Base Metals Top Stories

A stealth bull market coming for a particular metal and one way to play it

Commodity investors are always looking for the next bull market but are understandably wary of jumping on the wagon too soon — especially given the pain of the last couple of years.

CEO.CA | September 9, 2015 | 1:47 pm

Canada’s Capstone puts Chile copper project in back burner

The Vancouver-based miner blamed low commodity prices for the measure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2015 | 5:38 am

Copper price rallies 6%

Glencore's bold move and huge jump in Chinese concentrate imports…

Frik Els | September 8, 2015 | 11:47 am

Done deal? Amplats said to have sold platinum mines to Sibanye for $100M

The companies are expected to make an official announcement on…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2015 | 9:30 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Most Assets Hurting, but one stock market has bucked the trend

Deutsche Bank recently provided a graphical snapshot that covers the…

Visual Capitalist | September 8, 2015 | 7:31 am

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

GRAPHIC: Metals recycling to be a key plank for cutting emissions

Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes of aluminum, 90 million tonnes of copper and 30 million tonnes of nickel will be needed over the next 20 years.

Reuters | July 14, 2021 | 10:33 pm

Concord Resources buys alumina plant in bet on US revival

The deal will give Concord access to an additional 600,000 tonnes of alumina per year on top of the 1.4 million tonnes it already handles, which would make it one of the world’s leading traders of alumina.

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2021 | 3:00 pm

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