Copper Top Stories

Copper and silver: The electrical metals

Copper and silver are often skipped over in discussions of metals needed for the green economy, with battery metals like lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel hogging the limelight.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | September 29, 2023 | 4:34 pm

Peru won’t force contested mining projects on communities

Both the Tia Maria project and the Las Bambas copper…

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2023 | 10:27 am

Supervisors at Escondida mine reject contract offer, strike possible

The union says BHP is looking to reduce benefits and…

Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 10:11 am

Fortune Minerals, Rio Tinto to collaborate on critical minerals recovery technology

The collaboration will aim to increase Fortune's cobalt and bismuth…

Staff Writer | September 29, 2023 | 9:50 am

Copper price rebounds on signs that China’s economic recovery may be strengthening

The Chinese official manufacturing gauge is expected to signal expansion…

Staff Writer | September 29, 2023 | 9:05 am

CHARTS: Mining stocks gain on tech but remain an afterthought for investors

Apple is worth more than the 100 biggest mining companies, three years of global copper production and all the world's seaborne iron ore.

Frik Els | January 13, 2023 | 12:20 pm

Column: Base metals start the new year with depleted inventory

The LME global warehouse network held 654,345 tonnes of metal at the end of December, less than half the tonnage registered at the close of 2021.

Reuters | January 13, 2023 | 10:23 am

LME data entry error showed copper price down 77% in latest glitch

While the final price in the trading ring was set at $9,130 a ton, the LME’s external data feed showed a price of $2,130.

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2023 | 9:53 am

Copper price down after rapid rally

Copper prices paused their rally on Friday but were set to end the week with a 6.6% gain.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 13, 2023 | 9:28 am

Taseko gets $25 million loan to build processing plant at Florence Copper

The funding will be available for drawdown upon Florence Copper receiving the final underground injection control permit from the EPA.

Staff Writer | January 13, 2023 | 9:06 am

Copper exporters to benefit from China reopening, AllianceBernstein says

Global markets have yet to price in fully the reopening of China and copper exporters are set to benefit from it.

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2023 | 8:38 am

Rio Tinto trials renewable diesel at US operations

Company is conducting trials at its Kennecott copper operations in Salt Lake City.

Reuters | January 13, 2023 | 8:16 am

The Metals Company calls video of mining waste dumped into the sea misinformation as stock sinks

The Vancouver-based company is looking to be the first one in the world to commercially mine the deep sea.

Bruno Venditti | January 12, 2023 | 12:15 pm

Metals prices could spike with markets so tight, Trafigura says

“We could be pushed into extreme price levels,” Jeremy Weir, the commodity trader’s chief executive officer, said.

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2023 | 7:33 am

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