Base Metals Top Stories

Aluminium-Intensive XE is most fuel efficient Jaguar ever

The innovative new Jaguar XE is the only car in the class to use an aluminium-intensive monocoque, with lightweight aluminium accounting for 75% of the structure.

Jaguar | August 9, 2015 | 12:32 am

EPA’s blows it — causes massive mine wastewater spill at Colorado rivers

While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was investigating pollutants at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 8, 2015 | 8:34 am

South Africa’s main gold union snubs final pay offer

Talks are set to resume on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2015 | 10:25 am

Barrick comments on planning for $900 gold price

"In today's environment cost cutting is simply not enough."

Frik Els | August 6, 2015 | 1:21 pm

Declining silver price weighs on Hecla’s quarter

Net loss of $26.8 million, or $0.07 per share

Michael Allan McCrae | August 6, 2015 | 10:27 am

Copper price plunges as market waits for Shanghai whales’ next move

"A lot would depend on the reaction of big Chinese players such as Shanghai Dalu Futures, which has amassed a $1 billion long position."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 10:09 am

Copper crunch set to ease with more supply heading to China

Starting next month, there’ll be a large number of ships arriving at Chinese ports from Chile and Peru, the nation’s main suppliers.

Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:49 am

Copper price spike stirs alarm over another rush to find substitutes

With prices spiking, manufacturers making wires and pipes are looking to aluminum.

Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:34 am

Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries

Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead.

Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:24 am

Indonesia says “ready to fight” EU at WTO over nickel export curbs

Indonesia banned ore exports last year to incentivise foreign investors to help develop a full nickel supply chain in the country.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 8:07 am

Vale books hefty dam disaster charges, but bullish about core earnings

Company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 7:42 am

Codelco reports bumper year for profits despite pandemic

Company upped output from its own mines by 2% in 2020 to 1.618 million tonnes, despite strict covid-19 measures.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 7:34 am

Canada losing ground on new mining projects – report

The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 6:06 am

Australian state approved plans that would damage Aboriginal sites

In the past year, New South Wales' heritage protection body has approved all of the development applications received.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 3:44 am

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