Base Metals Top Stories

Asteroid miner 3D-prints spacecraft prototype with alien metal

What Planetary Resources' 3D-printed model so impressive is the fact that it’s made entirely out of metal that’s not from Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 5:55 am

Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets

Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 3:16 am

Lundin could extend life of Eagle nickel, copper mine in Michigan

Lundin Mining is developing a new nickel deposit that could…

Platts | January 8, 2016 | 3:08 am

Copper price in renminbi rout

Copper price falls as much as 4.7% as chaos on…

Frik Els | January 7, 2016 | 11:35 am

Centamin ups 2016 production target for its gold mine in Egypt

The miner is one the very few bullion miners to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2016 | 5:32 am

WATCH: Fire halts copper production at Vale’s Salobo mine

The Brazilian mine accounts for half Vale's copper production – engineers hope to resume output end of October.

Bruno Venditti | October 5, 2021 | 9:53 am

First Cobalt awards refinery contract to Metso Outotec

Commissioning of phase one of First Cobalt’s low-carbon hydrometallurgical refinery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 5, 2021 | 9:30 am

Home: Contrary copper remains out of favour with fund managers

The copper market remains a quiet zone amidst the mayhem elsewhere, even if it is unlikely to remain so for much longer.

Reuters | October 5, 2021 | 8:12 am

World’s largest miners pledge net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Direct and indirect emissions will be lowered by accelerating the use of renewable energy and reducing or eliminating the use of diesel trucks.

Reuters | October 5, 2021 | 7:47 am

Alcoa joins metal firms in pledge to eliminate emissions by 2050

Alcoa will cut its direct and some indirect emissions -- known as Scope 1 and Scope 2 -- from aluminum smelting and alumina refining operations.

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2021 | 4:08 pm

BHP discussing Congo copper deal in shift of strategy

The miner is in early discussions with billionaire Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines to buy into the Western Foreland project.

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2021 | 10:29 am

Great Southern Copper aims to list on LSE

Earlier reports from London have GSC looking to raise £3.5 million from the IPO.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 4, 2021 | 10:25 am

Voisey’s Bay mine takes unconventional approach to fire suppression

Vale will utilize Rosenbauer’s 6x6 Panther to in the remote, northern location.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 4, 2021 | 9:58 am

Aurubis to offer a $123 per tonne copper premium for 2022

An Aurubis spokesperson told that reasons for the increase included strong demand for copper which is expected to continue.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 9:08 am

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