Base Metals Top Stories

Vancouver junior on a tear after Africa licence

Shares in Sunridge Gold pop higher after receiving mining licence for super high-grade copper and gold complex in Eritrea.

Frik Els | September 14, 2015 | 11:03 am

Veteran investment strategist Joe McAlinden reverses view, predicts recovery for gold, oil and housing

With the markets in whiplash mode, Joe McAlinden, founder of…

The Gold Report | September 14, 2015 | 7:35 am

Zambia orders Vedanta unit to get rid of Chilean copper

The country’s environmental management authority found the copper concentrate imported…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2015 | 7:14 am

Anglo American completes sale of Chile copper mines

The announcement comes only days after Anglo announced a $330m…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2015 | 3:43 am

Eric Coffin: Base metals or precious metals

With the Yuan devaluation, interest rate hikes, and stock market…

Palisade Radio | September 14, 2015 | 3:21 am

Rio Tinto, Bougainville community reach agreement to assess Panguna legacy impacts

The Panguna mine was operated by BCL, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and subsequent civil war.

MINING.com Editor | July 20, 2021 | 4:44 pm

‘Change is coming’: Peru’s Castillo faces a divided nation after election battle

Castillo says he wants to increase spending on healthcare and education by raising the funds from mining tax hikes.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 2:04 pm

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula exports first copper concentrate

First truck-loads departed from the mine on July 17 and will be shipped exclusively to China from the Port of Durban in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2021 | 9:59 am

Diamonds and platinum sparkle in Anglo American’s Q2 production

Diamond production rose by 134% compared to last year as consumer demand recovered, while platinum output rose 59% to 1.06 million ounces.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 4:20 am

Vale reviews copper, nickel guidance amid labor, climate issues

Brazilian miner Vale said on Monday that it had produced 75.7 million tonnes of iron ore in the second quarter, with output of 41,500 tonnes of nickel.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 3:21 pm

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars surges from pandemic lows, grows 18% month-month as lithium and nickel prices resume upward march.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm