Base Metals Top Stories

Argentina’s presidential candidates want mining to be platform for country’s recovery

Argentina’s presidential election, the first to be decided in a second and final round since the constitution was changed in the 1990s, will be key for the country’s economy, particularly its mining sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 24, 2015 | 1:53 pm

The ever diminishing ambitions of BHP Billiton

This year capital and exploration spending at BHP will be…

Frik Els | September 23, 2015 | 11:39 pm

Ultra-class: How BHP drives haul-truck efficiency

Bigger blasts, crib huts and hot seating.

Frik Els | September 23, 2015 | 3:29 pm

Argentina extends Barrick’s Veladero gold mine halt

Local judge had initially ordered a five-day suspension of the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2015 | 12:10 pm

South Africa replaces mining minister on eve of massive job cuts

Given that ousted minister Ramatlhodi is considered the main person…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2015 | 5:00 am

Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report

Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners will be the industrial metals needed to electrify society, Wood Mackenzie says.

MINING.com Editor | July 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm

Ecuador mining sector needs clear regulations to attract investment, industry group says

Ecuador has abundant mineral reserves, but has lagged behind other Andean countries such as Peru and Chile in developing large-scale mining.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 2:49 pm

Alcoa reports better-than-expected profit, see shipments rising

Analysts at BMO Capital Markets forecast Alcoa and other metal companies are facing a transition period.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 2:43 pm

Copper price up on hopes of further monetary easing in China

Another commodities supercycle is on the horizon and China’s dominance of renewables value chains will be key, said Wood Mackenzie.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 9:10 am

UK fraud unit finds alleged bribe network behind cobalt hub

Prosecutors have told Swiss authorities they have proof of an alleged money-laundering ring spanning from Africa to Europe.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 8:29 am

Congo’s cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

The state cobalt buyer will put in place a price floor of $30,000 a tonne for the cobalt it buys from artisanal miners.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 8:20 am

Home: Global metals trading impetus shifting from east to west

The world of metals trading is becoming increasingly multi-polar, reflecting the rise of China's futures markets over the last decade.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 8:14 am

Jiangxi Copper to invest $1.8bn in making foil for batteries

Company plans to start producing copper foil by end of 2023.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:59 am

Freeport Indonesia cancels Tsingshan copper smelter plans

Instead, Freeport Indonesia will go ahead with plans to build a new smelter near its existing copper refining operations in Gresik, East Java.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:38 am

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