Base Metals Top Stories

US bans mining near Yellowstone national park

Authorities have blocked new mining claims on a 30,000-acres area north of the park for at least two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2016 | 7:58 am

Canadian Gov’t grants key licence for world’s largest gold project

The 25-year permit for Seabridge’s KSM is key for the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2016 | 5:05 am

Teck Resources to buy Toronto’s AQM for $25 million

Move will give the Vancouver miner 80% ownership of Zafranal…

Business in Vancouver | November 21, 2016 | 3:00 am

Landslide in Turkey kills at least 5 miners, traps 11

At least five miners are dead and 11 are trapped…

Andrew Topf | November 20, 2016 | 3:17 pm

Canada’s Goldcorp to make Borden an all-electric mine

The innovation is expected to eliminate all greenhouse gases associated…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2016 | 11:20 am

British Columbia First Nation sees partial win in fight against Rio Tinto’s Kenney Dam

The dam provides hydro power to Rio's aluminum smelter in Kitimat.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 10, 2022 | 12:31 pm

Wolfden completes resource estimate for Nickel Island deposit in Manitoba

The project has inferred resources of 8.47 million tonnes grading 0.82% nickel and 0.08% copper.

Northern Miner Staff | January 10, 2022 | 11:57 am

FPX Nickel drills high-grade, near-surface Van target at Decar in British Columbia

The Van zone is open for expansion to the south and west and potentially at depth.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 10:26 am

Mawson receives key decisions for Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland

Lapland council voted 42-6 in favour of developing the deposit.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 7:47 am

Copper-based artificial photosynthesis device advances research into solar fuels

The device is known as a photoelectrochemical cell and it is made of copper oxide, or cuprous oxide, a promising artificial photosynthesis material.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

Ivanhoe to produce up to 340,000 tonnes of copper at DRC mine in 2022

The Canadian miner said its Kamoa-Kakula complex produced 105,884 tonnes of copper concentrate last year, topping guidance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 5:03 am

BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment

It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 3:07 am

Nickel price hits highest in a month with inventories close to record lows

Refined nickel inventories in ShFE warehouses were last at 4,859 tonnes, close to a record low of 4,455 tonnes in August 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:22 am

Peru sees 60% increase in mining tax revenues

Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said regional and local governments saw a 60% increase in mining tax revenues in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 9, 2022 | 11:45 am

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