Base Metals Top Stories

BHP Americas boss says miners must make copper greener

Many in the industry have emphasized the importance of copper in the quest for a lower carbon economy.

Reuters | April 5, 2019 | 11:37 am

Mongolia lawmakers seek to rewrite Oyu Tolgoi deal

The Gobi desert copper deposit promises to become one of…

Reuters | April 5, 2019 | 9:58 am

Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod-developer

Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on…

Reuters | April 5, 2019 | 9:23 am

Investors with $10 trillion in assets pressure miners over tailings safety

The move is aimed at providing a tool for institutional…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2019 | 8:40 am

Peruvian judge jails lawyers for three years over copper mine blockade

The ruling promises to further polarize a dispute between MMG…

Reuters | April 4, 2019 | 10:19 am

Elevated alumina prices to feed on China aluminum producer profits

China's aluminum producers have made rising profits due to elevated prices of the metal.

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:35 am

Teck CEO says to remain focused on organic growth

Jonathan Price said the company is developing several mining projects, but will monitor the market.

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:25 am

Copper takes top spot again as best prospect at LME seminar

Copper got 46% of votes in an informal poll at the LME Seminar on which base metal is likely to have most upside.

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:14 am

Codelco plans to inject almost $6 billion into projects next year

Codelco earlier in September purchased Enami's 10% stake in Teck's Quebrada Blanca mine for $520 million.

Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 7:08 am

Australia revises down commodity revenue forecasts as prices trend lower

Australia's largest export iron ore has been particularly hard hit by the slowdown in the Chinese property sector.

Reuters | September 29, 2024 | 9:46 am

The mavericks of metals are back, rocking a $15 trillion market

Despite its significance as the marketplace where global benchmarks for aluminum, copper and nickel are set, the LME and its warehouse system regularly turn into a playground for traders.

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2024 | 9:30 am

Freeport cranks up copper output as rivals scour for deals to grow

Freeport expects to produce 800 million pounds of copper annually as soon as 2027.

Reuters | September 29, 2024 | 9:14 am

Major copper discoveries scarce as industry shuns greenfield exploration — report

Only 14 of the 239 major deposits since 1990 were from the past decade, according to S&P Global.

Staff Writer | September 29, 2024 | 9:08 am

Panama eyes export of First Quantum’s stockpiled copper

Shuttered Cobre Panama mine had accounted for about 1.5% of global copper production and about 4% of Panama’s gross domestic product.

Bloomberg News | September 27, 2024 | 4:00 pm

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