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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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New Age Metals (TSXV: NAM; OTCQB: NMTLF) continues a baseline environmental study of its River Valley Palladium Project, located 100 kilometers east of Sudbury, Ontario.
Altilium Projects and New Generation Minerals (NGM) have entered into a strategic project assessment and exclusivity agreement as part of plans to redefine nickel processing in…
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU) has received an AI report detailing five priority drilling targets at its 25,000-hectare Opemiska project, which includes the former Springer…
Faced with numerous headwinds facing Australian nickel companies, BHP has decided to consider "options to mitigate the impact of the sharp fall in nickel prices".
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU) has updated its resource estimate for its Opemiska project to more than 1.88 billion pounds of copper and 915,000 ounces…
Copper prices fell on Friday as bets on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates soon waned, boosting the dollar.
The global shift towards renewable energy, characterized by increasing reliance on wind energy and electric vehicles (EVs), depends heavily on the supply of copper.
China's top copper smelters have lowered their forecasts for first-quarter copper concentrate (TC/RC) processing and refining charges as mine closures and supply disruptions worsen the supply…
In a recent unveiling, Copper 360 has disclosed its plans to expand production for the city of Rietberg. This development includes a comprehensive strategy for the…
HARMONY Gold said it expected "some" downturn at its Eva copper project after saying earlier this week that license approval would take "longer than expected".
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