Base Metals Top Stories

Platinum price falls to 7-year low

Platinum price drop below $900 not good news for gold price either.

Frik Els | September 29, 2015 | 1:05 pm

Could mining in Iran supplant the country’s oil business?

Iran is ranked among 15 major mineral-rich countries with potential…

Michael Allan McCrae | September 29, 2015 | 9:41 am

The fortunate problem of being a junior with too many targets

ATAC Resources is developing Canada’s only Carlin-type gold district in…

Michael Allan McCrae | September 29, 2015 | 4:38 am

Number crunching: The impact of China’s currency devaluation

Today's infographic looks at the impact this had on global…

Visual Capitalist | September 29, 2015 | 12:24 am

Australia’s minerals sector facing skills crisis

The mining industry is now losing highly skilled professionals as…

AusIMM | September 29, 2015 | 12:10 am

Home: Guinea coup adds bauxite to aluminum’s supply concerns

The political upheaval catches the aluminum raw materials chain at a vulnerable moment with alumina prices already surging higher due to refinery problems.

Reuters | September 7, 2021 | 7:14 am

SolGold to cut back on exploration projects to focus on Cascabel

The miner intends to shed 10 of the 72 exploration concessions held within its four subsidiaries in Ecuador.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2021 | 3:39 am

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

Operations had been suspended at Prominent Hill when a 43-year old man died on Sunday after being crushed by machinery.

Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 5:52 pm

Australia Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

Call it cross-pollination: Mining companies in Australia are taking up projects in Canada and Canadian mining companies are enthusiastic about projects in Australia.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | September 6, 2021 | 2:12 pm