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

Copper price down as Fed boosts dollar

Copper prices retreated on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve confirmed plans to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 8, 2021 | 8:52 am

GRAPHIC: Russia’s aluminum export tax fuels price surge on spot market

Moscow is proposing a 15% export tax on aluminum exports or a minimum of $254 a tonne between August and December.

Reuters | July 8, 2021 | 8:04 am

Copper supply gap to emerge in second half of the decade — report

LME cash copper prices are expected to average $4.20 per lb. in 2021 and $3.96 per lb. in 2022, according to the inaugural edition of Critical Metals for a Sustainable World.

Northern Miner Staff | July 7, 2021 | 6:55 pm

Ero Copper hits 67 m of 9.21% Cu in extension of the Pilar mine

Deepening extension drilling within the Pilar mine has delineated a new open zone of “Superpod” mineralization.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 7, 2021 | 4:57 pm

Chile’s mining royalties bill will hurt investment, jobs – finance minister

The bill in its present form could hike taxes on miners by up to 75% depending on the price of copper.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 4:51 pm

Solaris Resources reports high-grade intercepts at Warintza in Ecuador

Highlights include 952 m grading 0.53% copper, 0.02% molybdenum, and 0.04 g/t gold.

Northern Miner Staff | July 7, 2021 | 12:58 pm

Copper price jumps after China’s auction fetches $10,500 per tonne

More sales will be arranged in the near term to ensure market stability, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said in a statement.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2021 | 9:12 am

Home: Forgotten tin tops energy transition metals leader-board

Copper may grab the supercycle headlines but it’s the tiny tin market that outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 8:27 am

China’s state metals reserves auctioned off in double-quick time

The first round of China’s much-anticipated state metal reserves auctions needed only one of two days allotted for all the copper and aluminum on offer to be sold.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 8:18 am

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