Search the Skillings archive
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.
Track global pricing trends, explore major mining projects, and understand how evolving demand—especially from green technologies—is reshaping exploration and investment. Skillings delivers accurate, timely, and actionable intelligence to help professionals, investors, and analysts navigate the fast-moving world of base metal mining.
Whether you’re following nickel’s role in EV batteries, copper’s infrastructure boom, or zinc’s industrial rebound—this hub provides the authoritative coverage you need. Bookmark this page for your go-to source on base metal mining.
SANTIAGO : Severe winter storms and unyielding blizzards across Chile have paralyzed key copper operations in the high Andes, compounding a fragile global supply crunch and…
The global copper market enters August 2026 navigating a complex equilibrium defined by persistent structural deficits, aggressive grid modernization programs, and a historic surge in digital…
The landscape of global resource consolidation shifted dramatically today as regulatory hurdles reshaped one of the year’s largest proposed cross-border transactions. In our daily coverage of…
The global metals market is undergoing a fundamental reassessment. For years, major forecasters modeled comfortable surpluses or modest balances for industrial metals, anticipating that macroeconomic headwinds…
Global nickel markets are navigating a profound structural shift as regulatory interventions by the world’s dominant producer redefine the balance between supply and consumption. For industrial…
Global copper markets are navigating a volatile transition in 2026. Major financial institutions, commodity trading desks, and mining intelligence providers have revised their price targets upward…
Zambia has formalised a tightly managed regulatory pivot regarding its copper mining sector through Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 43 of 2026. Designed to balance domestic industrial…
Boom! Look, let’s not mince words here, copper is the undisputed king of the commodity complex right now, and if you aren’t paying attention to the…
LUSAKA : Zambia is tightening its regulatory grip on mineral trade by maintaining a strict baseline export duty on copper concentrates while navigating temporary adjustments designed…
The global nickel market is entering a period of forced rebalancing as Indonesia, the world’s dominant supplier, moves to tighten its grip on ore production through…
Our newsletters on critical minerals, policy and the week’s deals, free through LinkedIn or by email.
