45% decline in Japan’s copper exports over last year

The African nation aims to increase copper output to a record above 1 million tons this year.

Orano and Mongolia’s state-owned MonAtom Group will together develop deposits holding an estimated 90,000 tons of uranium.

The feasibility study includes a re-engineered 2,000-tonne-per-day underground mine plan.

Copper was poised for a second weekly advance after data showed China’s GDP in 2024 expanded 5%.