Base Metals Top Stories

Iran goes beyond oil — to sign $5.4bn in mining deals with Italy, France

Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors now that sanctions have been lifted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2016 | 11:51 am

North America’s 10 highest mines

North America's highest mines are all concentrated in just four…

Frik Els | January 25, 2016 | 10:52 am

Anglo American Platinum full-year loss to hit over $850 million

Only last month, the South African miner announced it was…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2016 | 8:00 am

Eldorado Gold to book up to $1.6 billion charge after halting work in Greece

However, the company said it remains committed to having a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2016 | 3:55 am

Clive Palmer and the nickel refinery collapse that wasn’t

Clive Palmer could walk away from the administration linked to…

Sydney Morning Herald | January 24, 2016 | 3:15 pm

Peru community says will block key mining road used by MMG’s Las Bambas mine

Local leaders say Las Bambas has brought pollution to the area and little in the way of economic development.

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 11:07 pm

Copper spread widens to most in more than 25 years on supply squeeze

The spread between cash and three-month futures surged to over $1,000 on the LME on Monday, a premium not seen since at least 1994.

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2021 | 1:58 pm

Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals

Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients.

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2021 | 12:22 pm

Apple veteran wins Gates’s backing for Michigan battery startup

Battery startup Our Next Energy said Monday it has raised $25 million in a fresh fundraising round.

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2021 | 9:55 am

Nickel price shrugs off Vale Onça Puma halt after court order

According to a report from the NGO Finnwatch, Vale operations generated deforestation and polluted the Cateté river.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 9:10 am

Pallinghurst to beef up EV battery metal business with stake in Talon Metals

Mining investor will acquire a 19.2% stake in EV battery metal miner for about $80.2 million.

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:17 am

Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party

This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison with past excess, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:08 am

Noront Resources picks Wyloo bid over BHP

BHP has five days to come back with a better offer, or give up on grabbing Noront's Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper deposit in Ontario.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2021 | 5:49 am

What the energy transition may bring for five battery metals – report

London-based ING Economics predicts what the ongoing energy transition might bring for copper, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and lithium.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 17, 2021 | 6:07 am

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