Base Metals Top Stories

Rio Tinto sells Scottish aluminum assets for $410 million

With this deal, Rio has now agreed to more than $1.3bn in divestments this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2016 | 3:44 am

The true benefactor of President Trump’s “America’s Infrastructure First” initiative

Trump plans on investing several-hundred billions of dollars into rebuilding…

Palisade Research | November 23, 2016 | 1:10 am

Platinum deficit will shrink this year

For those hoping for a strong uptick in the price…

Andrew Topf | November 22, 2016 | 7:32 pm

Goldman bullish on commodities amid mining’s accelerating rally

Commodities are back in favour, boosting oil producers and miners…

Globe and Mail | November 22, 2016 | 6:08 pm

Congo gets firmer grip on Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula copper project

Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines and joint-venture partner Zijin Mining have transferred…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2016 | 8:49 am

WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000

“We’ve got decades worth of high rates of investment into infrastructure as the world seeks to decarbonize. That’s a widely held consensual view."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 12, 2022 | 6:32 am

Nickel price storms to 10-year peak on supply worries

Nickel was the top performer among industrial metals, which also rallied as worries eased about economic growth in top metals consumer China.

Reuters | January 12, 2022 | 6:09 am

EV industry moving in right direction to close gap with internal combustion engines – report

According to IDTechEx, electrification is inevitable as is the EV industry’s focus on environmentally friendlier materials and supply chains, and safer products.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 12, 2022 | 6:06 am

Workers at Teck’s Highland Valley mine threaten to strike

Highland Valley Copper is the largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, and has been operational since 1962.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 12, 2022 | 4:32 am

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2022 | 1:18 pm

Talon Metals stock surges following Tesla supply deal

Tesla has committed to purchase 75,000 tonnes of nickel in concentrate from Talon.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2022 | 12:17 pm

London Metal Exchange trading resumes after five-hour outage

LME suffered the interruption after a power failure at a third-party data center.

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2022 | 2:51 am

Tesla signs $1.5 billion deal for nickel from Talon Metals’ Minnesota project

Tesla agrees to buy 75,000 tonnes of nickel with a nominal value of $1.5 billion from Talon Metals-Rio Tinto JV starting in 2026.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:41 pm

Canada Silver Cobalt Works releases new drill results from Castle project in Ontario

The 61 zone’s drill highlights included 0.50 metres grading 2571.53 grams silver per tonne and 0.01% cobalt.

Northern Miner Staff | January 10, 2022 | 12:35 pm

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