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 concentrate handling systems at a large-scale smelting complex. By Charles Pitts Copper’s record price is being accompanied by an unusual split in the supply chain:…
By Charles Pitts Nickel’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by two opposing signals: Indonesia is imposing greater discipline on mine supply, while LME warehouses hold almost…
By Charles Pitts Sterling Metals has extended the continuous copper-mineralized core of its MEPS Zone to approximately 700 metres at the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana…
Copper’s sharp retreat from record highs is testing whether mining equities can hold their recent gains as traders reassess the timing of potential U.S. tariffs on…
Brazilian ferronickel processing infrastructure at an industrial nickel operation. China-backed MMG has offered long-term ferronickel supply guarantees to European customers in an effort to secure regulatory…
Brazilian nickel mining and ferronickel processing infrastructure. By Penny Langford The proposed sale of Anglo American’s Brazilian nickel business to MMG has become more than a…
By Penny Langford Copper is trading at $14,464 per tonne on the LME, close to its recent $14,875 peak. At the same time, the Yangshan copper…
By Penny Langford Five transactions across lithium, gold, silver, copper and nickel show how mining M&A deals in 2026 are shifting from resource accumulation toward control…
Illustrative view of a copper tailings recovery and wet-leach processing facility in Zambia’s Copperbelt. Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has signed a $498 million engineering, procurement and…
Copper cathode bundles prepared for movement through a Chinese port facility. By Penny Langford China’s physical copper market is showing signs of recovery, with the Yangshan…
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