Base Metals Top Stories

Nine rules for exploration success from the world’s best mine finder

"Finding mines is a high-risk business. In addtion to the geological risk are the political risk, the metal price risk, the mine financing risk and the timid, incompetent management risk. Success is the summation of a list of well-evaluated risks."

Michael Allan McCrae | October 28, 2015 | 4:02 pm

Chile injects $600 million into state-owned copper giant Codelco

The money is the first payment in a $3 billion…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2015 | 7:15 am

Ecuador aims to attract $750M in mining investment next year

The government is planning to open up new mining areas…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2015 | 11:23 pm

These countries are winning at gold mining

The number of registered artisanal miners, or barrequeros, inside Colombia…

Frik Els | October 27, 2015 | 4:49 pm

Sandstorm plummets on cheap financing

Vancouver firm drops 12% after announcing a bought deal with…

Frik Els | October 27, 2015 | 10:27 am

China Moly commits $2.5 billion to double Tenke Fungurume copper, cobalt output

Project at the Congo-based mine, one of the world’s largest copper-cobalt deposits, is expected to be completed in 2023.

MINING.COM Editor | August 6, 2021 | 3:49 am

Union at Escondida mine in Chile asks members to prepare for strike

More than 2,000 union members rejected owner BHP Group Ltd's latest contract offer at the end of last week.

Reuters | August 5, 2021 | 5:39 pm

Peruvian miners open to discussing modifications to tax stability agreements

A new administration led by Pedro Castillo, an elementary school teacher, is seeking to increase taxes on miners to fund social programs.

Reuters | August 5, 2021 | 5:05 pm

Nornickel triples earnings as metals prices offset output dip

Company revenue in the six months to June 30 rose 33% year on year to $8.9 billion.

Reuters | August 5, 2021 | 7:46 am

Purified tin selenide may be ideal to convert waste heat into energy — study

US and Korean researchers have developed the most efficient thermoelectric system on record.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2021 | 6:06 am

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Nine rules for exploration success from the world’s best mine finder

Chile injects $600 million into state-owned copper giant Codelco

Ecuador aims to attract $750M in mining investment next year

These countries are winning at gold mining

Sandstorm plummets on cheap financing

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China Moly commits $2.5 billion to double Tenke Fungurume copper, cobalt output

Union at Escondida mine in Chile asks members to prepare for strike

Peruvian miners open to discussing modifications to tax stability agreements

Nornickel triples earnings as metals prices offset output dip

Purified tin selenide may be ideal to convert waste heat into energy — study

Glencore to return $2.8bn to shareholders in 2021

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Foreign miners in Chile warn lawmakers fresh royalties would hammer competitiveness

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