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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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Copper heap-leach pads, solution ponds and processing infrastructure in the Arizona desert. Freeport-McMoRan is weighing a roughly $4.5 billion expansion of its Bagdad copper mine in…
Indonesia’s laterite nickel mines sit at the center of the 2026 supply debate. Indonesia has cut its 2026 nickel ore quota to 260–270 million wet metric…
Weekly intelligence briefing for mining executives, investors, analysts and policymakers. By Charles Pitts Copper near US$14,780 per tonne is signaling more than strong demand. It reflects…
An open-pit copper mine in an arid Andean landscape, with terraced benches and haulage equipment visible across the operation. Chile’s copper industry has delivered a fresh…
Nickel Industries’ Excelsior project is being developed in Central Sulawesi’s Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park. Nickel Industries has halted the ramp-up of its Excelsior Nickel Cobalt facility…
Copper busbars used in power infrastructure. Copper’s move toward $14,000 per tonne is testing whether supply relief expected in 2026 can keep pace with demand from…
By Salini Krishnan Target publish time: 4:00 PM ET Mining investors are weighing three connected signals: a widening gap between public-market valuations and transaction prices, continued…
Copper’s 2026 outlook is being reshaped by a market signal that is easy to miss in the headline price: spot treatment charges have fallen to around…
Copper Price Falls to Three-Week Low: US Tariff Deadline and Fed Risk Explained The copper price fell to a three-week low on Monday as traders unwound…
Mining investors are navigating three connected signals: copper’s retreat from a record as U.S. tariff expectations cool, a widening gap between listed-company valuations and M&A clearing…
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