Base Metals Top Stories

The changing of an era in Argentina

Argentina last week voted in a new pro-business President, Mauricio Macri.

Navaho Gold | December 2, 2015 | 1:43 am

CHART OF THE DAY: Wages at the head office ranked

One-third of companies plan no wage increases in 2016.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 1, 2015 | 1:37 pm

Forty pct of mining companies expect to cut staff in 2016

Burnout and low morale.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 1, 2015 | 9:56 am

Barrick completes sale of 50% of Zaldívar copper mine to Antofagasta

The proceeds of the sale will be used to reduce…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2015 | 9:30 am

Imperial Metals has been granted a permit to discharge water from tailings dam – Mount Polley mine

The volume of water behind the dam has been rising…

Business in Vancouver | December 1, 2015 | 3:59 am

Russell: Were China’s August commodity imports strong? Depends on your time frame

China's imports of major commodities appeared to show signs of strength in August, but the gains in volumes are more nuanced and illustrate the difference between a short-term view and longer-term fundamentals.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 10:40 pm

Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining

Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 10:25 pm

Over 1,000 of Teck’s germ-killing copper patches installed on BC college campus

Results from an industry-first trial in 2020 showed that copper is effective at killing up to 99.9% of bacteria on high-touch transit surfaces.

MINING.com Editor | September 8, 2021 | 1:57 pm

Biden administration waiting for legal opinion before Twin Metals decision

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had blocked the project when he served under President Barack Obama.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 1:24 pm

Silver seen tracking copper prices higher

Both copper and silver are being increasingly demanded in green energy applications.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | September 8, 2021 | 11:35 am

Copper price loses steam as factory activity slows in Europe and Asia

In China, manufacturing contracted for the first time in nearly one and a half years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2021 | 8:36 am

Shanghai aluminum near a 13-year high as Guinea unrest stokes supply woes

Guinea is China's biggest supplier of bauxite.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 8:17 am

Vale Indonesia eyes 2026 completion for nickel HPAL plant

The plant in Pomalaa, in Southeast Sulawesi province, is expected to produce 40,000 tonnes of mixed sulphide precipitate.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:44 am

China’s Aug tin output rises 11.1% m/m

The 20 smelters in Antaike's monthly tin production survey churned out 13,369 tonnes of the metal last month.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 7:39 am

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