Base Metals Top Stories

Idaho silver mine shaft sunk to final depth of 9,587 feet

Project to extend life of Hecla Mining's Lucky Friday silver mine beyond 2040.

Frik Els | May 24, 2016 | 4:37 pm

State of emergency in Peru over mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining

The 60-day decree affects 11 districts in the Madre de…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 24, 2016 | 11:00 am

BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile hit by fresh strike

The labour action follows two other one-day protests at the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2016 | 6:46 am

New Antofagasta CEO: weak copper price for at least 2 years

CEO of Chilean copper giant sees 300,000 tonnes surplus this…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 20, 2016 | 4:17 pm

Two overlooked streaming stocks with huge upside potential

In the precious metals sector, this type of company provides…

The Gold Report | May 20, 2016 | 10:35 am

Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonne

A massive squeeze pushed nickel prices up by as much as 250%, the most extraordinary surge in the 145-year history of the LME.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2022 | 4:07 am

Aluminium Dunkerque to sell a portion of its metal to Glencore

Aluminium Dunkerque has capacity to produce 286,000 tonnes of aluminium a year.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 1:22 pm

Copper, coal prices hit records, nickel jumps 30% overnight after wild week of trading

Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and thermal coal hit record highs and nickel jumps more than 20% in a day.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 1:02 pm

In charts: EV metal demand accelerated in the second half of 2021

Surging EV sales in the Asia Pacific region brings a wall of metals demand.

Henry Lazenby | March 7, 2022 | 11:01 am

Canada forges new EV supply chain path in bid to secure growth

The country hopes to capitalize on its supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, including nickel, lithium and graphite, to attract investors.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2022 | 10:53 am

GM ramps up EV push with plans to make battery materials in Canada

General Motors and South Korea's POSCO will build a $400 million facility to produce battery materials in Canada.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 10:13 am

Strike forces Excellon Resources to halt Mexican silver mine

Unionized workers at La Platosa silver mine in Durango have walked off the job after collective bargaining talks broke down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2022 | 10:03 am

Copper price retreats after hitting all-time high

Meanwhile, nickel and other metals surged as Western sanctions against Russia disrupted supply from the major producer.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 9:58 am

Copper Fox hits near-surface mineralization from Schaft Creek metallurgical drilling

Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU) has released analytical results from the 2021 metallurgical drilling program at the Schaft Creek project in British Columbia, […]

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 7, 2022 | 9:24 am

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