Base Metals

Newmont Mining has temporarily suspended mining operations at a copper and gold mine in Indonesia because of what it called "a geotechnical failure".

ANGLO American is to sell a 21.9% stake in its Quellaveco copper project in Peru to Mitsubishi increasing the Japanese firm's stake in the...

Anglo American Sur CEO Miguel Angel Duran has signalled a chance of tone in the company's heated dispute with Chile's state-owned copper producer Codelco.

METAL production at Vedanta's Zambia copper operations recovered about a fifth in the second quarter, but it was not enough to prevent a hefty...

Zimbabwe has received five bids, including a new offer from ArcelorMittal South Africa, for the takeover of steel maker ZISCO, state media reported on Tuesday.

First Quantum said it was mystified by a newswire story saying the Democratic Republic of Congo government had cancelled its $600m tailings treatment project.

Barclays Capital expects copper prices to rise by around 10% from current levels, while gold prices are projected to climb above $2,000 an ounce by the third quarter.

Mining and metals company First Quantum Minerals increased its copper production for the second quarter of 2009 by 14%.

GLENCORE is to buy full control of Mutanda Mining, a copper producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and lift its stake in the...

Fourth quarter net earnings are some 83% lower owing to lower copper production and prices for the metal during the period.