Base Metals Top Stories

The mining supercycle and its demise

Supercycle meets Kubler-Ross.

Hallgarten & Company | December 4, 2015 | 5:17 am

Giant mine pit ‘swallowing’ 400-year-old Peruvian town

The Peruvian city of Cerro de Pasco, perched high up…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2015 | 3:10 am

New doubts about Freeport’s Grasberg licence

Amid corruption scandal and contradicting earlier safeguards, Indonesia says won't…

Frik Els | December 3, 2015 | 12:10 pm

Mining engineer wages ranked

From general manager to electrical engineer.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 2, 2015 | 2:16 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: The race for Arctic domination

Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark and the United States are posturing…

Visual Capitalist | December 2, 2015 | 1:59 am

Lundin Mining CEO to leave the post by year-end

Marie Inkster, one of very few females in top positions in the Canadian mining sector, joined Lundin in 2008 and served as CFO for ten years before being appointed president, CEO and director in 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2021 | 8:13 am

Zambian president promises to cut deficit, review mining policies

Last November Africa's second-biggest copper producer became the first country on the continent to default on its sovereign debt during the pandemic.

Reuters | September 10, 2021 | 7:48 am

Deep-sea mining exploration firm The Metals Co starts trading

The Metals Co has exploration licenses for parts of the Pacific Ocean seabed, where it hopes to mine for cobalt, nickel, and other battery metals.

Reuters | September 10, 2021 | 7:43 am

Sibanye wants to tap green metals boom as gold deals lack value

Some of the biggest mining companies are expanding into or eying commodities tied to the green revolution.

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2021 | 1:22 pm

Biden administration moves to block Alaska Pebble mine

The Department of Justice asked the court to vacate a 2019 decision by the Trump-era EPA to remove protection of the Bristol Bay watershed.

MINING.com Editor | September 9, 2021 | 1:11 pm

New East zone at Red Chris mine shows promise

Drilling returned 254 metres of 1.1% copper and 1 g/t gold from a depth of 718 metres.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2021 | 10:51 am

Home: Shanghai squeeze revitalises flagging nickel market

Shanghai's stainless steel contract, closely watched by Chinese nickel players, hit its own life-of-contract high last month.

Reuters | September 9, 2021 | 8:47 am

Chinese smelters raise August copper output month-on-month

China's major copper smelters lifted August refined cathode output by 2.7% from the prior month.

Reuters | September 9, 2021 | 8:15 am

Copper is so pricey now that AC manufacturers are switching to aluminum

Copper’s surge to record levels this year is spurring buyers in a key consumer market to mull cheaper alternatives.

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2021 | 8:08 am

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