Base Metals Top Stories

More iron ore comes to the market as Anglo’s output soars in Q1

Both iron ore and diamond output rose in the first quarter thanks to a continued ramping-up of the company's Minas Rio mine in Brazil and improvements in the gem market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2017 | 6:05 am

Mount Polley permitted to pipe treated wastewater into Quesnel Lake

Imperial Metals (TSX:III) has been granted a water discharge permit…

Andrew Topf | April 23, 2017 | 4:23 pm

BHP top shareholders step up pressure for oil spinoff

They're pressing the company not only to accept a proposal…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 10:19 am

Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output

Production for the first three months of the year slumped…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 4:27 am

Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record

Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2017 | 8:22 am

SolGold becomes sole owner of Cascabel with Cornerstone buy

The friendly deal is SolGold’s third attempt to take over the Canadian junior to own 100% of the project in Ecuador.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2022 | 8:34 am

Copper price down on US jobs report

The Labor Department report showed employers added a larger-than-expected jobs, raising fears of big rate hike next month.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 7, 2022 | 7:49 am

Collective Mining grows Guayabales gold zone in Colombia

Diamond drill hole APC-14 at the Apollo target extended the southern dimension of the Main Breccia discovery, increasing its overall width by 90%.

Staff Writer | October 7, 2022 | 7:45 am

Pan Pacific plans 18.9% increase in second-half copper output

Japan's biggest copper supplier plans to produce 303,300 tonnes of refined copper in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year.

Reuters | October 7, 2022 | 7:14 am

Trevali Mining liquidates Burkina Faso assets after deadly flood

The miner's 90%-owned subsidiary Nantou Mining has kicked off a shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2022 | 3:46 am

First US cobalt mining operation to begin after more than 30-year hiatus

Jervois Global is starting the first US cobalt mine in Idaho on Friday, according to chief executive Bryce Crocker.

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2022 | 2:04 pm

LME seeks market opinion on possible Russian metal ban

The world's largest and oldest metals exchange highlights three options and requests feedback by market participants by Oct. 28.

Reuters | October 6, 2022 | 12:51 pm

Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining

Two of the four charges filed by the environmental regulator are related to overextraction and construction outside of approved zones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 6, 2022 | 8:35 am

Filo Mining shares rise following new drills results from Aurora zone

Hole 67 returned an intersection of 1,131.6 metres at 1.11% copper equivalent from a depth of 132 metres.

Staff Writer | October 6, 2022 | 8:29 am

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