Copper price: What’s in store for 2025

The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year bring more wild swings?

Frik Els | December 13, 2024 | 5:48 pm

Rio Tinto assesses potential for gallium production at Quebec operations

Gallium is on the export ban list to the United…

Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 4:21 pm

BHP seeks Brazil growth to emerge from shadow of mining disaster

BHP is assessing the future of copper mines inherited from…

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 10:56 am

Norilsk Nickel plans to sell all it produces in 2025

The miner reported a 22% fall in first-half profit in…

Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 7:59 am

Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei

The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon…

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:27 am

Barrick said to seek buyer for Ivory Coast mine as bullion soars

Barrick plans to stop production at the 24-year-old Tongon open-pit mine by 2027.

Bloomberg News | December 10, 2024 | 12:55 pm

Copper output from Codelco flat in October, BHP’s Escondida rises

Codelco, the world's largest copper producer that is struggling to boost declining output, posted total production of 127,900 metric tons.

Reuters | December 10, 2024 | 11:24 am

Barrick chair says he ‘never’ planned to use Hannam for Randgold merger

Dealmaker is suing Randgold for up to $18 million over Barrick merger work.

Staff Writer | December 10, 2024 | 10:47 am

Nornickel says sees global nickel surplus of 150,000t in 2024-2025

The company said it expects the palladium market to reach balance in 2025.

Reuters | December 10, 2024 | 7:16 am

Polyus says sanctions will double cost of Siberian gold deposit

The cost of developing Sukhoi Log in Siberia has nearly doubled to $6 billion due to Western sanctions.

Reuters | December 10, 2024 | 7:07 am

Anglo American’s El Soldado mine faces charges for environmental breaches in Chile

Anglo subsidiary faces possible revocation of its environmental permit, closure or a fine of over $12 million if it does not address the issues.

Staff Writer | December 9, 2024 | 4:27 pm

ABB to deliver world’s largest production capacity mine hoist to BHP’s Jansen project

The Jansen project aims to become the largest potash mine in the world.

Staff Writer | December 9, 2024 | 12:52 pm

Newmont cuts management jobs in major corporate restructuring

The world’s top gold mining company initiated plans to dismiss one executive and at least 10 senior managers, Bloomberg sources said.

Bloomberg News | December 9, 2024 | 10:56 am

Freeport’s copper concentrate exports will only temporarily ease global shortages

A fire at PT Freeport Indonesia's Manyar smelter halted operations in October.

Reuters | December 9, 2024 | 6:49 am

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