Glencore cuts zinc output guidance after production drops 18% in nine months

India will send two delegations next month to Chile to scout for lithium and copper resources.

IRH recently bought a 51% stake in Zambia's Mopani Copper Mines.

China's top copper smelters have proposed to cut production by 5% to 10%, according to Reuters.

Indonesia's export ban takes effect from June in an effort to force miners to invest in domestic smelting facilities.

Shrinking margins haven’t deterred Jiangxi, which plans to increase refined copper output this year by 11% to 2.32 million tons.

It expects to produce 100,000-120,000 oz. of gold from its Tujuh Bukit mine and 14,000-16,000 tonnes of copper from its Wetar mine.

A partnership between the two miners began late last year.

Local residents reported a lack of clean drinking water.

Fund managers have rushed to buy copper after the price broke up out of its one-year trading range earlier this month.