The world's biggest copper miner has agreed a record benchmark premium for European buyers at $234 a tonne for 2023, up 83% from this year.

The Brazilian mining giant produced 89.7 million metric tonnes, topping the 87.2 million-tonne average analyst estimate.

Rio has been battling with a surge in production costs while iron ore prices continue to slide.

The London Bullion Market Association has barred Norilsk Nickel from its annual precious metals conference.

The chairman of EN+ dismissed media reports that Washington is weighing restricting imports of Russian metal.

Just as Aurubis and Codelco aim to grab market share in Europe by replacing Russian metal, they risk losing market share in Asia if large amounts of Russian copper are displaced from the European market.

Coal India is targeting 3 gigawatts of solar generation capacity by fiscal 2024 from a current base of about 300 megawatts.