Estimated Chinese production was 3.47 million tonnes in December.

A hearing to determine whether a lawsuit can be classified as a class action for as many as 140,000 people began Friday.

The Indonesian conglomerate is looking to acquire a nickel mine in the resource-rich island of Sulawesi.

The premium that buyers pay above futures prices for domestic copper have surged since the second half of last year.

Bolivia's iconic salt flats are home to the world's largest lithium resources at 21 million tonnes.

Open interest in the lithium contract hit a record high of 473 contracts on Wednesday, and extends out to February 2024, according to CME data.

Copper Options average daily volume was at 12,513 contracts month-to-date, up 410% versus a year ago.

Protests in Peru are threatening to choke off access to almost $4 billion worth of copper.