August 15, 2018 Mining and metals markets crater as copper price enters bear market Investors found no solace in traditional safe haven gold with the precious metal setting a one-and-a-half year low.
August 15, 2018 Copper price: BHP averts strike at Escondida After a near 5% drop on Wednesday, news that a strike had been averted at the world's largest copper mine put a cap on hopes of a recovery for the…
August 15, 2018 Stocks fall as tech struggles, commodities plunge: Markets wrap “Tech stocks are pulling the markets lower,” said Naeem Aslam. “We are seeing investors becoming more concerned about the geopolitics.”
August 15, 2018 Nickel is dancing to a new electric (vehicle) beat The world used almost 2.2 million tonnes of nickel last year. Around two thirds of that metal was absorbed by the stainless steel industry.
August 15, 2018 Metals poisoned by Turkey contagion as copper nears bear market Base metal markets tumbled on Wednesday, with most contracts falling more than 2 percent in London. Copper sank below $6,000 a metric ton and is set to close in a…
August 15, 2018 Chile’s Escondida union to take new labor proposal to members It will avert its planned strike to consult members about a renewed proposal for a new labor contract from operator BHP .
August 14, 2018 Copper price falls as China investment grows at slowest pace on record Called off strike at world's largest copper mine adds to pressure on copper price now down nearly 20% in little over two months.
August 14, 2018 Miner Antofagasta’s H1 earnings fall, trade tensions cloud demand outlook Chilean copper producer Antofagasta said first-half core earnings fell 16.2 percent from a year earlier.
August 14, 2018 Battery upsurge spurs quest to resurrect World War II cobalt mines Chile, known for its vast copper deposits, is joining the search for cobalt amid soaring demand for a metal that’s mostly mined in the politically risky Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds…
August 13, 2018 Union at Chile’s Caserones copper mine extends mediation with company The main union at Chile's Caserones copper mine said on Monday that both sides had agreed to extend government mediation of labor talks until Thursday.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
