Base Metals Top Stories

Lonmin ups stake in Pandora platinum mine

Consolidation in South African's platinum mining sector continued on Friday with Lonmin's decision to buy Amplats' stake in the Pandora platinum mine.

Andrew Topf | November 13, 2016 | 3:53 pm

Warnings as copper price surge continues

After underperforming badly in 2016, copper is now firmly in…

Frik Els | November 11, 2016 | 1:08 am

Harmony logs record quarterly revenue, halves debt

The world's fifth largest gold miner increased production, had stronger…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2016 | 6:38 am

Anti-mining groups force Hudbay to keep Peruvian operation suspended

Police are on the scene to maintain order, the firm…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2016 | 3:44 am

Forget gold price. The real Trump rally is in copper

Industrial metals surge as US president elect vows massive infrastructure…

Frik Els | November 10, 2016 | 2:12 am

Vedanta urges Zambia to halt search for new KCM investor

An arbitration hearing in London is due to take place in Jan

Reuters | June 28, 2022 | 7:13 am

Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO

Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 6:23 am

Teck tests carbon capture use and storage at Canadian operations

Canada’s largest diversified miner has set the pilot project at its Trail Operations metallurgical complex in southern British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 3:39 am

Metals rebound from their worst week in a year on China optimism

An overall gauge of the outlook returned to neutral after deteriorating for two straight months.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2022 | 4:18 pm

Mining firms poised to lead capital raisings in Canada, TSX CEO says

A big source of capital for the critical minerals sector this year is coming from large corporations like BHP and Rio Tinto.

Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 12:52 pm

UBC tests carbon-capture potential of Inomin’s Beaver critical minerals project

Inomin's inaugural 2021 drilling program at Beaver generated a significant discovery of high-grade magnesium and other critical minerals including nickel, chromium, and cobalt.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 11:14 am

Nickel junior’s shares shoot up 50% after high-grade discovery

Widgie Nickel emerged from a trading halt Monday to rocket higher after the Perth-based company released assays from its Mt Edwards Project in Western Australia.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2022 | 10:09 am