Base Metals Mining
The industry that extracts and processes non-precious industrial metals such as zinc, copper, lead and nickel, supplying construction, galvanizing, electronics and battery manufacturing worldwide.
Covered in 4 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 1, 2026.
Coverage
DPM's Vareš Silver Mine Keeps Running After Bosnia's Top Court Faults Its Concession
Lead and zinc output continues while the review runs.
Molybdenum Use Rises 8% While Mine Output Falls 3% in Q2, IMOA Data Shows
Producers benefit from demand growing faster than supply.
Bahia Metals Files NI 43-101 Report for 313-Million-Tonne Nickel Find
Bahia Metals has filed an independent NI 43-101 technical report defining 313 million tonnes of inferred nickel-copper-cobalt resource at its Mangueiros project in Bahia state, Brazil. The filing is a formal regulatory step that clears the way for a preliminary economic assessment.
Nexa Resources Shares Trade Below Boliden's $15.29 Takeover Price as Analysts Argue the Zinc Miner Is Worth More
A major European base-metals producer paying $1.31 billion for a controlling stake in a Latin American zinc miner signals continued strategic appetite for zinc and byproduct-silver assets even after a period of operational disruption.
