Base Metals Top Stories

Zinc scrapes 5-year low

The price has dropped 33 percent in five months.

Andrew Topf | September 27, 2015 | 3:50 pm

Dieselgate: Palladium the big winner

Up more than 10% since Volkswagen's emissions admission.

Frik Els | September 25, 2015 | 10:18 am

Copper to come back up way before iron ore does: OZ Minerals

The company, Australia’s third-biggest copper producer, expects digital-age related technologies…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 25, 2015 | 9:54 am

Argentine judge lifts Barrick’s Veladero gold mine halt

He said the over 1,000 cubic metres of liquid cyanide…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 25, 2015 | 3:31 am

Deep-value copper call option in Montana’s rolling hills

2015 will be remembered as a period when investors could…

CEO.CA | September 25, 2015 | 12:34 am

CHARTS: Iron ore, copper price – shot… chaser

BMO Capital Markets this week made some changes to its metals and mining outlook for H2 2021, raising expectations pretty much across the board.

Frik Els | July 28, 2021 | 11:59 am

Alphamin reports more high-grade tin assays from Mpama South, stock jumps

The company has also commenced mine extension drilling at Mpama North.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 28, 2021 | 8:59 am

World’s top copper mine moves step closer to strike over wages

The powerful union at Escondida in Chile set to vote on BHP's contract offer between Thursday and Saturday - leaders are urging a strike.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2021 | 8:58 am

First Quantum shelves plan to sell stake in Zambian copper mines

China’s Jiangxi Copper had been speculated as a potential suitor for minority interests in First Quantum’s Kansanshi and Sentinel mines.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 28, 2021 | 7:47 am

Rio Tinto pays $9.1 billion dividend as profit hits record

Rio Tinto is the first of the majors to post earnings, kicking off a reporting season that’s expected to see record results across the board.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2021 | 7:18 am

Rising supply to push copper price further below record peak

Experts say large brownfield and greenfield projects close to being commissioned or are already ramping up will hit copper prices.

Reuters | July 28, 2021 | 7:05 am

Bandits steal truckloads of copper worth millions in southern Africa

Crime gangs have stolen dozens of truckloads of copper owned by miners and traders including Glencore, Trafigura and Traxys this year.

Reuters | July 28, 2021 | 6:26 am

Bluejay Mining to sell Finland projects for $5.6m

It has agreed to sell its Paltamo and Rautavaara nickel, zinc, copper and cobalt projects to battery metals miner Metals One.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2021 | 6:16 am

Australian nickel-gold miner IGO revenue rises on robust prices, sales

IGO, which completed a $1.4 billion deal to buy a stake in Tianqi Lithium's Australian assets last month, has been looking to focus on its nickel and lithium ventures.

Reuters | July 27, 2021 | 8:58 pm

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