Base Metals Top Stories

Rio Tinto chairman Jan du Plessis steps down, set to lead BT

He joins a growing list of chairmen who are leaving some of the world's' top mining companies, including BHP Billiton and Anglo American.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2017 | 3:46 am

Why commodities could be on the verge of a massive surge

After finishing 2016 up 25 percent, commodities are getting another…

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | March 8, 2017 | 5:41 pm

PDAC 2017 Convention exceeds expectations

Over 24,000 people attended this year's Prospectors & Developers Association…

PDAC | March 8, 2017 | 1:05 pm

Nickel price is plummeting

Down nearly $800 since Monday as Indonesia ore exports return…

Frik Els | March 8, 2017 | 12:31 pm

Copper price falls to 8-week low

Strike at Freeport's giant Peru mine takes offline world's three…

Frik Els | March 7, 2017 | 11:49 am

Court halts exploration at Los Andes Copper’s Chile project on potential endangered species impact

The court order relates to the impact on the the habitat of the vizcachas, a small rabbit that is part of the food chain for the Andean cat.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2022 | 3:46 pm

Rio Tinto, Lion Copper and Gold sign deal to advance exploration at Nevada copper assets

Rio will evaluate the potential commercial deployment of its Nuton copper heap leaching technologies developed to deliver increased copper recovery from mined ore.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2022 | 12:08 pm

Australian alumina ban will squeeze Rusal and aluminum

Critical for Rusal and the aluminum market alike is whether other countries follow suit, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | March 21, 2022 | 11:20 am

Zambia’s Mopani halts copper mining at a shaft after accident

All operations at SOB (South Ore Body mine shaft) have been suspended until further notice.

Reuters | March 21, 2022 | 9:47 am

Volkswagen unveils Asian ventures to secure nickel, cobalt

Volkswagen will form joint ventures with Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Group to secure up to 120kt nickel and 15kt cobalt per year.

Reuters | March 21, 2022 | 7:34 am

Australian export ban pushes up aluminum prices, may boost inflation

Australia supplies almost 20% of Russia’s alumina.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2022 | 7:25 am

Chinese electric carmaker calls battery price hikes ‘ridiculous’

Car manufacturers are trying to lure more customers just as government subsidies for cleaner vehicles fall away.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2022 | 7:14 am

First Quantum to power Zambia copper mines with wind, solar

Electricity shortages have, in the past decade, hurt mining operations in the southern African nation that relies almost completely on hydropower.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2022 | 6:59 am

Copper, gold, silver key to making carbon capture efforts succeed – study

Chemists at Tsinghua University have developed a nano-scale structure that combines copper, gold and silver to work as a superior catalyst in a reaction whose performance will be essential if carbon capture efforts are to succeed in helping to mitigate global warming.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2022 | 6:06 am

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