Base Metals Top Stories

Freeport Indonesia boss steps down

Maroef Sjamsuddin's decision comes less than a month after the chairman of the U.S. mining giant stepped down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2016 | 5:39 am

Grupo Mexico seen bucking copper slump as analysts recommend buy

Mexico’s biggest copper producer is leveraging its relatively low debt…

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2016 | 1:00 am

MMG’s gigantic Las Bambas mine in Peru makes first copper shipment to China

The company shipped roughly 10,000 tonnes of copper concentrate from…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2016 | 10:57 am

Devastation caused by illegal miners in Peru reaches national reserve

Recently released satellite images show that devastation from illegal gold…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2016 | 4:17 am

Colombian police begins evicting illegal miners from Continental Gold’s claims

The Canadian miner's Buriticá gold-silver-zinc project is located about 75…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2016 | 2:00 am

Zinc price hits 14-year high as Nyrstar cuts output

The world’s second largest zinc producer said it would cut production by up to 50% at its three European smelters from Wednesday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 13, 2021 | 9:56 pm

BC First Nations say river’s health can be restored without shutting down Rio Tinto smelter

Nechako River First Nations hope for a compromise that would restore river flows without having to remove the Kenney Dam and shut down Rio Tinto’s aluminum smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 13, 2021 | 12:54 pm

The largest copper mines in the world by capacity

Global copper production has expanded with populations and economies, especially in China, which consumed 54% of the world’s refined copper in 2020.

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | October 13, 2021 | 10:16 am

Big miners reconsider Congo, Zambia risks as copper price surges

Major mining companies are looking to invest in countries they previously considered too risky.

Reuters | October 13, 2021 | 10:06 am

Copper price surges to 2-month peak, shaking off China concerns

Power shortages and factory slowdowns did not stop copper from rallying to its highest levels since the beginning of August.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 13, 2021 | 10:00 am

World Copper pursues low-cost oxide strategy

The Zonia acquisition will give World Copper an advanced asset in the US.

Henry Lazenby | October 13, 2021 | 8:34 am

Home: Copper surplus on the horizon, but will it come in time?

Copper supply has a habit of not performing to expectations.

Reuters | October 13, 2021 | 7:57 am

Zinc price touches near 14-year high as Nyrstar slashes output

Company said it will cut production by up to 50% at its three European smelters due to the soaring price of electricity.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 13, 2021 | 7:05 am

Europe’s carmakers face raw material bottleneck for EV batteries

Major carmakers like Volkswagen, Daimler and Stellantis have been racing to secure battery cell supplies in Europe.

Reuters | October 13, 2021 | 6:28 am

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