Base Metals Top Stories

Teck credit rating at risk due to poor commodity price

Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B)(NYSE:TCK) reported increased profit in 2015’s second quarter but as commodity prices slide, the company sees a greater risk of its credit rating being demoted from investment-grade.

Business in Vancouver | July 24, 2015 | 9:08 am

Anglo American to axe 53,000 jobs, put 15 assets up for sale

“It is a pretty tough market,” said Chief Executive Mark…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2015 | 8:05 am

New study: Costs of permitting delays to mining projects

Study shows half of a mining project's value can be…

National Mining Association | July 24, 2015 | 5:00 am

US mining policy and global competitiveness

Mark Fellows, director of metals consulting at SNL Metals &…

National Mining Association | July 24, 2015 | 3:32 am

Mining firms should act now to stay ahead of local content rules

Global miners could be at risk of losing valuable exploration…

Achilles | July 24, 2015 | 1:00 am

Ero Copper hits 67 m of 9.21% Cu in extension of the Pilar mine

Deepening extension drilling within the Pilar mine has delineated a new open zone of “Superpod” mineralization.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 7, 2021 | 4:57 pm

Chile’s mining royalties bill will hurt investment, jobs – finance minister

The bill in its present form could hike taxes on miners by up to 75% depending on the price of copper.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 4:51 pm

Solaris Resources reports high-grade intercepts at Warintza in Ecuador

Highlights include 952 m grading 0.53% copper, 0.02% molybdenum, and 0.04 g/t gold.

Northern Miner Staff | July 7, 2021 | 12:58 pm

Copper price jumps after China’s auction fetches $10,500 per tonne

More sales will be arranged in the near term to ensure market stability, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said in a statement.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2021 | 9:12 am

Home: Forgotten tin tops energy transition metals leader-board

Copper may grab the supercycle headlines but it’s the tiny tin market that outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 8:27 am

China’s state metals reserves auctioned off in double-quick time

The first round of China’s much-anticipated state metal reserves auctions needed only one of two days allotted for all the copper and aluminum on offer to be sold.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 8:18 am

Peru’s Castillo expects mining firms to accept ‘prudent’ tax changes, adviser says

"The mining sector isn't close-minded to new revisions of the taxation system, if done with prudence," said Pedro Francke, Castillo's economic adviser.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 8:12 am

China to sell more metals from reserves to ensure stable prices

China is releasing metal from state stockpiles as part of its campaign to restrain prices after factory inflation in May hit its highest level in 13 years.

Bloomberg News | July 7, 2021 | 7:10 am

Sandfire granted licence for copper mine in Botswana

The 3.2 million tonnes per annum Motheo open pit mine could help Botswana curb its dependence on diamond mining.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2021 | 6:59 am

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