Base Metals

Orion boss Smart acknowledges Prieska success could make firm a takeover...

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ORION Minerals CEO, Errol Smart, acknowledged the company could become a takeover target if it made a success of its Prieska zinc-copper project. "At some...

Barrick to relaunch Pakistan’s Reko Diq project as firm scans the...

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BARRICK Gold has agreed with Pakistan and Balochistan, a province of the South Asian country to relaunch the Reko Diq copper-gold project - a...

CNMC to start copper mine

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China Nonferrous Metal Mining Corp (CNMC) will start building its Mulyashi copper mine in Zambia from January next year.

Codelco, Anglo secret talks ‘failed’

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Two months of secretive talks between Codelco and Anglo American have failed to resolve a stake option dispute, so a legal battle is for now the only way forward, says Codelco's CEO.

IDC confirms strategic partnership in Orion’s Okiep Copper Project

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THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the South African government-owned company, would become a strategic partner in the development of Okiep Copper Project (OCP), said...

Exxaro seeks bid for zinc assets

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Exxaro has invited bids for its stake in a zinc and lead mine in Namibia and ownership of a refinery in SA in a move to exit the zinc business, says an official.

Chambishi to restart metal production

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Chambishi Metals, which shut owing to losses related to the global economic slowdown, would restart output later this week, its CEO said.

Bottled-up scrap copper supply during Covid-19 lockdown could interrupt bull market...

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THE surge in the price of copper may be interrupted by a glut of supply from the scrap market, said Bloomberg news. "Scrap remains plentiful...

Appian Capital to return Namibia’s Rosh Pinah zinc mine to its...

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PRIVATE equity firm Appian Capital Advisory has swooped on Trevali Mining Corp.'s Rosh Pinah zinc mine after the Vancouver firm put assets into liquidation...

First Quantum halts work on Kolwezi

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First Quantum Minerals has been forced to stop work on the Kolwezi project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and it seems a legal battle is looming.