Base Metals Top Stories

Standard Chartered predicts six months of stagnation

Industrial metals face at least six months of stagnation as market conditions in China deteriorate and low prices are needed to curb supply, Standard Chartered Plc said, slashing forecasts for this year and next.

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2015 | 6:03 am

China factory data roils copper stocks – Freeport falls 9%

Billions wiped from mining sector as Chinese manufacturing activity contracts…

Frik Els | September 1, 2015 | 1:00 pm

Copper giants face cost cutting opposition in Chile

Labour action threatened after half the workers at El-Abra mine…

Frik Els | August 31, 2015 | 4:18 pm

China’s Zijin hands $298 million to partner Barrick Gold

The cash injection comes from selling half of its interest…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2015 | 3:50 am

Codelco now mines copper for $1.40 a pound

Chile's state-owned giant slashes costs 11% and boosts production as…

Frik Els | August 28, 2015 | 1:29 pm

Kingsgate to sell Chilean project to TDG Gold

The potential sale of the Nueva Esperanza gold-silver exploration project to TD Gold would bring Kingsgate about $22 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2021 | 3:48 am

McEwen lines up copper partner as surging prices spur interest

Company is said to be in talks to sell a stake in a copper project in Argentina.

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2021 | 4:57 pm

Chile’s top mining firms hope senate may modify higher royalty tax

Chile's top private miners see as "very good news" what they called a "change of tack" by senators considering a stiffer tax on mining royalties.

Reuters | June 29, 2021 | 3:07 pm

Falco Resources, Glencore ink deal for Horne 5 project development in Quebec

To access the gold-silver-copper-zinc deposit, Falco needs to rehabilitate an existing shaft, owned by Glencore.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2021 | 12:58 pm

Strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation strains battery nickel supply

Since the Vale strike began, the premium on briquette has risen 24%.

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2021 | 11:29 am

CHARTS: China’s overseas copper mining scramble

Chinese state and private investors have spent more than $16 billion over the last decade buying copper mines and projects including nearly 50 in Africa.

MINING.com Editor | June 29, 2021 | 11:25 am