Copper price: What’s in store for 2025

The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year bring more wild swings?

Frik Els | December 13, 2024 | 5:48 pm

Charted: Copper vs. Oil Demand (1970-2040)

In 2021, Goldman Sachs declared copper “the new oil.”

Visual Capitalist | December 13, 2024 | 2:23 pm

Column: Bleak times for copper smelters as conversion fees slump

The benchmark smelter treatment charges for next year have been set by Chilean copper miner Antofagasta and China's Jiangxi Copper.

Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 11:58 am

Biden moves to block mining in New Mexico

The Biden administration on Thursday moved to temporarily protect thousands of acres of public land along the Pecos River.

Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 9:48 am

JV Article: SLB launches ‘well-to-product’ lithium production service

SLB, a global energy technology company, is advancing sustainable energy solutions by introducing a new production service for the lithium brine sector. […]

Northern Miner Staff | December 13, 2024 | 9:12 am

Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report

Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 4:45 pm

Canada weighs export taxes on uranium, oil if Trump starts trade war

Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs.

Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 1:35 pm

Vale invests in US startup as part of decarbonization push

The firm, Electrified Thermal Solutions, owns technology for heating industrial furnaces through electricity, without the use of fossil fuels.

Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 9:52 am

Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research

The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 9:28 am

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