Base Metals Top Stories

Plan to take company private clouds future of BC moly mine

Alloycorp Mining Inc. (TSX-V: AVT), a junior miner that has been working on the reboot of a molybdenum mine in Kitsault, is going dark.

Business in Vancouver | July 4, 2016 | 6:12 pm

Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket

The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2016 | 3:58 am

Global mining equipment market to reach $156 billion by 2022 — report

Product launch and acquisition are the key growth strategies adopted…

MINING.com Editor | July 4, 2016 | 12:30 am

Zinc rockets to one-year high

Zinc is proving to be an outlier among industrial metals…

Andrew Topf | July 3, 2016 | 4:04 pm

World’s largest copper mine output, profit plummeted in Q1

Chile’s Escondida produced 265,597 tonnes in the period, or 23%…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 1, 2016 | 3:44 am

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US Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump steel tariffs

The court declined to hear a challenge by steel companies to former President Donald Trump's 2018 decision to double tariffs on steel imports from Turkey.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 6:57 am

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

The ministry of mines last month suspended the issuance of mining licenses and commissioned an audit in response to public complaints about a lack of transparency.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 6:52 am

Mining among sectors more affected by climate change in the US

A recent study led by University of Cambridge researchers looked at the environmental impact over five decades.

Staff Writer | March 28, 2022 | 6:06 am

Mick Davis’ Vision Blue joins backers for Cornish Metals tin mine

Battery metals investment vehicle Vision Blue will own about 25% of Cornish Metals and will have a seat on its board.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2022 | 4:05 am

Las Bambas workers launch protest action

The union representing Las Bambas workers demands a review of the end-of-year profit amounts paid by the MMG to its employees.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 27, 2022 | 12:41 pm

War sparks Wall Street’s rush to commodity-rich emerging markets

A deep divide is opening up as investors focus their hopes on commodity exporters in the Middle East and Latin America.

Bloomberg News | March 27, 2022 | 11:09 am

‘New’ frog species discovered near mining sites in Ecuador

Researchers have asked for the new species of glass frogs to be listed as ‘endangered.’

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

Nickel market still broken as price swings wildly on low volume

Since reopening on March 16, Friday was only the second day that the nickel market remained within the LME’s new daily price limits.

Bloomberg News | March 25, 2022 | 2:35 pm

Spanish transport strike halts Orvana’s Orovalle operation

Supply chain disruptions in Spain impact several sectors, including Orvana's Orovalle operation.

Staff Writer | March 25, 2022 | 11:30 am

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