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

Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mine to double production ahead of schedule

Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant, which will double copper output, to start operations a quarter earlier.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2021 | 7:09 am

Newcrest sees drop in costs, higher copper output

Newcrest expects to produce around 2 million ounces of gold a year until at least 2030.

Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 5:33 pm

International Nickel Study Group forecasts rising nickel demand in 2022

Exports of unprocessed nickel ore from Indonesia, the world’s top nickel miner, ceased in January 2020, due to a government-imposed ban.

Dan Sekulich - The Northern Miner | October 11, 2021 | 11:24 am

World’s top copper projects by capex — report

Global copper mine production is set to expand by 7.8% y-o-y in 2021 as a result of multiple new projects coming online, says Fitch.

MINING.com Editor | October 11, 2021 | 11:23 am

Aluminum price hits 13-year high as energy surge pressures supply

Aluminum rose as much as 2.8% to $3,049 on the London Metal Exchange Monday, the highest since July 2008.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 9:13 am

Copper bulls get electric shock as world’s factories slow down

Bank of America said $20,000 could be possible if major supply-side issues arose simultaneously.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 8:59 am

Codelco raises Europe copper premium by 31% in bullish signal

Codelco offered to supply copper to European customers at a $128 premium over futures next year.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 8:42 am

Temporary bottlenecks hike costs for copper miners in Chile, Antofagasta CEO says

The London-listed miner said 50,000 tonnes of production could be at risk next year because of a severe drought that has hobbled its operations.

Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 8:21 am

Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids

Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 11, 2021 | 6:06 am

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