Base Metals Top Stories

Chinese tighten grip on Tenke mine as Lundin agrees to sell stake for $1.14bn

Canada’s Lundin, which owns 24% of Tenke, has finally agreed to sell its stake to a private equity firm from Asia’s richest nation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2016 | 3:35 am

Report: DRC signs over $880m royalties to president’s friend

Global Witness: Royalty stream from Glencore's KCC copper-cobalt operation transferred…

Frik Els | November 15, 2016 | 2:42 am

Chilean mining costs highest in the world, despite saving measures

Production costs in Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2016 | 5:50 am

Gold Reserve, Venezuela rework seizure settlement

Venezuela government given more time to come up with initial…

Frik Els | November 14, 2016 | 4:59 am

Finland cancels plan to close troubled nickel mine

Finland's government decided Friday to grant new public funding for…

Digital Journal | November 13, 2016 | 4:09 pm

Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets

After emerging victorious from the “fierce battle” with BHP and closing the acquisition of Noront in April, Wyloo is wasting no time.

Alisha Hiyate | June 29, 2022 | 11:28 am

ArcPacific finds long lost gold-copper mine at LMSL property in British Columbia

The LMSL property is located in British Columbia's primary copper and gold producing belt.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 8:53 am

Britain sanctions Russia’s “Nickel King” Vladimir Potanin

Sanctions on Russia’s second richest man and president of Nornickel, target Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, the UK government said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2022 | 3:41 am

Site visit: Fireweed Zinc rebrands in pivot to the broader critical metals market

The name change follows its early June acquisition of the Mactung Tungsten project in Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Henry Lazenby | June 28, 2022 | 4:11 pm

JPMorgan exits nickel saga as tycoon shrinks ‘big short’

Tsingshan Holding Group’s inability to pay its margin calls to its banks and brokers was among the main drivers of a 250% surge in prices in early March.

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2022 | 1:52 pm

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Chinese tighten grip on Tenke mine as Lundin agrees to sell stake for $1.14bn

Report: DRC signs over $880m royalties to president’s friend

Chilean mining costs highest in the world, despite saving measures

Gold Reserve, Venezuela rework seizure settlement

Finland cancels plan to close troubled nickel mine

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Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets

ArcPacific finds long lost gold-copper mine at LMSL property in British Columbia

Britain sanctions Russia’s “Nickel King” Vladimir Potanin

Site visit: Fireweed Zinc rebrands in pivot to the broader critical metals market

JPMorgan exits nickel saga as tycoon shrinks ‘big short’

Prefeasibility update on Seabridge’s KSM gold project shows 426% increase in after-tax NPV

‘Terrifying’: WWF chief hits out at plans to mine the deep sea

Western Copper feasibility on Casino outlines $1.8 billion after-tax NPV

Column: Copper price crushed as funds turn negative on recession fears