Base Metals Top Stories

Anglo American hands land to South Africans amid expropriation push

The world’s top platinum supplier is handing over 270 hectares (667 acres) of land to people living in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg. That almost doubles the area it has given to communities to 473 hectares since 2014.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2019 | 5:00 am

Polish Audit Office blasts KGHM acquisition of Chilean copper mine

The body, which looks into the way the Polish state…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2019 | 3:05 am

Value of British Columbia’s mining M&As rebounded after 2017’s decline

A 272.9% increase since 2014 has driven the median M&A…

Business in Vancouver | March 14, 2019 | 3:39 pm

Floating solar panels to boost efficiency at Chilean copper mine

The newly installed panels at the Los Bronces copper mine…

Reuters | March 14, 2019 | 11:41 am

Southern Copper eyes lithium project in Mexico – CEO

Southern Copper had not made an offer on the lithium…

Reuters | March 14, 2019 | 9:44 am

Silver Mines secures $20m investment from Lundin, Rule-led fund

The company's flagship project hosts the largest known undeveloped silver resource in Australia.

Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:59 am

Foran upsizes placement to $263m for Saskatchewan projects

The proceeds will primarily go to the McIlvenna Bay copper and Bigstone copper-zinc projects.

Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:24 am

US has second-longest mine development timeline in the world, S&P Global says

Mines in the US go from discovery to production on an average of 29 years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:07 am

Blank-check firm to buy Turkish mine in $290 million bet on copper demand

The Gediktepe mine marks the beginning of ACG's global copper consolidation strategy.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:54 am

Copper output from Codelco this year to top 2023, chairman says

"We have reaffirmed our commitment for 2024 production to surpass 2023," said Maximo Pacheco.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 8:29 am

China copper smelters eye more output cuts as raw material supply tightens

CRU predicts a shortage of concentrate feed globally in 2025 at 1.1 million metric tons of copper-in-concentrate.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 8:25 am

Anglo’s sale of De Beers hindered by diamond market state

Anglo American has warned of more production cuts at De Beers due to reduced spending by Chinese consumers prolonging the market downturn.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2024 | 4:33 am

Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030 — report

According to Bain & Company, lithium-ion batteries will remain dominant for the foreseeable future.

Staff Writer | July 17, 2024 | 10:26 pm

Freeport Indonesia to process 400,000t of copper concentrate at new smelter

Earlier this month, Freeport obtained an export permit for the rest of the year from the government.

Reuters | July 17, 2024 | 5:22 pm

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