Base Metals Top Stories

Underground mining equipment market to reach US$30.5 billion by 2023

Thanks to coal.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 13, 2016 | 11:29 am

Platinum price boost as top producer shuts down smelter

Anglo American Platinum forced to stockpile concentrate and shut down…

Frik Els | September 13, 2016 | 6:02 am

Freeport finally free to focus on copper

Sells Gulf oil assets for $2 billion, bringing asset sales…

Frik Els | September 13, 2016 | 5:00 am

Six workers safely rescued from South African abandoned gold mine

South Africa is believed to have approximately 6,000 abandoned mines…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2016 | 10:15 am

Los Bronces miners down tools

Miners at one of Chile's largest copper operations walked off…

Andrew Topf | September 11, 2016 | 2:35 pm

Barrick sees scope to grow Zambia copper output

Barrick was reportedly interested in investing in Zambian copper mines previously operated by Glencore and Vedanta.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2022 | 11:20 am

Metals trading in Shanghai goes quiet on China covid caution

Trading volumes in copper, aluminum and zinc on the Shanghai Futures Exchange all fell to the lowest level since Feb. 7.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2022 | 9:05 am

Nickel’s wild moves continue as LME price jumps by 15% limit

Prices are now broadly in line with nickel contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2022 | 8:48 am

Copper may be too relaxed about Russian supply threat

A readjustment of Russian copper trade flows may not be nearly as smooth as Doctor Copper seems to be expecting, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | March 23, 2022 | 8:33 am

Another accident disrupts Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines

A 35-year-old contractor worker died on Tuesday after falling through the roof of a copper concentrate storage shed.

Reuters | March 23, 2022 | 8:18 am

Copper deficit narrows slightly to 475,000 tonnes in 2021

Global copper mine production grew on average 2.3% in 2021, from a low base.

Henry Lazenby | March 22, 2022 | 1:50 pm

Nickel is trading at last on LME as buyers return after squeeze

The flurry of deals on Tuesday came as LME prices moved back into line with nickel contracts trading on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, which remained open during a weeklong suspension of trading.

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2022 | 12:31 pm

Meridian advances Cabacal copper project in Brazil toward updated resource

The property hosts a historic resource of 21.7 million tonnes grading 0.6% copper and 0.6 gram gold per tonne.

Naimul Karim | March 22, 2022 | 10:20 am

Vale to supply Northvolt with low-carbon nickel products

The deal came after more than two years of talks, Vale said in a securities filing.

Reuters | March 22, 2022 | 9:28 am

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