Base Metals

Plant closures not enough to stimulate the nickel price

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AN estimated 400,000 ton cut in nickel production in the last year, about 10% of total production, might not be enough to stimulate the...

BHP to shut Aussie nickel assets as impairments rise to $3.8bn

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BHP is to suspend its Australian nickel production until 2027 at least, saying it was unable to "ovecome the substantial economic challenges" of global...

Alphamin shares up as Bisie expansion delivers Q2 tin boost

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SHARES in tin miner Alphamin increased 4% in Toronto on Wednesday after the company announced impressive second quarter production boosted by expansion. Contained tin produced...

Vedanta says it has funds to pay Konkola Copper creditors

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VEDANTA Resources said it had arranged funds required to start paying creditors of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia as it takes steps...

Friedland forges on with reopening of century-old Congo mine

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MINING entrepreneur Robert Friedland’s tour de force in developing mining projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached a new milestone this week...

Panama considers reopening of First Quantum copper mine

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WORLD copper supply could receive a boost after Panama said it would conduct an environmental audit that could lead to the re-opening of the...

Congo starts selling copper/cobalt from JVs for first time

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THE Democratic Republic of Congo has started selling copper for the first time with a number of bids from traders being considered, said Bloomberg...

US backed Mercuria attempt to buy ERG’s Congo copper mines

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FIERCE competition between the US and China for critical minerals resulted in "an unusual" US initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to...

Orion raises R92m for copper studies amid spike in SA optimism

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ASX- and JSE-listed junior copper miner Orion Minerals (Orion) is raising a further A$7.7m (about R92.3m) through the issue of 513 million shares at...

Laboratories overwhelmed by glut of copper projects – Smart

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AN increase in copper exploration had overwhelmed accredited laboratories responsible for assay reports, said Orion Minerals CEO and MD Errol Smart. Announcing assay results from...