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

China Gold, CNMC criticized for environmental failings

Tailings dams are commonly used by mining firms to store waste remnants of ore.

Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 10:00 am

Guinea junta plans unity government, reassures mining firms

Guinea is a key global supplier of bauxite, an ore that’s processed into alumina and then aluminum.

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2021 | 9:40 am

Nornickel lists first ETC physically backed by carbon-neutral nickel

The company has launched several physically backed ETCs this year via its Global Palladium Fund.

Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 9:02 am

OZ Minerals halts operations at copper-gold mine after worker death

Prominent Hill is forecast to produce up to 70,000 tonnes of copper and 135,000 ounces of gold in fiscal 2021.

Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 8:46 am

Lumina Copper reaches deal to end strike at Chile’s Caserones mine

Workers at Caserones went on strike at the start of August after collective wage negotiations and government-led mediation foundered.

Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 8:43 am

Copper price surges on smallest US jobs gain in seven months

US hiring downshifted abruptly in August, complicating a potential decision by the Federal Reserve to begin scaling back monetary support by year-end.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 3, 2021 | 8:47 am

China aluminum cuts exceed 2m tonnes so far, Antaike says

Several Chinese regions have imposed restrictions in recent months because of tight power supplies and pressure to reduce emissions.

Reuters | September 3, 2021 | 7:28 am

US court overturns Trump water rule on environmental grounds

Mining and farming representatives said ruling brings back uncertainty around what is regulated and how regulations will be implemented.

MINING.COM Editor | September 3, 2021 | 3:55 am

Offshore drilling ban and mining curbs edge closer to passage

The bill would slap new fees on oil and mining companies and effectively block the proposed Resolution Copper mine in Arizona.

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2021 | 7:44 pm

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