Base Metals Top Stories

Vale back in the black on higher iron ore prices, currency

Vale’s results for the first three months of 2016 makes it the best-performing major iron-ore miner so far this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2016 | 6:09 am

Anglo American to sell Brazilian units to China Molybdenum for $1.5 billion

The niobium and phosphates division, which consists of mines, plants,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2016 | 2:56 am

Barrick ‘is back’ chairman Thornton tells shareholders

Barrick Gold has reduced its debt load, reshuffle management and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2016 | 10:13 am

Hold Reservoir Minerals after takeout: Adrian Day

Adrian Day shares his initial thoughts on the deal.

The Gold Report | April 26, 2016 | 4:24 pm

Nova Scotia’s proposed overhaul of mining rules met with criticism, demands

While the province says the proposed ruling will cut red…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2016 | 9:15 am

Congo nears deal with Israeli billionaire to recover assets

The DRC is in negotiations with Dan Gertler’s Fleurette Group, which controls mining and oil permits throughout the Central African country.

Bloomberg News | February 20, 2022 | 10:55 am

Global EV sales jumped in 2021, as did deployment of high nickel battery chemistries

Adamas Intelligence reports that 54% of battery capacity deployed onto roads globally in new plug-in electric vehicles was powered by high nickel cathode chemistries.

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

Amex closes financing for exploration at Perron gold project in Quebec

The C$49.6 million bought-deal private placement is the largest financing in company history.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 17, 2022 | 10:47 am

LME warehousers slash capacity as metal stocks drain away

Exchange stocks have been draining away as pandemic demand recovery collides with disrupted supply chains across the base metals spectrum.

Reuters | February 17, 2022 | 9:54 am

Nickel price highest in 3 weeks as US talks of Russian invasion of Ukraine

US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Moscow appears to be “moving toward an imminent invasion” of Ukraine.

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

IGO gets Western Areas’ shareholder Wyloo nod for $790m bid

Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest-backed Wyloo Consolidated will vote its 9.8% stake in Western Areas in favor of IGO's bid.

Reuters | February 17, 2022 | 8:22 am

South32 profit soars on recovery in commodity prices

Underlying earnings for the half-year ended Dec. 31 came in at $1 billion, beating a consensus estimate of $987.5 million.

Reuters | February 16, 2022 | 3:32 pm

Newcrest first-half profit nearly halves on lower production, covid costs

The gold miner posted an underlying profit of $298 million for the six months ended Dec. 31.

Reuters | February 16, 2022 | 2:08 pm

RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2022

Copper is a metal vital to the green energy transition.

MINING.com Editor | February 16, 2022 | 11:46 am

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