Exports of the white metal reached a monthly best in March, with sales jumping 93% from March 2022.

"Over the long term, increased demand in the face of an uncertain uranium supply may likely support a sustained bull market," says Sprott Asset Management.

The administration of President Gabriel Boric is optimistic over an agreement between Tuesday and Wednesday, Mining Minister Marcela Hernando said.

All mining and processing activities will be "suspended" from the start of August to preserve the remaining national resource.

Supply disruptions in China are likely to offset slow demand growth and help bolster prices.

Myanmar’s ethnic minority Wa militia will suspend all work at mines in areas it controls from August.

The world’s No. 2 copper producer is recovering from its worst social unrest in decades.

The copper industry isn’t letting tightening credit and slowing growth kill the buzz heading into one of its biggest annual gatherings.