Base Metals Top Stories

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

Massive gold reserves in Greece offer unique opportunity for Eldorado Gold

It's no secret that economic turmoil and extreme uncertainty in…

SNL Metals & Mining | August 6, 2015 | 8:18 am

INFOGRAPHIC: $60 trillion of world debt in one visualization

Today's graphic shows total global public debt and the debt-to-GDP…

Visual Capitalist | August 6, 2015 | 5:38 am

Barrick making plans for $900 an ounce gold price

World's number one gold miner announces program to sell more…

Frik Els | August 5, 2015 | 3:36 pm

Byproduct of metal price meltdown is a higher silver price

70% of silver is mined as a byproduct – gold,…

Frik Els | August 5, 2015 | 12:59 pm

Gold: Do not underestimate my … copper?

Copper is often overlooked when looking for gold price movement clues.

Sunshine Profits | June 9, 2021 | 10:03 am

Politics set to keep a lid on investments in Peru

There are signs that Peru’s likely next president will be less of an enemy to mining than first feared.

Bloomberg News | June 9, 2021 | 7:42 am

Tin price extends gains after MSC suspension

The third-largest producer of refined tin issued a notice of force majeure after the Malaysian government did not grant the company’s appeal for status as an essential service during the country’s new covid-19 lockdown.

Reuters | June 9, 2021 | 7:26 am

All the copper from giant new Congo mine destined for China

Part owner Zijin and Chinese trader Citic sign deals for 100% of Ivanhoe's DRC mine output, the biggest to enter production in decades.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 9, 2021 | 7:01 am

Cornish Metals’ tin-copper project richer than anticipated

Updated estimate for the South Crofty project in Cornwall, England, shows a 10% increase in indicated resources and an almost 130% gain in inferred tin resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 9, 2021 | 6:21 am