Base Metals Top Stories

Newmont’s Indonesian copper exports to restart

Exports suspended for nearly two months over building of smelter.

Frik Els | November 20, 2015 | 12:10 pm

Commodity prices have not bottomed yet — Goldman Sachs

Unless demand picks up or more miners cut output, prices…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2015 | 9:01 am

Vale to end Manitoba nickel refining in 2018

Nickel is trading at seven year low.

Frik Els | November 19, 2015 | 2:47 pm

A brutal year for mine financing explained in just one chart

A miserable $400 million down from a high of $4.6…

Michael Allan McCrae | November 19, 2015 | 1:29 pm

Chinese commodity trade barometer at record low

The Baltic Dry Index which tracks bulk shipping rates on…

Frik Els | November 19, 2015 | 12:25 pm

A breakdown of the critical metals in a smartphone

Smartphones can carry ~80% of the stable elements on the periodic table.

Visual Capitalist Elements | August 25, 2021 | 10:21 am

Codelco says to ignore copper’s gyrations, remains bullish on demand

“Fundamentals remain intact and there will be growing copper demand ahead," Codelco chairman Juan Benavides said.

Bloomberg News | August 25, 2021 | 10:17 am

Peru wants mining companies to help build railway to Pacific coast

Peru's southern Andean region has large mines such as MMG's Las Bambas and Grupo Mexico's Los Chancas.

Reuters | August 25, 2021 | 9:27 am

Union at BHP’s Cerro Colorado calls on workers to reject contract offer

Union leader said BHP had used the regulatory issues it faces as an excuse to lowball workers with an inadequate contract proposal.

Reuters | August 25, 2021 | 9:22 am

Copper price rises as Chinese buyers come back to the market

Indicators in the physical market suggest the country’s appetite for copper is picking up rapidly.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 25, 2021 | 8:58 am

Aluminum price near 3-year high after Jamaica refinery blaze

The metal has surged 32% this year, second only to tin among the six base metals traded on the LME.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 25, 2021 | 8:20 am

Codelco and Andina supervisors agree on contract

The 36-month deal does not provide a pay increase but includes a signing bonus equivalent to about $6,500 per member, plus incentives.

Reuters | August 25, 2021 | 7:55 am

Codelco breaks ground at $1.4bn Salvador copper mine expansion

Project will extend the productive life of the aging operation by 47 years and increase copper output by almost 50%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 25, 2021 | 3:51 am

China eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban

Afghanistan's unexplored mineral deposits may include the world’s largest lithium reserves.

Bloomberg News | August 24, 2021 | 9:56 pm

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