Base Metals Top Stories

Oyu Tolgoi copper, gold production drops

Lower grades and reduced mining at open pit expected with massive underground expansion of Mongolian mine at least five years away.

Frik Els | August 2, 2016 | 3:14 pm

Australia cashes in on bauxite boom, fuelled by Chinese demand

Bauxite miners ride the wave as China steps up aluminum…

Amelia Martyn-Hemphill | August 2, 2016 | 3:41 am

Crowdfunding in the mining sector: will the UK be next to join this trend?

The concept has been around for some time in various…

Bianca Déprés | August 2, 2016 | 1:51 am

This is what a broad-based metals and mining rally looks like

CHART: The gold price may grab headlines, but coal's rally…

Frik Els | August 1, 2016 | 4:31 pm

Nickel price jumps on Manila mining crackdown

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte tells miners "We will survive as…

Frik Els | August 1, 2016 | 1:32 pm

Seabridge Gold’s KSM project going greener

Miner has inked a deal with power utility BC Hydro, which will supply hydro-sourced electricity during construction of the KSM gold project.

MINING.COM Editor | March 1, 2022 | 3:47 am

Congo court appoints temporary administrator to run China Moly’s Tenke mine

The order from the Tribunal of Commerce in the southeastern city of Lubumbashi marks a significant development in a dispute that broke out last year.

Reuters | February 28, 2022 | 4:15 pm

IGO drops plan to buy Glencore’s copper mine

The CSA mine is one of Australia's highest-grade copper mines and produces about 50,000 tonnes every year.

Reuters | February 28, 2022 | 4:09 pm

Honduras to cancel environmental permits for mining, ban open pits

The announcement comes from the barely a month-old government of leftist President Xiomara Castro.

Reuters | February 28, 2022 | 4:04 pm

Chile’s leanest January since 2011 is another bullish copper sign

Production tumbled 15% last month from December and 7.5% from January 2021, the bureau of statistics reported Monday.

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2022 | 3:13 pm

Foran’s initial phase FS on McIlvenna Bay outlines long-life operation with $1.2bn NPV

The technical report highlights a robust, long-life operation with average annual production of 72.8 million lb CuEq over the first 15 years of mine life.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 28, 2022 | 10:28 am

Rusal halts alumina shipments from Ukraine

The move by the world’s top aluminium producer outside China, threatens to further tighten a market that’s already short on supply.

MINING.COM Editor | February 28, 2022 | 9:44 am

Chile’s appetite for going green to be revealed in new constitution vote

Chilean exploration model could swing sharply toward ecological preservation over economic development.

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2022 | 8:21 am

Russian metal exports slide as sanctions hit commodity financing

The nation’s top steelmakers have seen exports drop since the incursion in Ukraine began, while nickel shipments have also been affected.

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2022 | 8:20 am

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