Base Metals Top Stories

Rio Tinto exits PNG, gives away copper-gold mine with $51bn in reserves

Decision follows a company review of the asset that was triggered by the Bouganville government’s pressure to restart mining at Panguna or give it up.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 1, 2016 | 12:10 am

Newmont selling Indonesian unit for $1.3 billion

With the sale, Newmont is offloading its Batu Hijau mine,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2016 | 3:48 am

Cautiously optimistic about nickel price

Nickel's jumped back above $9,000 and the outlook is for…

Frik Els | June 29, 2016 | 11:33 am

Kinross eyes expansions at its new gold mines in Nevada

Kinross, which operates two mines in Russia and also owns…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2016 | 8:59 am

Latin America the world’s most dangerous place for environmental activists

More environmentalists were murdered in Latin America in 2015 than…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2016 | 6:00 am

ITA appoints new CEO to deliver future vision for the tin industry

Helen Prins joins ITA from Shell, where she has held sustainability roles for over 20 years.

MINING.com Editor | February 9, 2022 | 12:07 pm

Wheaton pledges to reach net zero by 2050

In order to reach its goal, the company is establishing targets across both Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions to support a 1.5°C trajectory.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 9, 2022 | 10:38 am

Glencore in battery metal offtake deal with Missouri Cobalt

The deal gives the world’s biggest commodity trader more exposure to the crucial battery ingredient.

Bloomberg News | February 9, 2022 | 10:00 am

Copper price: Global stocks are down to three days’ consumption

October 2021’s copper squeeze sent the bellwether metal into record territory – now warehouses again only have enough metal to last a long weekend.

Frik Els | February 9, 2022 | 9:11 am

CATL, LG, Panasonic deployed record GWh of passenger EV battery capacity in 2021

Adamas Intelligence reports that 2021 saw a record 286.2 GWh of passenger EV battery capacity deployed onto roads globally.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 9, 2022 | 6:06 am

British Columbia denies permit for Morrison copper-gold mine again

The project in the Canadian province has been stuck in the environmental assessment stage for 19 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2022 | 3:44 am

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Rio Tinto exits PNG, gives away copper-gold mine with $51bn in reserves

Newmont selling Indonesian unit for $1.3 billion

Cautiously optimistic about nickel price

Kinross eyes expansions at its new gold mines in Nevada

Latin America the world’s most dangerous place for environmental activists

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ITA appoints new CEO to deliver future vision for the tin industry

Wheaton pledges to reach net zero by 2050

Glencore in battery metal offtake deal with Missouri Cobalt

Copper price: Global stocks are down to three days’ consumption

CATL, LG, Panasonic deployed record GWh of passenger EV battery capacity in 2021

The commodity gauges that underpin Goldman’s uber-bullish view

Aluminum price hits highest since 2008 on LME, closes in on a record

New LME stocks squeeze is creeping up on Doctor Copper

British Columbia denies permit for Morrison copper-gold mine again