Copper Top Stories

Peru’s Castillo weighs a new finance chief in cabinet overhaul

Advisers to Peru’s President Pedro Castillo are looking for names to replace Finance Minister Pedro Francke as part of a wider cabinet reform.

Bloomberg News | December 31, 2021 | 1:02 am

Base metals shine in 2021 on robust China demand, supply concerns

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than…

Reuters | December 31, 2021 | 12:45 am

Las Bambas mine in Peru to restart copper output

The process to resume copper output at the Peruvian mine…

Reuters | December 30, 2021 | 4:33 pm

Harvest Gold shares drop on strategic investment by Crescat

Harvest Gold is focused on the Interior Plateau of British…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 30, 2021 | 9:27 am

Codelco signs multi-year contracts in Southeast Asia

The world's largest copper producer said it was seeking to…

Reuters | December 30, 2021 | 8:39 am

China’s major copper smelters boost July output

Refined copper cathode production by major Chinese smelters increased by 5.3% in July.

Reuters | August 12, 2019 | 1:03 pm

EV sector will need 250% more copper by 2030 just for charging stations

Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimates that there will be more than 20 million EV charging points by then.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2019 | 10:03 am

Codelco raises debt after saying it wouldn’t

Codelco agreed to borrow $300 million and sold two bonds for a combined $180 million of funding last week.

Bloomberg News | August 12, 2019 | 9:28 am

Mexican president says won’t cancel mining concessions, or grant new ones

Mexico is the world's top silver producer and one of the largest producers of copper and gold.

Reuters | August 12, 2019 | 9:07 am

Peruvian government suspends Southern’s construction licence for Tía María project

Following a request to review the project, the Ministry of Mines temporarily suspended the licence.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 10, 2019 | 1:39 pm

Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project in Arizona moves a step closer

The state has one of the few known major deposits of the metal, with the potential to meet around a quarter of US demand.

Reuters | August 9, 2019 | 11:20 am

Zambia asks Glencore unit to rescind mine shaft closures

Glencore subsidiary Mopani announced the shaft closures on Thursday in a move that an opposition leader said had led to 1,400 job losses.

Reuters | August 9, 2019 | 10:43 am

China Molybdenum seeks opportunities to beef up battery metals business

Cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium are expected to see increasing demand from the EV trade in the years ahead.

Reuters | August 9, 2019 | 9:56 am

World’s No. 1 copper miner gets $300m from Canada

The loan by Export Development Canada will help Codelco finance an ambitious overhaul of its aging mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2019 | 8:43 am

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