August 13, 2025 Freeport outage brings relief in tight market for copper ore The plant shutdown in Indonesia has freed up as much as 100,000 tons of semi-processed ores from Grasberg.
August 13, 2025 El Teniente mine lost 20,000-30,000t of copper due to accident, Codelco says A multi-day shutdown at Codelco's El Teniente mine due to an accident in late July led to the loss.
August 13, 2025 US proposes nearly $1 billion in funds for critical minerals, materials The Energy Department said it will issue notices of funding opportunities to advance and scale mining, processing and manufacturing technologies.
August 13, 2025 Adani’s new copper smelter in India applies to become LME-listed brand According to Adani, the $1.2 billion Kutch Copper facility in the western state of Gujarat is the world's biggest single-location plant of its type.
August 13, 2025 Cochilco maintains copper price forecast for 2025 and 2026 Cochilco said Chile's production is expected to reach 5.58 million metric tons this year, a 1.5% increase from last year.
August 13, 2025 Zimbabwe labs overwhelmed as gold rally spurs exploration, miner says One of the top gold producers in Zimbabwe, Caledonia Mining, has experienced delays in getting samples from its exploration activities back.
August 13, 2025 Toxic spill at China-owned Zambian mine 30 times worse than estimated At least 1.5 million tons of the poisonous substance escaped when a reservoir failed at the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia Ltd. mine.
August 13, 2025 India set to allow its private firms to mine and import uranium to help nuclear expansion Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government plans to expand nuclear power production capacity by 12 times by 2047.
August 13, 2025 MMG warns Peru election poses risk to Las Bambas copper mine Las Bambas, the largest copper mine in Peru, is the Chinese company’s most profitable asset.
August 13, 2025 Inside the mine that feeds the tech world – and funds Congo’s rebels Rubaya produces around 15% of the world’s coltan.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
