Base Metals Top Stories

Mining private equity is being fundamentally transformed

Appian Capital founder Michael Scherb: "You're now seeing the same changes in mining that happened in oil and gas which is now heavily supported by PE"

Frik Els | August 23, 2015 | 11:45 pm

First Nickel locks gates to Sudbury mine

Three dozen miners out of work, as low metals prices…

Andrew Topf | August 23, 2015 | 2:04 pm

INFOGRAPHIC – On the precipice: Will global markets follow commodities off the cliff?

Today may be the end of this trend of divergence.…

Visual Capitalist | August 21, 2015 | 6:15 am

Metals heading for worst week of 2015

Metals from copper to aluminum fell again Friday, and were…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2015 | 5:05 am

Forget slower growth, worry about Chinese GDP contraction

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic…

Frik Els | August 20, 2015 | 3:57 pm

IGF proposes policy actions to support women in mining

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 8, 2021 | 6:15 am

Gold, silver demonstrate viability of new process for building ultralight materials

Nanometer-sized metal struts that form nested networks on separate hierarchical levels demonstrated to provide great strength while remaining ultralight.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 8, 2021 | 6:11 am