Base Metals Top Stories

Death toll at Glencore’s Katanga mine in Congo climbs to 3

The casualties were carrying out maintenance at the bottom of the 250-metre pit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2016 | 9:00 am

Congo government urged to pass new mining code

Group of 42 Congolese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) say difficult market…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2016 | 3:44 am

First Quantum sells nickel-copper-platinum mine in Finland for $712 million

Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden AB will pay cash…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2016 | 2:30 am

Nunavut board allowed mining exploration on Bathurst caribou calving grounds

This is the second company allowed to proceed on breeding…

CBC News | March 10, 2016 | 12:10 am

KGHM, Sumitomo face fine, licence withdrawal over environmental breaches in Chile

The infractions include not implementing measures to control emissions, altering…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2016 | 11:00 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

One community in southern Peru says it won’t disrupt Las Bambas operations

The Challhuahuacho community signed a memorandum of understanding committing to avoid blockades on the Southern Mining Corridor.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 16, 2022 | 11:46 am

Peru’s economy grows 3.47% in November, but mining contracts amid protests

An advance in consumption was offset by a drop in the country's key mining sector beset by environmental protests.

Reuters | January 15, 2022 | 5:35 pm

Endeavour Silver to buy SSR’s Pitarrilla project in Mexico for $70m

The Pitarrilla project, 160 km north of the city of Durango, has measured and indicated resources of 164.7 million tonnes grading 99.1 grams silver per tonne.

Northern Miner Staff | January 14, 2022 | 2:16 pm

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