 trillion, with vast quantities of aluminum, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium.

Reuters | November 4, 2022 | 8:33 am

Global copper smelting falls in October, satellite data shows

In nickel, global smelting activity fell in October, largely due to weakness in nickel pig iron output in China.

Reuters | November 4, 2022 | 7:54 am

Column: Canada slams the door on China in critical minerals race

The Canadian government ordered Chinese companies to divest their holdings in junior mining companies planning to develop lithium deposits.

Reuters | November 4, 2022 | 7:46 am

British researchers come up with intelligent design process for furnaces

A novel design process for furnaces promises an annual sales turnover of more than £7.4 million over the next three years.

Staff Writer | November 4, 2022 | 6:06 am

Hudbay Minerals provides resource estimate, exploration update at Llaguen

High-grade core within the Llaguen mineral resource includes 113 million tonnes of indicated resources at 0.60% copper-equivalent.

Staff Writer | November 3, 2022 | 12:14 pm

Column: Unloved lead gets to join the Bloomberg commodity A-list

The frequent reports of lead's death, however, continue to be much exaggerated, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | November 3, 2022 | 11:38 am

Chile copper production down 4.27% in September – Cochilco

Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 7.92% on a year-on-year basis to 123,200 tonnes.

Reuters | November 3, 2022 | 11:18 am

Alcoa sent three letters to the LME requesting action on Russian metal

Alcoa expressed concerns that large amounts of Russian aluminum flowing into LME-registered warehouses could distort the exchange's aluminum contract.

Reuters | November 3, 2022 | 9:56 am

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