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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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Industrial processing infrastructure is becoming as important to nickel pricing as mine supply. Indonesia’s decision to limit nickel ore output in 2026 has changed the market’s…
An Indonesian bulk carrier loads mineral cargo at an export terminal. Indonesia’s new rare-earth testing requirements have disrupted shipments of nickel products, delaying mandatory surveyor reports…
Copper cathode bundles in a warehouse, where available inventory has become central to price formation. Copper has entered a new phase of market stress, with London…
Exploration drilling underway in Namibia’s Otavi region. Midas Minerals has extended the drill-tested copper-silver mineralisation at its Spaatzu prospect in Namibia to at least 1.2 kilometres…
Representative image: copper-gold exploration drilling in Queensland. Copper exploration company QMines Limited (ASX:QML) has reported a 35-metre intersection grading 2.88% copper at its Mt Chalmers project…
Saudi Arabian mineral exploration landscape in the Zone-4 transition region. Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Ma’aden) have signed a shareholders’ agreement to create a…
An Indonesian nickel processing complex reflects the growing importance of ore availability to the global market. Indonesia’s decision to restrict nickel ore production to roughly 250…
Copper processing infrastructure at a large-scale mine in the Andes. Copper enters 2026 with an unusually wide gap between institutional forecasts. A Reuters analyst poll expects…
Queensland’s copper-gold region is becoming the focus of Evolution Mining’s latest expansion push. Evolution Mining’s proposed A$213 million acquisition of Carnaby Resources is moving toward a…
A consortium including Glencore, Kyma Capital and investor Trifon Natsis has proposed injecting new equity into Sherritt International at C$0.12 per share, seeking to take at…
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