Base Metals Top Stories

EPA didn’t respect the rules when shutting down Pebble: report

Relying on hypotheticals.

Michael Allan McCrae | October 6, 2015 | 1:51 pm

Even top juniors are running out of money

New report on top 100 junior mining companies says "waiting…

Frik Els | October 6, 2015 | 12:10 pm

Canada’s Nobel Prize win has a mining connection

A deep nickel mine in Ontario is an ideal location…

Michael Allan McCrae | October 6, 2015 | 11:41 am

Investors pile into Freeport on restructure hopes

Copper miner up nearly 7% after announcing cuts to its…

Frik Els | October 6, 2015 | 10:15 am

Skeena acquires GJ copper-gold project

"The consolidation of the adjacent Spectrum and GJ properties will…

Skeena Resources | October 6, 2015 | 4:16 am

Top Ten US miners

Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization

Northern Miner Staff | August 3, 2021 | 2:00 pm

Kamoa-Kakula achieves commercial production milestone

Kamoa-Kakula is expected to produce between 80,000 and 95,000 tonnes of copper in 2021.

Henry Lazenby | August 3, 2021 | 11:38 am

Codelco ups production 14.9% in June, Escondida marks 11th month of drops

Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes.

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 11:04 am

Vale reaches tentative agreement with Sudbury nickel miners’ union

The five-year agreement includes "significant monetary improvements for existing members."

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 9:37 am

Copper price down as Chinese imports fall

China’s imports of unwrought copper have also been trending lower since the sharp recovery from the pandemic amid stimulus spending in the middle of last year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 3, 2021 | 9:06 am

Soaring aluminum drives up the cost of everything from beer to foil

For consumers and economists hoping commodities inflation will soon subside, the aluminum market delivered some discouraging news on Monday.

Bloomberg News | August 3, 2021 | 8:13 am

Home: China’s copper appetite wanes just as US grows hungry

China sucked in a record 4.67 million tonnes of refined copper last year, making it the single most important physical driver of the pandemic recovery rally.

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 7:48 am

Western Australia takes step-up in battery chemicals production

Three big battery chemicals plants are set to come on line in coming months, while Germany's BASF is part of a pilot project to blend feeds used by battery makers.

Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 7:06 am

BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand

The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2021 | 3:42 am

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