base-metals

Resource stocks were among the top performers as crude and precious- and base-metals prices rose.

European Stocks Rise Barbara Kollmeyer 2012

Mining stocks also fell in London, tracking a shift lower in precious- and base-metals prices.

European Stocks Slip Sara Sjolin 2012

HONG KONG — Minmetals Resources Ltd. said Tuesday it agreed to buy Melbourne-based Minerals & Metals Group from Minmetals 'state-owned parent for US$1. 85 billion, part of a plan to transform itself from a trader in nonferrous metals and manufacturer of aluminum and copper products into an international base-metals producer.

Minmetals to Buy Mining Assets From Parent Yvonne Lee 2010

One of the people said two of Vale's existing senior managers were on the shortlist of three from which the chief executive was picked: the base-metals manager, Tito Martins , and the iron-ore manager, Jose Carlos Martins .

New Vale CEO May Face Heightened Scrutiny Diana Kinch 2011

Nickel, which is primarily used in the production of stainless steel, has been one of the laggards of the base-metals arena this year and has fallen below the marginal cost of production for many producers.

Beleaguered Nickel Loses Its Currency Rhiannon Hoyle 2011

Minmetals Resources said it agreed to buy Melbourne-based Minerals & Metals Group from Minmetals 'state-owned parent for US$1. 85 billion, part of a plan to transform itself from a trader in nonferrous metals and manufacturer of aluminum and copper products into an international base-metals producer.

Business Watch 2010

"The big Holy Grail for molybdenum is the lightweight steels they'll be using in cars in the coming decade," said Justin Lennon , a base-metals analyst at Mitsui Bussan Commodities.

Lower China Molybdenum Output Stirs North American Production Tatyana Shumsky 2011

BNP Paribas analyst Stephen Briggs said that although moves in nickel in the past have offered clues about the outlook for base-metals prices, nickel's recent performance isn't a guide to what is happening across the rest of the markets.

Nickel is No Guide to Base-Metal Prices Rhiannon Hoyle 2011

Lundin is a base-metals mining company with operations in Portugal, Spain and Sweden, producing copper, nickel, lead and zinc.

Equinox to Make Hostile Lundin Bid Caroline Van Hasselt 2011

Stockpiles of aluminum reported through the London Metal Exchange are high, but it was the best performing metal in the first quarter, "so visible inventories don't necessarily suggest lower prices," said Justin Lennon , base-metals analyst at Mitsui Bussan Commodities in New York.

Exchange Gives Peek Into China's Secret Copper Stocks Tatyana Shumsky 2011