Base Metals Top Stories

Freeport sells prized African copper mine

Tenke Fungurume in the DRC goes for $2.65 billion to China Molybdenum – Freeport also offloading Africa exploration project and cobalt refinery in Europe.

Frik Els | May 9, 2016 | 1:05 pm

Major correction underway for mining stocks

Monday mayhem as metals rally evaporates and mining's top names…

Frik Els | May 9, 2016 | 11:52 am

Making mining cleaner and safer with battery driven equipment

Atlas Copco launches its first battery driven product within the…

Atlas Copco | May 9, 2016 | 9:19 am

Eldorado Gold to restart construction of Skouries mine

Greek authorities have finally approved an updated technical study for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2016 | 3:22 am

OZMin says first copper from Carrapateena in 2019

OZ Minerals (ASX:OZL) is betting big on copper with plans…

Andrew Topf | May 8, 2016 | 3:50 pm

Peru is winning over miners with soft hand on conflicts, PM says

The new strategy of respecting the right to protest while brokering lasting agreements may take longer, but it’s starting to bear fruit, Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez said in an interview late Tuesday.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 9:31 am

Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper

Magna notes that the Shakespeare project is permitted, and that the feasibility study will be released in the first quarter this year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 5, 2022 | 8:33 am

Glencore’s former top copper trader joins digital metal startup

Ex-head of copper marketing, Nico Paraskevas, joined Open Mineral as a senior adviser after investing in the digital metals trading startup.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2022 | 6:37 am

BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile hit by further water measures

The company is modifying operations while it awaits the results of its appeal to an order to stop drawing water from the Lagunillas aquifer for 90 days.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2022 | 3:53 am