Base Metals Top Stories

US government expected to green-light first private Moon mission

An official endorsement of such mission would pave the way for several other for-profit space ventures currently in the works.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2016 | 4:05 am

Goldcorp and Teck plow ahead with new $3.5bn mine in Chile

The project, renamed NuevaUnion, would be one of the largest…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 11:00 am

Commodities storming back into bull market

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 6:38 am

Ex LME CEO to set up new metals trading platform for London

Martin Abbot says brokers are unhappy with the exchange's new…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2016 | 3:55 am

Copper price rebounds

Copper up 3% to three-week high and back in positive…

Frik Els | June 3, 2016 | 11:44 am

CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use

Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best.

Frik Els | January 25, 2022 | 10:14 am

BHP, university researchers to explore four-dimensional controls on nickel mineral systems

BHP has partnered with three universities whose research is expected to challenge the current understanding of the nickel mineral system.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 5:05 am

Chart: How metals prices performed in 2021

Looking back on what gave investors strong returns in 2021, it was the year of industrial and energy metals.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | January 24, 2022 | 6:36 pm

2022 – a year of rebalancing for metals and mining

“The most likely outcome is an environment where commodity prices can settle from the extraordinary highs of 2021. But there are plenty of risks to this outlook," says Wood Mackenzie.

Wood Mackenzie | January 24, 2022 | 5:10 pm

Minnesota court orders review of water permit for PolyMet mine

The appeals court ordered the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to reconsider whether any groundwater runoff from the proposed mine would pollute navigable waterways.

Reuters | January 24, 2022 | 3:12 pm

Rio Tinto and Mongolia settle feud over Oyu Tolgoi copper mine

The deal marks a positive development for Rio, which is reeling from Serbia's rejection last week of its proposed lithium mine as well as local opposition to projects in Ghana and the United States.

Reuters | January 24, 2022 | 3:10 pm

Fortune Minerals plans Alberta cobalt refinery

The company says the plant, which it will purchase for C$5.5 million, will significantly reduce the cost of developing its NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 24, 2022 | 12:28 pm