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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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Saudi Arabian exploration terrain along the Arabian Platform near the Arabian Shield. Saudi Arabia’s Maaden and energy giant Aramco have signed a shareholders’ agreement to establish…
Mining investment markets are being shaped by two forces moving in opposite directions: commodity prices remain elevated, while valuations continue to diverge sharply between established producers,…
An open-pit copper operation illustrates the scale and infrastructure behind the assets attracting strategic capital. Mining M&A deals 2026 are increasingly being shaped by control of…
Autonomous mining technology is entering a scale test. CiDi says its MetaMine platform now covers more than 1,900 autonomous mining trucks across nearly 40 mines, while…
An Indonesian nickel processing complex reflects the growing importance of ore availability to the global market. Indonesia’s decision to limit 2026 nickel ore production to roughly…
Vale Base Metals has brought an autonomous fleet of Komatsu 930E haul trucks into operation at its Salobo copper complex in Pará, Brazil, marking a significant…
Exploration drilling at a remote Western Australian copper-gold project. Solstice Minerals has reported a 148-metre copper-gold intercept beyond the current resource boundary at its Nanadie project…
Indonesia has approved a 2026 nickel ore production quota of approximately 260 million to 270 million wet tonnes, sharply below the 379 million tonnes approved under…
Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) have signed an agreement to establish a mineral exploration and hard-rock mining joint venture covering about 182,000 square…
Andean copper mine and concentrator infrastructure captured in documentary style. Copper has moved above $14,000 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, as demand expectations linked…
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