Copper Top Stories

Chile says copper price to recover soon from coronavirus impact

China is the world's top copper consumer, and Chile is the red metal's top producer.

Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 11:43 am

China’s copper imports and aluminium consumption to drop again in 2020

Chinese smelters, facing high inventories of sulphuric acid and logistical…

Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 9:25 am

More heads to roll at Glencore this year

The news comes as the Swiss miner and commodities trader…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 18, 2020 | 5:45 am

BHP CEO says company needs more copper, nickel

Henry also said that the company would be willing to…

Reuters | February 17, 2020 | 3:54 pm

Rio submits feasibility study for Tavan Tolgoi power plant

Mongolia has been exerting pressure on Rio Tinto to revise…

Reuters | February 17, 2020 | 3:03 pm

Rio Tinto copper mine in Utah evacuated in face of major slide

No injuries were reported.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2013 | 2:42 pm

BHP said to have discovered vast copper deposit in Western Australia

Finding is close to BHP's massive but low-grade Babel-Nebo nickel-copper discovery.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2013 | 5:01 pm

US miners attain record low fatality and injury rate in 2012

Per 200,000 hours worked, the fatality rate was .0107 deaths and reported injuries were 2.56.

Kerry Hall | April 10, 2013 | 6:26 am

$45bn and counting: China’s foreign mining misadventures

China's deep-pocketed pursuit of mining assets abroad is a tale of burnt fingers and bungles.

Frik Els | April 10, 2013 | 12:20 am

Inflation to play small part in ‘Great Recession’ narrative: IMF

Has the behaviour of inflation changed?

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2013 | 10:54 pm

Alcoa, China spark massive rally in miners and metals

Great news from bellwether for industrial demand and globe's top commodity consumer spurs broad advance in metal and stock prices.

Frik Els | April 9, 2013 | 7:38 pm

Copper strike will cost Chile up to $35 million

If all major copper mines in Chile halted their operations for a day, the country would lose more than $120 million in copper exports alone.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2013 | 2:49 pm

Afghanistan mineral deposits estimated at $1 trillion

US hydrologists and mining engineers are working with Afghans southeast of Kabul to conduct tests.

Kerry Hall | April 9, 2013 | 8:01 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Market intelligence for April 2013

A summary of changes in economic indicators, commodity and financial trends plus more.

MINING.com Editor | April 8, 2013 | 11:24 pm

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