Copper Top Stories

Copper Age 2.0: Adopting a comprehensive US copper strategy

While the US has vast reserves and resources, it needs an all-of-the-above strategy to secure copper supply.

Adam Estelle, Copper Development Association | August 6, 2024 | 5:25 am

Commodities face contagion as global market meltdown deepens

For commodities linked to industrial cycles, such as copper, a…

Bloomberg News | August 5, 2024 | 3:58 pm

Glencore to pay $152 million fine in bribery case

Commodities giant was fined by Swiss authorities for not preventing…

Staff Writer | August 5, 2024 | 8:51 am

Aurubis slides after Q3 earnings miss

Shares in Aurubis fell as much as 8.8% after earnings at…

Reuters | August 5, 2024 | 8:18 am

Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners

Agnico runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output: Detour…

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | August 5, 2024 | 8:00 am

First Quantum Minerals cuts debt by over $1bn in first quarter

The company in February had announced a series of capital restructuring measures that would strengthen its balance sheet and cut debt.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 7:05 pm

ESG Watch: Why climate change is leaving mining firms between a rock and a hard place

By 2050, the World Bank forecasts that demand for the metals and minerals used to produce the clean energy technologies will increase by almost 500%.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 4:40 pm

Chile sees record copper production next year

The output of the red metal would be a 6% increase from the 5.51 million tons expected to be produced this year.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 12:55 pm

Copper price at risk of pullback as buying in China stalls after rally

Fabricators have struggled to pass on higher costs to their customers, forcing them to rein in purchases since March, one copper trader said.

Bloomberg News | April 23, 2024 | 8:55 am

Zambia seeks power imports for key mining sector

State-owned Zesco stated that it is seeking to import power to avert an energy deficit that could affect output in Africa's second-largest copper producer.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 7:43 am

Metals Acquisition extends CSA mine life to 11 years after reserve update

CSA, acquired from Glencore, is one of Australia’s longest operating copper mines with a history stretching back almost 150 years.

Staff Writer | April 23, 2024 | 6:31 am

Anglo American bullish on copper outlook, cuts diamond targets

It produced 11% more copper in the first quarter, but its diamond unit De Beers saw output drop by 23% on high inventories.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2024 | 5:35 am

Freeport-McMoRan beats on copper production, gold output surges

The mining giant said its quarterly production of copper rose to 1.1 billion pounds from 965 million pounds a year earlier.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 5:13 am

Shortages key to copper’s upward price trajectory to new peaks

Copper prices have recently been bolstered by expectations of tight supplies and optimism about demand prospects from energy transition.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 4:54 am

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