Base Metals Top Stories

Rio Tinto may take over Pistol Bay’s uranium assets sooner than expected

The world's second largest miner gave Pistol a $75K cash injection in an effort to own the Saskatchewan-based properties before the end of 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2017 | 6:50 am

Barrick, Goldcorp team up to develop one of world’s largest gold deposits in Chile

The world’s No. 1 and No. 3 gold producers will…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2017 | 3:25 am

This precious metal has surged 32% in 2017

Rhodium jumps back above $1,000 an ounce for the first…

Frik Els | March 27, 2017 | 11:12 am

New mine in Iran to add 800,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate every year

Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO)…

Andrew Topf | March 26, 2017 | 2:29 pm

How to build a mine

There are three key components to building a mine, starting…

Resource World | March 24, 2017 | 3:22 pm

Column: Indonesian tax will shake up the nickel export mix again

Government is planning to tax exports of nickel pig ore and ferronickel to stimulate more investment in domestic stainless steel capacity.

Reuters | August 4, 2022 | 9:26 am

Copper price rebounds as weaker dollar spurs short-covering

Copper has lost nearly 30% since hitting a record high of $10,910 a tonne in March.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 4, 2022 | 9:13 am

Zinc price highest since March as energy crunch threatens smelters

Glencore warned that Europe’s energy crisis poses a substantial threat to supply.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 4, 2022 | 8:54 am

Copper worth nearly half a billion dollars goes missing in China

A group of companies is investigating why a commodities storage site is holding only one-third of the copper concentrate they were financing.

Bloomberg News | August 4, 2022 | 8:22 am

New ways to deal with arsenic in Chile’s copper mines

Chile is encountering a growing number of sulfur-based ore layers containing toxic arsenic in its copper mines.

Staff Writer | August 4, 2022 | 5:05 am

Glencore profit more than doubles thanks to soaring coal price

The firm’s coal division generated earnings of $8.9 billion in the first six months of the year as prices for the fossil fuel have soared.

MINING.COM Editor | August 4, 2022 | 3:53 am

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Rio Tinto may take over Pistol Bay’s uranium assets sooner than expected

Barrick, Goldcorp team up to develop one of world’s largest gold deposits in Chile

This precious metal has surged 32% in 2017

New mine in Iran to add 800,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate every year

How to build a mine

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Column: Indonesian tax will shake up the nickel export mix again

Copper price rebounds as weaker dollar spurs short-covering

Zinc price highest since March as energy crunch threatens smelters

Copper worth nearly half a billion dollars goes missing in China

New ways to deal with arsenic in Chile’s copper mines

Glencore profit more than doubles thanks to soaring coal price

Codelco reports accident at mine where worker died last month

Zambia’s growth target shaky as copper output drops, prices plunge

BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid EV boom