Base Metals Top Stories

Newmont begins production at its Suriname gold mine

Merian gold mine was completed on time and more than $150 million — about 20% — below its initial capital budget.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2016 | 5:00 am

Strike hits Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Indonesia

More than 1,000 workers have gone on strike at Grasberg…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2016 | 4:05 am

Energy investment boom expected in northern Chile

The projects, many of them in the renewables sector, are…

MINING.com Editor | October 3, 2016 | 2:00 am

Scrap value of copper encourages wire thieves in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan police saw increased interest in copper wire.

MINING.com Editor | September 30, 2016 | 12:15 pm

Precious metals, nickel, zinc likely to outperform over next 2 years — analysts

The commodity research teams at Macquarie and Barclays, however, are…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2016 | 6:30 am

Glencore to close Italian zinc operation on power costs

The decision to close the plant, which has capacity of 100,000 tonnes a year, follows a sharp increase in power prices in Italy and the rest of Europe.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2021 | 3:51 am

EPA issues draft underground injection control decision for Florence copper project

Taseko says it will be ready to immediately start building a commercial plant once the final permit has been published.

Henry Lazenby | November 22, 2021 | 3:42 am

The $5 billion hoard of metal the world wants but can’t have

Experts say a raw aluminum stockpile in Vietnam is the biggest they have ever seen.

Bloomberg News | November 21, 2021 | 1:27 pm

Regulators in Hong Kong examine Rusal demerger plan

The decision to investigate the proposed demerger was set into motion by a complaint from Odey Asset Management.

Reuters | November 21, 2021 | 12:59 pm

Antofagasta ‘concerned’ by rising political polarization in Chile

Antofagasta's president Iván Arriagada cited election uncertainty and took aim at "violence" as a source of pressure.

Reuters | November 20, 2021 | 10:11 pm

Peru PM sparks controversy with mining sector by ruling out timeline extensions

Mirtha Vasquez said four mines would not be allowed any extensions on their operational timelines.

Reuters | November 20, 2021 | 9:50 pm

China copper premiums hit record high on tight stocks, VAT issue

The premium of physical copper over Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) prices jumped to 2,200 yuan (US $ 344) per tonne on Friday.

Reuters | November 20, 2021 | 7:04 am

Floods, more rain in British Columbia disrupt Centerra and New Gold mines

Shipping of concentrate to port and delivery of some parts and consumables to the mines continue to be disrupted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2021 | 9:24 am

New material improves li-ion battery charging speed by 10 times

Researchers say that by using nickel niobate in the anode of lithium-ion batteries, the charging speed can be improved by 10 times.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 19, 2021 | 6:06 am

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