Base Metals Top Stories

Heavy rains shut down copper mines in Chile

Operations at two of the world's largest copper mines have been suspended following a weekend deluge in central Chile.

Andrew Topf | April 17, 2016 | 3:44 pm

Thanks to its innovative program that uses robots to recover…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2016 | 3:53 am

Afghanistan has reserves of coal, copper, iron ore, zinc, mercury,…

Associated Press | April 15, 2016 | 12:30 am

The now contained spill, which happened at Teck's Trail smelting…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2016 | 4:45 am

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said over the weekend "the commodities fall…

Frik Els | April 13, 2016 | 4:53 pm

Prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China have more than quadrupled this year.

Reuters | December 16, 2021 | 7:25 am

The Fed said the US economy would remain resilient despite the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and pointed to low unemployment figures.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 16, 2021 | 7:12 am

IGO to buy Western Areas for A$1.1bn amid soaring nickel demand

The cash splurge will boost IGO’s nickel business from a short-life, single asset operation to a multi-asset division.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2021 | 5:55 am

The company will stop production from Dec. 18 after failing to reach an agreement with the Peruvian community blocking a transport road to the mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2021 | 3:55 am