Base Metals Top Stories

Freeport won’t sell stake in Serbian copper project to Lundin

The $263 million deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2016 | 5:24 am

At least 1,300 jobs to go as ENRC steps up cost-cutting measures in Congo

The layoffs may increase to 1,800 if the metal prices…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2016 | 9:00 am

Platinum market to record 5th deficit in a row this year

Mining supply returns to pre-strike level but recycling falls.

The World Platinum Investment Council | March 2, 2016 | 1:31 pm

World’s top copper miner sees metal at $2 a pound for at least two years

Codelco says current copper rally will be short-lived.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2016 | 9:52 am

Barrick announces ‘drastic revision’ of Pascua-Lama, may add partner

Analysts believe that Barrick’s partner in Papua New Guinea, Zijin…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2016 | 4:06 am

US adds nickel, zinc to critical minerals list

Nickel and zinc may not spring to mind when most people think of critical minerals, but as far as the United States is concerned, they both are, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | November 15, 2021 | 8:04 am

Falling stocks pose problems for London Metal Exchange

What happens when the market of last resort runs out of metal?

Reuters | November 15, 2021 | 7:09 am

Chile copper giants seek stability in uncertain political times

The Nov. 21 presidential vote, the first since months of angry protests over inequality rocked Chile in 2019, has become a polarized battle between a leftist coalition led by 35-year-old protest leader Gabriel Boric and ultraconservative José Antonio Kast.

Reuters | November 15, 2021 | 6:48 am

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula yields profit in first full production quarter

The Canadian miner posted a profit of $85.4 million for the three months to Sep. 30 thanks to its DRC copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2021 | 6:15 am

First Quantum promotes Tristan Pascall to CEO

The current chief operating officer succeeds his father and co-founder Philip Pascall, who will remain as chairman.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2021 | 3:47 am

Researchers push for more accurate battery metals demand forecasts

A report by CSIRO states that unsophisticated models based on current supply levels and basic recycling rates promote mischaracterizations of the real opportunities in both metal mining and recycling.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 14, 2021 | 7:33 am