Base Metals Top Stories

Ivanhoe Mines’ DRC project likely Africa’s top copper discovery shows fresh drilling results

Shares in the Canadian company were up more than 3.6% Thursday morning on the news.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2016 | 4:02 am

Copper price falls again despite monster Chinese imports

Chinese concentrate imports continue at record-breaking pace, surging 36% in…

Frik Els | August 9, 2016 | 2:01 pm

Gold futures come back to the London Metal Exchange

The LME’s previous attempt at trading gold lasted only three…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2016 | 6:00 am

Taseko may look into Gibraltar copper mine expansion after new claims acquisition

The news comes two weeks after Taseko revealed it was…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2016 | 4:15 am

Goldman Sachs: Copper price heading for $1.80

“Company guidance and our estimates suggest that copper is entering…

Frik Els | August 5, 2016 | 3:05 pm

Russia-Ukraine tension may give rise to a new commodity world order

Analysts flag 2008-like commodity price reversion possible on Russia-Ukraine tension.

Henry Lazenby | March 3, 2022 | 2:32 pm

Mining companies may pause growth plans amid Ukraine war, inflation

The Ukrainian conflict could roil the world's economic outlook in unpredictable ways, exacerbating those inflationary pressures, analysts say.

Reuters | March 3, 2022 | 1:24 pm

Copper close to record, zinc at 15-year high, nickel nears $28,000 as metal price rally gains momentum

Industrial metals "are just waking up" to the supply risk from Ukraine-Russia war, low stockpiles and soaring energy costs.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2022 | 10:00 am

Global copper smelting slipped in February, satellite data shows

Global copper smelting activity slid in February, partly because of Lunar New Year holidays in China.

Reuters | March 3, 2022 | 7:59 am

Copper production falls at major Chile mines in January, regulator says

Chile's nationwide total production fell 7% in January to 425,700 tonne.

Reuters | March 3, 2022 | 7:39 am

Deep-South says Namibia Ministry missed deadline to defend licence refusal

The Canadian miner is fighting in court Namibia's mining and energy minister's rebuttal of its prospecting licence.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2022 | 7:19 am

Sibanye-Stillwater faces court battle for ditching $1.2bn Brazil mines deal

Appian Capital Advisory is taking Sibanye-Stillwater to the High Court in London over the miner’s decision to cancel the acquisition of two mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2022 | 3:46 am

Nickel market eyes fate of Siberian metal as sanctions bite

Norilsk makes 17% of the world’s “Class 1” nickel, which is more suitable for batteries and can be sourced in large quantities from only a few other locations.

Bloomberg News | March 2, 2022 | 5:35 pm

Austria’s Brixlegg launches low-carbon copper, seeks premium

Brixlegg copper has very low emissions because it is made using recycled metal as feedstock and hydropower for energy, the firm said.

Reuters | March 2, 2022 | 12:49 pm

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