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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Zambia, Africa's second-largest copper producer, is saddled with debt worth billions, and its new President has a plan to excavate himself out: stop borrowing so much…
Digging deep wells beneath dormant volcanoes to suck out the metal-containing fluids trapped beneath them, according to Oxford scientists, is a more sustainable method to copper…
BHP Group Ltd and the union at its Escondida copper mine in Chile announced in the first week of August that they had achieved a tentative…
Metso Outotec will provide cutting-edge flotation technology as part of a concentrator modernization project for a significant nickel producer in Western Australia.
Talon Nickel (USA) LLC (Talon) proposed a proposal to search for metallic mineral deposits on leased state mineral rights north of Tamarack, Minnesota, in Aitkin County.…
https://www.resources.org/common-resources/the-potential-of-hydrogen-for-decarbonization-reducing-emissions-in-iron-and-steel-production/ The Decarbonizing Capability of Hydrogen: A Source to Reduce Emissions in Iron and Steel Production The steel production, which emits about 7% global CO₂, was…
EXPLORATION Tin Mining Dump Truck Operator Shares Hard Truths — Are You Cut Out? Being a dump truck operator in the mining industry does not have…
MARKET INTELLIGENCE KSB MDX Slurry Pump Boosts Tin Mill Efficiency and Wear Life KSB, a leading pump manufacturer, describes how its MDX slurry pump for mill…
EXPLORATION Tin Heavy Equipment Demand Surges in Middle East and Africa Marketplace-E, the company’s online auction podium for surplus heavy equipment, has increased year over year,…
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