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

British Columbia First Nation sees partial win in fight against Rio Tinto’s Kenney Dam

The dam provides hydro power to Rio's aluminum smelter in Kitimat.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 10, 2022 | 12:31 pm

Wolfden completes resource estimate for Nickel Island deposit in Manitoba

The project has inferred resources of 8.47 million tonnes grading 0.82% nickel and 0.08% copper.

Northern Miner Staff | January 10, 2022 | 11:57 am

FPX Nickel drills high-grade, near-surface Van target at Decar in British Columbia

The Van zone is open for expansion to the south and west and potentially at depth.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 10:26 am

Mawson receives key decisions for Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland

Lapland council voted 42-6 in favour of developing the deposit.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 7:47 am

Copper-based artificial photosynthesis device advances research into solar fuels

The device is known as a photoelectrochemical cell and it is made of copper oxide, or cuprous oxide, a promising artificial photosynthesis material.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

Ivanhoe to produce up to 340,000 tonnes of copper at DRC mine in 2022

The Canadian miner said its Kamoa-Kakula complex produced 105,884 tonnes of copper concentrate last year, topping guidance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 5:03 am

BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment

It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 3:07 am

Nickel price hits highest in a month with inventories close to record lows

Refined nickel inventories in ShFE warehouses were last at 4,859 tonnes, close to a record low of 4,455 tonnes in August 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:22 am

Peru sees 60% increase in mining tax revenues

Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said regional and local governments saw a 60% increase in mining tax revenues in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 9, 2022 | 11:45 am

First

Last