Base Metals Top Stories

Of 22 banks polled NO-ONE sees copper price rally continue

New survey of analysts calls into question post-Trump surge with consensus forecasts pointing to sharp decline by year-end and continuing weakness in 2017.

Frik Els | November 17, 2016 | 3:22 am

Anglo’s Los Bronces copper mine in Chile seized by protesters

About 100 hooded protesters have seized parts of the copper…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2016 | 7:05 am

Congo state miner ‘strongly opposed’ to Lundin’s sale of stake in Tenke

Gecamines claims it has pre-emptive rights to buy the stake…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2016 | 6:35 am

Fleurette responds to Global Witness Congo royalties report

Israeli financier Dan Gertler's firm disputes report outlining purchase from…

Frik Els | November 16, 2016 | 5:31 am

Seabridge Gold drilling supports expansion of deep Kerr Mine plan

Seabridge Gold today announced that results from the final three…

Seabridge Gold | November 15, 2016 | 5:19 am

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Nornickel to discuss cancellation of treasury shares

The company currently holds 791,227 treasury shares after last year's buyback.

Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 2:32 pm

French President says deep-sea mining must not go ahead

Deep-sea mining would involve using heavy machinery to suck up off the ocean floor nodules that contain cobalt, manganese, and other rare metals mostly used in batteries.

Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 11:39 am

Metals set for worst quarter since 2008 on global downturn angst

The London Metal Exchange Index has tumbled 23% since the end of March.

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 8:26 am

Copper price heads for biggest quarterly plunge since 2011

"We still see metals falling as a recession in the US is fully priced in," said Commerzbank analyst.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2022 | 8:08 am

LME examining UK’s sanctions on Nornickel boss Potanin

The exchange is looking into the detail of the sanctions and what it may mean for itself, its participants, and Norilsk brands.

Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 4:46 am

Sibanye-Stillwater seeks control of Finnish lithium miner

It wants to increase its stake in Keliber to 50% plus one share and is offering to buy minority shareholders out to reach an 80% ownership.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2022 | 3:53 am

Rio Tinto, Corona Canada pilot country’s first specially-marked low carbon can

Rio Tinto will leverage insights from its initiative to allow consumers to use QR codes to see exactly how their products were made from mine to market – including sustainability data.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 4:56 pm

EDM Resources secures $24m to take Nova Scotia zinc mine towards commercial production

An updated pre-feasibility in 2021 outlined an approximate 14-year mine that is capable of producing 35 million lb. of zinc and 15 million lb. of lead.

Jackson Chen | June 29, 2022 | 1:01 pm

Nicola Mining, UBC partner to find new porphyry copper targets in British Columbia

UBC Mineral Deposit Research Unit awarded $2 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 1:00 pm

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