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Initial drilling this year has intercepted a shallow zone of gold-silver mineralization and a deeper zone of high-grade copper-silver mineralization.

Copper prices retreated on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve confirmed plans to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected.

Moscow is proposing a 15% export tax on aluminum exports or a minimum of $254 a tonne between August and December.

LME cash copper prices are expected to average $4.20 per lb. in 2021 and $3.96 per lb. in 2022, according to the inaugural edition of Critical Metals for a Sustainable World.

Deepening extension drilling within the Pilar mine has delineated a new open zone of “Superpod” mineralization.

The bill in its present form could hike taxes on miners by up to 75% depending on the price of copper.

Highlights include 952 m grading 0.53% copper, 0.02% molybdenum, and 0.04 g/t gold.

More sales will be arranged in the near term to ensure market stability, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said in a statement.

Copper may grab the supercycle headlines but it’s the tiny tin market that outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.