Base Metals Top Stories

Here’s how e-waste can produce more gold than mining

Fifty pounds of gold and 20,000 pounds of copper could be extracted from one million discarded cell phones, if processed properly, says academic.

The Economic Times | January 13, 2016 | 1:14 am

One reason why no-one’s buying bargain mines

Volatility and fair value.

Frik Els | January 12, 2016 | 3:29 pm

The one copper price vs China chart you want to see today

Absolute numbers.

Frik Els | January 12, 2016 | 2:24 pm

Chile mulls scrapping copper funding for military

Codelco chairman, Oscar Landerretche, wants the government to scrap the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2016 | 1:35 pm

Platinum, palladium bear brunt of brutal 2016

Platinum hits record discount against gold price and palladium already…

Frik Els | January 12, 2016 | 12:17 pm

Nornickel resumes mining at Taimyrsky after flooding

The underground mine is currently running at 40% of its capacity and is on track to return to full capacity by the end of June.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 7:47 am

Ivanhoe reports fatal accident at Kamoa-Kakula mine in Congo

A contractor's employee was hit in the leg by a loose rock while working at one of the working faces, causing him to fall backwards and strike his head on a rock.

Reuters | June 4, 2021 | 7:36 am

BHP to pay $93m for environmental harm at Escondida

The figure is part of a plan drawn up to resolve a lawsuit from the state over water use and related damage to a sensitive area.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2021 | 3:46 am

Giga Metals’ Turnagain nickel project tests show potential for carbon neutrality

Preliminary testing carried out by the University of British Columbia shows the Turnagain nickel project has potential for significant mineral sequestration of CO2.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 3, 2021 | 6:09 am

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Here’s how e-waste can produce more gold than mining

One reason why no-one’s buying bargain mines

The one copper price vs China chart you want to see today

Chile mulls scrapping copper funding for military

Platinum, palladium bear brunt of brutal 2016

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Nornickel resumes mining at Taimyrsky after flooding

Ivanhoe reports fatal accident at Kamoa-Kakula mine in Congo

BHP to pay $93m for environmental harm at Escondida

Taseko expects ‘money-maker’ Florence Copper’s draft permit this month

Mining stocks in broad sell-off as copper, gold prices pull back

Copper price crashes through $10,000 as China premium hits 9-year low

Australia’s Wyloo bid for Noront shows battery metal scramble

RMI unveils set of rules to help miners fulfill ESG expectations

Giga Metals’ Turnagain nickel project tests show potential for carbon neutrality