Base Metals Top Stories

RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2021

These 10 development projects will play a major role in setting the copper price for the next decade.

MINING.com Editor | February 12, 2021 | 10:54 am

Possible impact of Myanmar coup on China’s metal and rare earth supply

Trade flows from Myanmar to China, the world's top metals…

Reuters | February 10, 2021 | 7:23 am

Canadian miners show resilience amid pandemic

They thrived in the last quarter of 2020 as the…

MINING.com Editor | February 3, 2021 | 9:53 am

Cruz Cobalt to reassess silver-cobalt projects in Ontario

The Canadian miner said that even though its focus continues…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 3, 2021 | 6:09 am

Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia

China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 7:05 am

Bunker Hill delays restart of historic silver mine in Idaho after cost swells

The iconic Bunker Hill mine operated for over a century, from its discovery in 1885 until its closure in 1991.

Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 9:25 am

Fireweed’s strong zinc hits at Boundary zone close out 2024 drilling in Yukon

The holes, among 15 drilled at Boundary, stepped out up to 200 metres along strike from the currently defined resource.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 13, 2024 | 9:00 am

Norilsk Nickel plans to sell all it produces in 2025

The miner reported a 22% fall in first-half profit in August.

Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 7:59 am

China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says

The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.

Trish Saywell, Special to the Northern Miner Group | December 13, 2024 | 7:41 am

Copper slips as US data stokes worries about rate-cut policy

Copper prices dropped more than 1% on the London Metal Exchange after the data.

Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 9:37 am

Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research

The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 9:28 am

Grid Metals, Teck Resources team up to explore nickel sulphide project in Manitoba

Teck can acquire up to a 70% interest in the project by spending C$15.7 million on the project and making staged cash payments totalling C$1.6 million.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 8:55 am