China’s copper processing fees could recover from 2nd quarter, analysts say

Chile says Japanese battery and metals companies are among Asian investors interested in acquiring long-term preferential access to lithium.

A flurry of copper mining deals are being lined up for the next six to 12 months, industry sources told Reuters.

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis examined five miners with goals to become carbon neutral by 2050 — and found varying degrees of purpose in meeting that target.

The BC government notes that Cariboo was the first project to be approved under the new Environmental Assessment Act, which was updated in 2018.

Fitch Solutions is revising down its 2023 average annual copper price forecast as US dollar strength and market fears of another US Fed rate hike places a cap on price growth.

In the last few months, Citi requested delivery of about 100,000 tons of aluminum and 40,000 tons of zinc — worth over $300 million.

Under the draft CRMA, strategic mine projects would have to get permits within 24 months.

Prices for zinc are down 16% so far this year following last year's slump in demand from China.

Hundreds of labor-intensive mines are expected to close in the coming decades.