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Base metal mining covers the essential non-precious metals that power modern infrastructure, clean energy, and global industry. From copper and zinc to nickel and lead, these metals are critical to the supply chains of construction, manufacturing, and electric vehicles. This category offers breaking news, market analysis, production updates, and geopolitical insights tied to the base metals sector.
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Copper hit a fresh record high overnight, extending a rally driven by tariff-driven hoarding in the United States and shrinking mine supply. COMEX copper recently traded…
Indonesian nickel mining and processing infrastructure is central to the 2026 global supply outlook. The nickel market enters 2026 with a narrower margin for error. Indonesia’s…
An open-pit copper-cobalt operation and processing complex in the DRC’s Copperbelt. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has prohibited the export of copper and cobalt concentrates…
Freshly produced copper cathodes at a refinery loading area. The copper price forecast 2026 has split into two broad camps. Westpac has upgraded its end-2026 target…
The mountainous Mindanao landscape illustrates the scale and terrain surrounding the proposed Tampakan project. The Sy family’s Dominion Holdings has moved the Tampakan copper-gold project closer…
Copper mine infrastructure in the Peruvian Andes. Copper’s move above $13,600 per tonne has pushed the 2026 market debate beyond a conventional demand cycle. The central…
Austral Resources has agreed to acquire all of Hammer Metals in a binding scheme valued at approximately A$80.7 million, creating a larger Queensland-focused copper group centred…
Chile’s Atacama Desert is home to some of the world’s largest copper operations and prospective new projects. Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco is close to signing…
Underground diamond drilling remains central to testing depth extensions and high-grade shoots in copper systems. Copper exploration results 2026 are highlighting four different ways a drill…
Las Bambas copper operations in Peru face a temporary suspension after a workplace accident, with a progressive restart expected from August 21. MMG’s Las Bambas copper…
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