Base Metals Top Stories

Australia cashes in on bauxite boom, fuelled by Chinese demand

Bauxite miners ride the wave as China steps up aluminum production.

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

Platinum, palladium prices are exploding

Platinum now outperforming gold price in 2016 and palladium price…

Frik Els | August 1, 2016 | 10:34 am

CAVU Mining drills new porphyry in Yukon

The alteration and grade are indications that the new occurrence is located on the margin of a large copper-molybdenum porphyry.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 7, 2021 | 10:56 am

Copper price rises on supply disruption worries

An indigenous community in Peru's Espinar province blocked a key mining road on Wednesday, in protest against the government and Glencore PLC's Antapaccay mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 7, 2021 | 8:53 am

Peru community says it won’t end Glencore mine blockade until demands met

The conflict comes a day after the government defused a similar standoff in nearby Chumbivilcas.

Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 7:01 am

Canadian miners need to create value as M&As pick up — report

Report shows the market is in the midst of a fresh wave of consolidation as companies benefit from strong metal prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2021 | 6:53 am

Nickel: the mined commodity most exposed to biodiversity risks — report

According to Verisk Maplecroft, nickel is exposed to biodiversity risks because some of the largest nickel operations are located in Indonesia, New Caledonia and the Philippines.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 7, 2021 | 5:54 am

Western Copper updates Casino project, launches feasibility

The feasibility study is targeted for completion in the second quarter of 2022.

Northern Miner Staff | October 6, 2021 | 1:36 pm

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

MINING.com Editor | October 6, 2021 | 1:03 pm