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

Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers

Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

First Quantum to pay $375m a year in royalties to Panama

The Canadian miner has reached a deal with the country's government to increase royalty payments from its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2022 | 3:53 am

Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh

The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.

Northern Miner Staff | January 17, 2022 | 6:01 pm

Workers at Teck Resources’ BC mine to hold ratification vote

The union will schedule a ratification vote to be concluded no later than January 24.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 12:42 pm

South32’s PFS for Taylor supports ‘multi-decade’ critical metals operation in Arizona

South32 says it is designing Taylor to be its "next generation mine."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2022 | 9:45 am

No new year resolution for out-of-favour copper market

Copper’s fall from grace among fund players is clear to see in sliding volumes across all three major trading venues, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 7:33 am

China’s technical EV specs are an interesting regulatory insight

With electric cars accounting for about one in every five automobile sales last month, China’s EV market is entering a maturation phase.

Bloomberg News | January 17, 2022 | 7:14 am

Nornickel says 2021 nickel sales were unaffected by export tax

Russian exporters of nickel, steel, aluminum and copper paid extra export taxes in the last five months of 2021.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 6:02 am

Boliden to resume nickel output at Harjavalta smelter soon

The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 5:56 am

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