Base Metals Top Stories

Erdene provides update on gold projects in Mongolia

Canada’s Erdene Resource is one of the very few miners to have never encountered issues in the East Asian nation.

Marketwired | August 23, 2016 | 7:15 am

Too much copper drops price to six-week low

Few disruptions could dump additional 230,000 tonnes onto already oversupplied…

Frik Els | August 22, 2016 | 3:36 pm

Here’s what Canada needs to regain leadership in mineral exploration and mining

Mineral and mining industry highlights top priorities at Energy and…

MINING.com Editor | August 22, 2016 | 9:30 am

McArthur River mine could cost up to $1B to remediate

The McArthur River mine in Australia is looking at a…

Andrew Topf | August 21, 2016 | 2:15 pm

Stephen Nano – Mirasol Resources makes value investing simple through prospect generation

Stephen Nano, CEO of Mirasol Resources sits down with Maurice…

Proven and Probable | August 19, 2016 | 2:21 pm

Mining, inflation and migration: Chile’s Boric faces full in-tray

Gabriel Boric, a 36-year-old former student protest leader and lawmaker, has pledged to shake Chile's market-led economic model

Reuters | March 11, 2022 | 6:39 am

Australia’s Nickel Mines drops share purchase plan amid market volatility

Applications for the share purchase had far exceeded the company's target to about A$57 million.

Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 5:15 pm

Chile regulator fines BHP’s Escondida mine for damage in Salar de Atacama

Chile's environmental regulator has fined Escondida $8.2 million for damage caused by water extraction.

Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 12:37 pm

Codelco board chairman resigns shortly before his term ends

Juan Benavides held the position at the world's largest copper producing company since being appointed in May 2018.

Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 11:52 am

Sanctioned Russian nickel could slow global EV adoption – report

Sanctions placed on Russian nickel will cause EV manufacturing prices to increase further, threatening adoption and decarbonization, says GlobalData.

Staff Writer | March 10, 2022 | 10:43 am

Tycoon behind nickel’s big short has power to fuel more drama

Massive short positions held by Tsingshan have gone disastrously awry over the past few days.

Bloomberg News | March 10, 2022 | 10:26 am

Nickel, the devil’s metal with a history of bad behaviour

The global nickel market is in a pricing black-out, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 8:24 am

Freeport-McMoRan plans aggressive copper investment in southwest US

Copper’s rise to a record high has made old, low-grade mines economic again, CEO Richard Adkerson said.

Bloomberg News | March 10, 2022 | 7:30 am

Kinross pours first gold at La Coipa mine in Chile

It said is on track to ramp up to full production at the gold mine, located in the country’s northern Atacama region, by mid-year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2022 | 6:16 am

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