Base Metals Top Stories

Copper’s project pipeline thins as supply deficit looms

Only six major projects to build new copper mines or expand existing operations will be completed by 2020.

Bloomberg News | July 6, 2016 | 7:01 pm

Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan

China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund is said to be considering…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2016 | 5:58 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver skyrockets post-Brexit, energy is back!

Energy had an impressive comeback in Q2, with natural gas…

Visual Capitalist | July 5, 2016 | 12:01 pm

BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile

With the expansion, Escondida is targeting an average output of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2016 | 10:42 am

Illegal gold trade in Congo still benefiting armed groups, foreign companies

Illegally acquired and exported gold from the mineral-rich eastern Congo…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2016 | 4:00 am

Rio Tinto defends Turquoise offer, says will ‘deliver value for all stakeholders’

The mining giant is facing rising pressure from Turquoise minority shareholders to boost the offer.

Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 9:30 am

Inomin shares up on intercepts at Beaver nickel-cobalt project in British Columbia

In all, the 2021 drill program consisted of five holes and covered 716 metres.

Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 8:51 am

Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel demand for battery use at 410,000t in 2022

Global demand for nickel used in batteries is expected to rise more than 20% this year.

Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:36 am

India to invest in exploring lithium, cobalt mines in Australia

The move comes at a time when India is offering $2.4 billion of incentives for companies to build battery cells locally for electric vehicles.

Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:27 am

BHP eyes $10 billion Chilean investments, but only with ‘legal certainty’

Marcela Hernando Pérez, the new Chilean mining minister, said that Santiago does not plan to nationalize the country's mining sector.

Reuters | March 29, 2022 | 8:22 am

Metal Energy earns 49% of former Manibridge nickel mine

The Manibridge project is thought to have numerous high-grade ore zones within a mineralized envelope.

Staff Writer | March 29, 2022 | 8:10 am

Hudbay Minerals replaced nearly all mining depletion in 2021

The company also extended the life of both its Constancia copper mine in Peru and its Snow Lake gold mine in Canada by a year to 2038.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2022 | 7:04 am

Britishvolt and Bakrie’s VKTR team up for sustainable EV battery nickel

The deal comes at a time of surging raw materials prices, exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 4:14 pm

Anglo looks to the sea as water scarcity hits Chile copper mines

The proposal is to build a plant on the coast of the Valparaiso region that would produce drinking water for residents in exchange for access to waste water that could be used at mines.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2022 | 2:57 pm

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