Codelco is shipping less of the metal to China after a burst of new domestic capacity in the Asian nation.

Saudi Arabia has shown interest in acquiring government stakes in Pakistan's Reko Diq mine.

Indonesia and Freeport discussed a 10% increase in the country's ownership in copper miner Freeport Indonesia.

China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows of the essential metal for the world’s energy transition.

The agreed rules set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials it consumes, such as lithium, and for the first time copper and nickel.