Copper Top Stories

Chile elections may impact a third of the world’s copper supply

Leftist Gabriel Boric favours a more active role for the state and higher royalties, while extreme-right José Antonio Kast wants more private investment in state-owned Codelco and changes to mining property law.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2021 | 5:56 am

Chinese firms to use INE copper prices more in international trade

Shanghai international copper futures launched one year ago.

Reuters | November 19, 2021 | 5:46 am

WATCH: CEO of ICCM talks to CNN about mining trucks

Global mining truck fleet numbers about 28,000.

MINING.com Editor | November 18, 2021 | 2:05 pm

China Moly says green push to unleash extraordinary metal demand

The length of copper’s bull market will depend on the…

Bloomberg News | November 18, 2021 | 11:35 am

China Nerin Engineering wins Kamoa direct-to-blister copper plant contract

The smelter technology aligns with Kamoa-Kakula's goal of producing the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 18, 2021 | 6:22 am

SolGold in talks to finance long-life Ecuador copper project

Ecuador has attracted a flurry of interest from big miners eager to increase their exposure to copper.

Reuters | May 20, 2019 | 12:30 pm

Nothing seems to matter in copper markets, except the trade war

Copper is slumping toward a three-month low even after Zambia moved closer to nationalizing some of its mines.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2019 | 9:17 am

Peru leader seeks to rebuild trust in graft-hit political class

Underpinning investor confidence are the country’s vast mineral riches.

Bloomberg News | May 19, 2019 | 10:17 am

BHP joins forces with prospect generator to explore Mexican copper project

Dr. John-Mark Staude, president and CEO of Riverside Resources, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss his company's just-announced exploration funding agreement with BHP.

Maurice Jackson | May 19, 2019 | 7:56 am

Canada injects $325K into ‘climate change adaptation’ for mining sector

Mining Association of Canada (MAC) will be in charge of developing program to give miners tools and knowledge needed to better plan for climate change.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2019 | 11:20 am

Zambian president threatens Glencore, Vedanta with ‘divorce’

The threat marks an escalation in tensions between the mining industry in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer and the state, after an increase in royalties and plans to introduce new taxes.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2019 | 9:58 am

British Columbia copper miners feeling pinch from carbon tax, power costs

BC Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Michelle Mungall marked Mining Month last week by acknowledging that the industry provides 30,000 direct […]

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | May 17, 2019 | 9:33 am

Billionaire Friedland close to deal with BHP on Guinea iron ore

If successful, talks will see him move to develop the Nimba deposit on Guinea’s border with Liberia, which has sat undeveloped for years.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2019 | 6:50 am

Poland’s KGHM hits production record, expects Sierra Gorda to exceed target

Europe's second-largest copper producer also posted its best quarterly results in the last three years, with revenue rising by PLN 1.2 billion (about $312 million).

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2019 | 1:00 pm

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