Base Metals Top Stories

Newmont Mining turns 95

Newmont Mining Corporation was officially incorporated on May 2, 1921.

Newmont Goldcorp | May 2, 2016 | 8:06 am

Taseko calls shareholders to vote against dissidents

Raging River Capital LP is leading a bitter proxy battle…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2016 | 5:00 am

Friday frenzy for Freeport

After leaping 11% on Friday with 74m shares traded, copper…

Frik Els | April 29, 2016 | 5:14 pm

EPA accused of collusion after staffer admits he aided Pebble Mine foes

EPA staff either set out to block the controversial Pebble…

Washington Times | April 29, 2016 | 12:33 am

Chile’s cheerless outlook for copper price

Top global producer sees surplus this year and next as…

Frik Els | April 28, 2016 | 4:40 pm

Ivanhoe Mines approves plan to expand Kamoa’s processing capacity to 9.2mtpa

The de-bottlenecking project has an estimated cost of approximately $50 million and is expected to take about 12 months to complete.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2022 | 9:47 am

Nickel price hits decade high as Ukraine tensions fuel supply concerns

Nickel rose to $25,000 a tonne for the first time since 2011.

Bloomberg News | February 22, 2022 | 8:58 am

Rockcliff PEA for Tower and Rail outlines low-capital, robust potential

As planned, the Tower and Rail project would produce an average of 12,000 t/y copper-equivalent at an all-in sustaining cost of $2.46/lb copper.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2022 | 7:34 am

Antofagasta profit, dividend hit records on soaring copper prices

The copper miner's EBITDA increased about 80% to $4.8 billion in 2021, allowing it to pay the biggest dividend in its 134-year history.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2022 | 6:01 am

South32 completes Sierra Gorda stake buy

The $1.4 billion deal marks the miner's entry into the world’s largest copper-producing country ahead of a forecast demand boom.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2022 | 3:56 am

Electric vehicle battery demand surge supercharges nickel

Nickel rose to its highest level in more than a decade on Monday morning.

Reuters | February 21, 2022 | 9:19 am

Aluminum shortages to deter blanket sanctions on Rusal

The possibility of the market losing Rusal's aluminum pushed prices on the LME to $3,333 a tonne last week, close to a record high.

Reuters | February 21, 2022 | 9:12 am

China’s demand for metals has wavered as inventories pile up

Copper held in warehouses tracked by the Shanghai Futures Exchange surged 28% last week and have more than quadrupled this year.

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:59 am

IGO wins auction for Glencore CSA Australia mine

Glencore Plc’s CSA copper mine in western New South Wales is expected to be worth $718 million.

Bloomberg News | February 20, 2022 | 11:13 am

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