Base Metals Top Stories

Of Presidents and prices: How commodities compare under Trump, Obama

As the book closes Friday, January 20, 2017, on President Barack Obama’s two terms, here are the price averages during his tenure for some key commodity benchmarks, as well as the latest price.

S & P Global | January 20, 2017 | 4:06 pm

Palladium price surges to 22-month high

Years of underinvestment in top producer South Africa affecting supply.

Frik Els | January 20, 2017 | 1:59 pm

Sibanye $2.2bn acquisition of Stillwater passes antitrust conditions

Takeover would make of Sibanye Gold the world's third largest…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2017 | 9:02 am

Chile injects $975 million into state-owned copper giant Codelco

Moves is expected to help the copper giant cope with…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2017 | 5:06 am

Troubling contradictions in Trumponomics

Markets are expecting a Trump economic miracle with real GDP…

The Gold Report | January 19, 2017 | 4:25 pm

Copper price sinks to 10-month low on recession worries

Outlook for demand deteriorated after the US Federal Reserve’s large rate hike fueled worries about recession and data from China indicated weak growth.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2022 | 8:46 am

Chinese stimulus, lower supply from Russia to keep nickel prices high – report

Nickel prices will edge higher in Q322 as Chinese stimulus measures improve the demand outlook and the Russia- Ukraine war continues to disrupt supply, says Fitch.

Staff Writer | June 15, 2022 | 3:02 pm

Moody’s warns Chile constitution uncertainty could hit mining investment

Analyst Barbara Mattos explained that a ban on activities around glaciers could potentially impact 20-25% of current copper production.

Reuters | June 15, 2022 | 1:02 pm

Anglo American to stop using fresh water at Los Bronces by 2030

The $3.3 billion project has been criticized for its impact on water availability in the populous capital region.

Reuters | June 15, 2022 | 9:33 am

Zambia’s ZCCM-IH hires Rothschild & Co for Mopani Copper Mines restructuring

Copper production at the more than 90-year-old mine and smelter complex has fallen and it has been struggling to pay suppliers on time.

Reuters | June 15, 2022 | 7:40 am

Collaboration between brewers, miners may lead to cleaner water supply

According to a research group led by MIT, waste yeast discarded from a single brewery in Boston could be enough to treat the city's entire water supply.

Staff Writer | June 15, 2022 | 6:06 am