BHP taps Microsoft, AI, to improve recovery at top copper mineBHP Group has teamed up with Microsoft Corp to improve copper recovery from its Escondida mine in Chile, the world's biggest copper mine, b...
Top copper nation gets tough on water with BHP in crosshairsMines that dot the parched Atacama desert are coming under increasing scrutiny for their use of water, with lithium giant Soc. Quimica & Mi...
Base metals sector outlook stable in FY20, says Ind-RaThe agency also expects copper prices to stabilise after the price correction during the second half of FY18.
Australia shares ease as BHP, Rio drop; NZ follows suitShares in BHP and Rio Tinto fell 1.4 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively on Tuesday in the wake of the news.
Tech stocks on a tear as FAANGs and BATTS biteOther euro zone government bond yields were 1-2 basis points lower.
Macroeconomic concerns, French polls, US protectionism to keep copper counter weakLast year’s uptrend continued in 2017 and the metal enjoyed an impressive rally in the first two months, gaining 8.4 per cent on LME and 5....
Copper prices decline on easing of supply disruption concernsPrime reason being recent comments by the workers union at Escondida, the world’s biggest copper mine in Chile, that it was open to further...
Australia, NZ shares slip as Trump immigration policy dents confidenceThe S&P/ASX 200 index fell 40.6 points or 0.72 percent to 5,620.9 at the close of trade.
- US Credit Rating downgrade takes sheen off base metals
Copper and aluminium prices head south but firm demand keeps experts optimistic.
- Base metals remain up on firm global trend
Base metals rose further by up to Rs 5 per kg in the local non-ferrous metal market today on increased demand from consuming industries.
- Copper climbs as strike continues at BHP Billiton's Escondida mine
Copper rose in London for the first day in five as a strike at the world's biggest mine fuelled speculation that supply will fall short of ...
- BHP Billiton to build $3.5 bn Chile water plant
BHP Billiton is seeking approval to build a US$3.5 billion water desalinization plant to service its Escondida copper mine in northern Chil...
- Nickel prices bounce back to record highs
Nickel hovered near a record $29,950 a tonne on Thursday as available stocks held at about half a day of global consumption, but slowing ec...
- Copper skids on talks of end to Chile mine strike
Copper prices fell in London and New York on speculation talks between workers and management at Chile’s Escondida, the world’s biggest cop...
- BHP shuts biggest copper mine
Copper prices bounced back in London on Friday after the world’s largest copper mine, BHP Billiton, said it was shutting as talks with stri...
- Wage row hits world's largest copper mine
Workers struck the world’s largest copper mine, jeopardising 8% of the global production and spurring prices to a three-week high.
- Copper stays low despite tight supply
Supply problems failed to lift copper out of ranges on Thursday as investors remained sidelined before a statement on US interest rate poli...