Copper Top Stories

Copper Mark awarded to Teck’s Quebrada Blanca and Carmen de Andacollo mines in Chile

Copper Mark is awarded to mines assessed as meeting 32 responsible production criteria including greenhouse gas emissions, community health and safety, respect for Indigenous rights, and business integrity.

Staff Writer | December 18, 2023 | 12:03 pm

Cordoba’s Alacran copper project enters development stage after FS delivered

The FS reinforce a majority of metrics and economic figures…

Staff Writer | December 18, 2023 | 11:26 am

Panama rejects Orla Mining’s request for permit extension

The Canadian miner said Panama also declared the concessions were…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2023 | 6:05 am

EU sets critical mineral goals, but faces struggle to hit them

The Critical Raw Materials Act, due to enter force in…

Reuters | December 18, 2023 | 5:15 am

Thousands of Cobre Panamá workers join First Quantum’s voluntary retirement scheme

Close to 2,500 workers joined Minera Panamá’s special voluntary retirement…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 17, 2023 | 12:21 pm

South32 sees shipping delays tying up cash in inventory

In its quarterly report, South32 met coal, aluminum, and copper forecasts and slightly exceeded analyst estimates for manganese ore production.

Reuters | January 23, 2023 | 7:44 am

The risks of plundering the periodic table

Humans have been squeezing the periodic table for over a century. Scientists warn about the risks of doing so.

Staff Writer | January 22, 2023 | 5:55 am

Glencore halts operations in Peru due to violent protests

Following an attack on Friday, Glencore announced that it has halted operations at its Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 21, 2023 | 2:03 pm

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.

Frik Els | January 20, 2023 | 1:55 pm

Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine attacked, fire breaks out

Video footage published by the company on its Facebook page shows people putting flammable material near the mine.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 12:08 pm

ERG sees copper rising on high demand, supply worries

The world's green energy transition will drive a new commodity supercycle, especially as inventories are at historical lows, Benedikt Sobotka said.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 9:29 am

China’s copper costs driven up by Maike’s woes, output glitches

The premium that buyers pay above futures prices for domestic copper have surged since the second half of last year.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 8:02 am

Scientists working towards superconductors that allow current to flow without energy loss

Researchers’ better understanding of copper-oxygen bonds may lead to the development of more efficient superconductors.

Staff Writer | January 20, 2023 | 7:01 am

Record open interest in CME Group’s copper options

Copper Options average daily volume was at 12,513 contracts month-to-date, up 410% versus a year ago.

Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 5:33 pm

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