Base Metals Top Stories

Egypt opens gold assets to foreign companies, first time since 2009

First international tender for gold mining concessions in eight years to be held on Sunday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2017 | 9:29 am

Strike at Yamana Gold mine in Chile enters ninth day, shares fall

Operations have been halted since Friday, when one of the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2017 | 7:51 am

Canada’s gold miners to embrace green energy to control costs

Expected increased in the adoption of alternative energy sources by…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2017 | 4:15 am

World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities

World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets…

Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 8:48 pm

Iron ore, copper prices jump on upbeat economic forecasts

Iron ore back above $80 a tonne while copper price…

Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 4:27 pm

Copper price falls as Taiwan tensions spark risk-off selling

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday evening in defiance of Chinese threats.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 2, 2022 | 8:32 am

Column: China steps up copper imports despite renewed slowdown

China's micro indicators all suggest the country is running short of copper right now, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | August 2, 2022 | 7:44 am

Gold Fields slowly turning Yamana deal doubters into allies

CEO Chris Griffith told MINING.COM there is still some pushback on the premium, but said shareholders are starting to understand the strategy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 2, 2022 | 3:41 am

First mover New Pacific, other juniors make headway in once off-limits Bolivia

Once considered a pariah, Bolivia is quickly gaining a reputation as an exciting jurisdiction for mineral exploration.

Tom Azzopardi | August 1, 2022 | 3:22 pm

Chile probes giant sinkhole at Lundin underground copper mine

The sinkhole occurred at Alcaparrosa, one of two underground mines that make up Ojos del Salado, which in turn is part of the Candelaria complex.

Bloomberg News | August 1, 2022 | 1:59 pm

Globally more is being spent on coal than copper mining

New report shows growing disconnect between rhetoric on energy transition, which requires exponential growth in copper mining, and the realities of going green.

Frik Els | August 1, 2022 | 10:24 am

Tesla inks battery materials deals with two China suppliers

The announcements come as major automakers look to scoop up battery metals in the face of a looming shortage.

Bloomberg News | August 1, 2022 | 10:02 am

Indonesia to issue nickel export tax rules in Q3

The government is keen to take advantage of Indonesia's large deposits of nickel to eventually produce batteries for electric vehicles.

Reuters | August 1, 2022 | 8:42 am

Los Pelambres’ desalination plant 86% complete

The desalination plant will turn Los Pelambres into the first mining operation to use seawater to produce copper in Chile’s central region.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 31, 2022 | 12:45 pm

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