Base Metals Top Stories

Vale: ‘Several years’ to recover from Brazil mine disaster

Mine waste has oozed 440 kilometres downstream and now covers two states.

Frik Els | November 16, 2015 | 1:52 pm

Caterpillar: Supercycle China isn’t coming back

Sales of excavators expected in China for entire 2015 is…

Frik Els | November 16, 2015 | 12:30 pm

Mining in Europe began more than 4,000 years ago, study reveals

Mining in the Alps dates back much further than previously…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2015 | 4:15 am

Platinum, palladium prices tank as investors flee

CHARTS: South Africans can't liquidate ETF holdings fast enough, sending…

Frik Els | November 13, 2015 | 4:03 pm

Tahoe surges on strong results

Stock in Guatemala focused miner in double digit gain Friday…

Frik Els | November 13, 2015 | 12:44 pm

BHP completes its first delivery of carbon neutral copper

BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2021 | 9:12 am

Antofagasta to test use of hydrogen in mining equipment

The copper miner has begun testing hydrogen-powered haulage truck at its Centinela copper mine, in northern Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2021 | 6:56 am

US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report

The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2021 | 6:06 am

Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order

The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia.

Bloomberg News | October 8, 2021 | 4:48 am

BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals

CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2021 | 3:52 am

Glencore’s Peru mine won’t proceed with Coroccohuayco project in near-term

The Coroccohuayco project would require an investment of $590 million to extract copper and gold.

Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 1:44 pm

Congo looks to lure more investment to tap green metals deposits

DRC’s new government plans to make infrastructure improvements and tax changes to lure more companies.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2021 | 11:13 am

Judge restores operating license at Vale’s Onça Puma mine

A state agency had suspended its operating license due to an alleged non-compliance with local regulations.

Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 11:04 am

Vale sees no near-term spin-off of base metals unit

It said part of the problem was the value of the business, which brings in $3.5 billion in revenue a year.

Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 10:56 am

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