Base Metals Top Stories

John Kaiser at PDAC 2017: “Discovery exploration is back”

John Kaiser also talks Donald Trump and warning signs for speculators

SmallCapPower | March 10, 2017 | 10:48 am

Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine in Peru hit by strike

The mine produced just under 500,000 tonnes of the red…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2017 | 9:58 am

Ecuador anticipates $4 billion in mining investments by 2021

The country expects mining investments to increase 360% in the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2017 | 4:05 am

Mickey Fulp: I’m bullish on the TSX Venture Exchange in 2017

Find out what Mickey Fulp learned from his biggest investing…

SmallCapPower | March 10, 2017 | 2:00 am

The 20 best mining schools in the world

The rankings are based on data for academic reputation, employer…

Frik Els | March 9, 2017 | 11:35 pm

Vale posts best week in 20 months on metals rebound, nickel plans

Shares in the world’s No. 2 iron ore producer and major nickel supplier surged 11% this week, outpacing peers.

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2022 | 3:35 pm

Escondida mine workers agree to suspend planned work stoppage

Workers at Chile’s Escondida, the largest copper mine in the world, agreed to temporarily suspend a work stoppage planned for next week to meet with local regulators.

Reuters | September 9, 2022 | 3:05 pm

Copper price up on lower-than-expected inflation in China

Copper consumption in China is expected to be stronger in the fourth quarter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 9, 2022 | 10:09 am

Mitsubishi Materials to buy out Onahama copper smelter partners

Mitsubishi, Japan's third-largest copper supplier, also plans to construct a new pre-processing facility for recycled materials at the Onahama plant.

Reuters | September 9, 2022 | 10:07 am

Osisko Gold acquires NSR royalty on Marimaca copper project in Chile

The newly created royalty covers approximately 1,310 hectares of existing resource and prospective, near-resource targets.

Staff Writer | September 9, 2022 | 9:49 am

Pentwater weighs legal action over Rio Tinto-Turquoise Hill deal

The activist investor is the second-largest shareholder of Turquoise Hill Resources.

Reuters | September 9, 2022 | 8:55 am

Fatal accident at Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula mine in Congo

It occurred in a development area at the underground Kansoko mine when a ground fall struck an employee.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2022 | 5:19 am

Talon Metals expands resource at Tamarack nickel project in Minnesota

Fresh drilling results show thicker, higher-grade nickel-copper mineralization in an area outside the project’s defined resource zone.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2022 | 4:22 am

Chile environmental regulator orders Antofagasta to apply risk control measures

SMA has asked the miner to implement seven measures to control risks linked to the rescue of hydrocarbons.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2022 | 4:01 pm

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