Base Metals Top Stories

Mine purchase and cleanup doesn’t please enviro group

A US$2.6 million water treatment system from AZ Mining.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 5, 2015 | 12:10 pm

CRA targeting mining-sector tax havens

It’s an issue that the Canadians for Tax Fairness and…

Business in Vancouver | August 5, 2015 | 9:13 am

Work continues

There are good companies doing promising work. Yes, the news…

Gwen Preston - Resource Maven | August 5, 2015 | 8:40 am

Copper price: China fears overdone

Chinese manufacturing shocker dropped copper to a six-year low, but…

Frik Els | August 4, 2015 | 12:34 pm

Guyana Goldfields pours its first gold

The commissioning and startup of the hard rock crushing circuit…

MINING.com Editor | August 4, 2015 | 10:02 am

Alcoa reports better-than-expected profit, see shipments rising

Analysts at BMO Capital Markets forecast Alcoa and other metal companies are facing a transition period.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 2:43 pm

Copper price up on hopes of further monetary easing in China

Another commodities supercycle is on the horizon and China’s dominance of renewables value chains will be key, said Wood Mackenzie.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 9:10 am

UK fraud unit finds alleged bribe network behind cobalt hub

Prosecutors have told Swiss authorities they have proof of an alleged money-laundering ring spanning from Africa to Europe.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2021 | 8:29 am

Congo’s cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

The state cobalt buyer will put in place a price floor of $30,000 a tonne for the cobalt it buys from artisanal miners.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 8:20 am

Home: Global metals trading impetus shifting from east to west

The world of metals trading is becoming increasingly multi-polar, reflecting the rise of China's futures markets over the last decade.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 8:14 am

Jiangxi Copper to invest $1.8bn in making foil for batteries

Company plans to start producing copper foil by end of 2023.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:59 am

Freeport Indonesia cancels Tsingshan copper smelter plans

Instead, Freeport Indonesia will go ahead with plans to build a new smelter near its existing copper refining operations in Gresik, East Java.

Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 7:38 am

GRAPHIC: Metals recycling to be a key plank for cutting emissions

Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes of aluminum, 90 million tonnes of copper and 30 million tonnes of nickel will be needed over the next 20 years.

Reuters | July 14, 2021 | 10:33 pm

Concord Resources buys alumina plant in bet on US revival

The deal will give Concord access to an additional 600,000 tonnes of alumina per year on top of the 1.4 million tonnes it already handles, which would make it one of the world’s leading traders of alumina.

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2021 | 3:00 pm

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