Base Metals Top Stories

Obstacles for Freeport’s $2 billion oil deal

Bondholders want more from sale of top copper miner's oil and gas assets.

Frik Els | September 28, 2016 | 2:12 am

Copper, platinum key to future of auto industry, mining financier says

The current lithium frenzy will end badly while gold bugs…

Globe and Mail | September 27, 2016 | 8:39 pm

As Philippines announces more mine suspensions, nickel prices go up

The announcement sent global nickel prices up more than 1%…

MINING.com Editor | September 27, 2016 | 1:19 pm

Stacked Perovskite/CIGS solar module achieves unprecedented efficiency

The thin-film solar module stack made up of perovskite and…

The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) | September 27, 2016 | 10:24 am

The hollowing out of Canadian mining

Vale’s takeover of Inco, 10 years on.

Business News Network | September 26, 2016 | 6:00 am

Biden invokes Cold War powers to boost EV battery production

This could help mining companies access $750 million under the Defense Production Act’s Title III fund.

Bloomberg News | March 31, 2022 | 10:18 am

Trafigura is delivering Russian copper to LME warehouses

LME copper inventories rose by 10,850 tonnes, or 13%, in the past three days.

Bloomberg News | March 31, 2022 | 9:58 am

Copper price down on China demand concerns

China is grappling with the worst resurgence of covid-19 cases since early 2020.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 8:15 am

Chile’s former Energy Minister appointed new Codelco chair

Maximo Pacheco held the role of energy minister from 2014 to 2016 during socialist ex-President Michelle Bachelet's administration

Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 7:38 am

Nickel anode key to making fuel cells cheaper, more efficient

A nitrogen-doped, carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a fraction of the cost of currently used platinum.

Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 5:05 am

Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand

The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2022 | 4:44 am

Hindalco Industries to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand bet

The company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest the amount mainly across its businesses in India and North America.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 3:25 pm

Biden’s battery metal push does nothing to ease mining permit bottleneck

It takes a about seven to 10 years to get a mine up and running in the US, compared to two to three years in neighboring Canada.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 3:11 pm

China Moly wants third party to resolve Congo mine dispute

Tenke is one of the world’s most important sources of cobalt, a mineral used in electric car batteries.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 2:14 pm

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