Base Metals Top Stories

Manganese – the third electric vehicle metal no one is talking about

Manganese is a critical and irreplaceable element used in steel production and used widely as a battery component.

Palisade Research | March 24, 2017 | 2:35 pm

World’s first seabed gold, copper, silver mine to begin production in 2019

Canada’s Nautilus Minerals is getting closer to kicking off operations…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2017 | 1:44 pm

Jakarta: Freeport could lose Grasberg control within 2 years

State holding company ready to take 51% stake says Indonesian…

Frik Els | March 23, 2017 | 2:46 pm

Iskut could be as important to Seabridge as KSM

Seabridge's Iskut project has the potential to be another success…

The Gold Report | March 23, 2017 | 12:49 pm

BHP’s Escondida mine strike becomes Chile’s longest, ends with no deal

Workers ended their strike and invoked a rarely used legal…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2017 | 7:50 am

Nickel anode key to making fuel cells cheaper, more efficient

A nitrogen-doped, carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a fraction of the cost of currently used platinum.

Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 5:05 am

Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand

The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2022 | 4:44 am

Hindalco Industries to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand bet

The company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest the amount mainly across its businesses in India and North America.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 3:25 pm

Biden’s battery metal push does nothing to ease mining permit bottleneck

It takes a about seven to 10 years to get a mine up and running in the US, compared to two to three years in neighboring Canada.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 3:11 pm

China Moly wants third party to resolve Congo mine dispute

Tenke is one of the world’s most important sources of cobalt, a mineral used in electric car batteries.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 2:14 pm

Zinc price to remain high in the near term on Russia-Ukraine conflict – report

Fitch Solutions revises 2022 zinc price to $3,500/t from $2,900/t expected previously.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 30, 2022 | 11:11 am

Nickel price climbs in thin trading as investors weigh supply risks

Prices rose as much as 4.2% on the London Metal Exchange, with about 200 lots changing hands in the first hour of trading.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 10:35 am

Biden poised to use Cold War powers to boost battery metals

The White House is set to add battery materials to the list of items covered by the 1950 Defense Production Act.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 10:28 am

Skeena inks deals to acquire BC-based QuestEx and sell selected properties to Newmont

The transaction will add over 740 sqkm of land to Skeena’s holding, for a sevenfold increase.

Staff Writer | March 30, 2022 | 10:03 am

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