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

Horizons Copper ETF ready to trade on the TSX

The Copper Producers Index ETF targets the copper mining industry by tracking the Solactive North American Listed Copper Producers Index.

Henry Lazenby | May 16, 2022 | 1:35 pm

Europe’s aluminium deficit triggers further large LME stock draw

Aluminium inventories in London Metal Exchange warehouses, already at their lowest in nearly 17 years, are likely to fall further as more metal leaves the LME system and heads for Europe, where supplies are scarce.

Reuters | May 16, 2022 | 1:25 pm

Osisko Metals announces $7.8m bought deal to fund Pine Point, Gaspé exploration

Pine Point is a zinc and lead mine project in the Northwest Territories, Gaspé is a former-producing copper mine recently in Quebec.

Staff Writer | May 16, 2022 | 12:06 pm

Australia’s slow warming to electric cars may get election boost

EV sales in Australia are soaring — led by the almost-ubiquitous Tesla Model 3 — and more brands and models are arriving in the market.

Bloomberg News | May 16, 2022 | 8:02 am

Column: European smelter hits mean another year of zinc shortfall

The smelter twist in the zinc story isn't going away any time soon, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | May 16, 2022 | 7:04 am

Philippines removes last hurdle for stalled Tampakan copper-gold project

A provincial government in southern Philippines has reversed its 12-year-old policy banning open-pit mining.

Reuters | May 16, 2022 | 6:53 am

How the new Latin America left is seeking a greener future

The greener hue of the new leaders contrasts with the old guard "resource nationalists," who have typically sought tight state control of energy and metals.

Reuters | May 16, 2022 | 3:56 am