Copper Top Stories

Column: Record European copper premiums as buyers shut out Russia

Just as Aurubis and Codelco aim to grab market share in Europe by replacing Russian metal, they risk losing market share in Asia if large amounts of Russian copper are displaced from the European market.

Reuters | October 14, 2022 | 8:32 am

Union at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine reaches labour deal to avoid strike

Contract agreement includes wage increases, bonuses and various benefits.

Reuters | October 14, 2022 | 7:00 am

Vale opens first phase of $684 million copper complex expansion in Canada

Project's initial expansion is expected to add 10,000 tonnes of…

Staff Writer | October 14, 2022 | 6:44 am

Turquoise Hill’s fifth largest investor to reject Rio Tinto’s takeover bid

Sailingstone Capital Partners, which has a 2.2% stake in the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2022 | 3:52 am

Autonomous driving boosts copper use in cars – report finds “minimal” substitution

New research reveals demand for copper in the wire harness…

Staff Writer | October 13, 2022 | 10:34 am

Copper price crashes through $4 as bull case fades

Escalating tensions between China and the West, as well as potential US tax hikes hit sentiment and led to investors buying into safe-haven dollar.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 25, 2021 | 8:50 am

Norway’s Nussir considers IPO after Arctic copper mine deal

Company is considering listing its shares in Oslo this year after signing a deal with local officials to build the world's first fully electric copper mine in the Arctic.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:44 am

Dividend over digging: Miners pay shareholders but need new projects

Major miners need to increase spending to secure fresh copper supply, analysts say, amid worries that availability of the red metal will slide just as demand surges.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:38 am

KGHM has no plans to change its stake in Sierra Gorda mine

Polish copper and silver producer has no plans to change its 55% stake in its Chilean mine, the company's deputy head Pawel Gruza said.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:31 am

Massive battery recycling facility opens in Singapore

TES’s multi-million-dollar facility has the capacity to recycle up to 14 tonnes or the equivalent of 280,000 lithium-ion smartphone batteries a day.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 25, 2021 | 6:09 am

Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates

US hedge fund’s lawsuit claims the miner concealed the true cause of the mine expansion delays, which Rio had largely blamed on the site's geology.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2021 | 3:55 am

Companies keep too much of Peru’s metal wealth, top candidate says

The front-runner in Peru’s presidential race said he’s ready to take a tougher stance against mining companies.

Bloomberg News | March 24, 2021 | 1:52 pm

Chile lawmakers want a bigger share of the copper windfall

Chile’s lower house has approved a proposed royalty on copper and lithium sales.

Bloomberg News | March 24, 2021 | 11:07 am

Indian police charge 71 anti-Vedanta protesters over 2018 violence

Police opened fire to beat back the protesters in the southern seaside town of Thoothukudi where 13 people were killed, causing national outrage and the subsequent closure of the Sterlite Copper plant.

Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 11:03 am

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