April 17, 2024 Russia and China trade new copper disguised as scrap to skirt taxes, sanctions Russian RCC and Chinese firms have avoided taxes and skirted the impact of sanctions by trading in new copper wire rod disguised as scrap.
April 17, 2024 Aging copper mines are turning into money pits despite demand Chile’s Chuquicamata is a cautionary tale for an industry beset by rising costs and heightened regulatory scrutiny.
April 17, 2024 Traders are already gaming the new Russian metal sanctions The opportunity lies in massive piles of Russian metal already sitting in the LME global warehouse network.
April 17, 2024 Short squeeze fears grip tin as LME says it’s watching market Tin's 25% advance in 2024 puts it well ahead of more closely-watched commodities like copper or crude oil.
April 17, 2024 Global silver deficit to rise in 2024 due to higher demand, lower supply The global silver deficit is expected to rise by 17% to 215.3 million troy ounces in 2024, according to the Silver Institute.
April 16, 2024 US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district The Ambler project sought to open a remote area rich in copper, zinc and lead and could yield deposits of rare earths.
April 16, 2024 Trafigura CEO says copper must surpass $10,000 to meet demand Jeremy Weir made his comments Tuesday during a presentation at the CRU World Copper Conference in Santiago.
April 16, 2024 Peru copper production growth near 13% in February The performance was due in part to a 219.4% production boost from Glencore' Antapaccay.
April 16, 2024 Chile must pass permitting reforms to unblock investment, copper executives say Mining companies and industry groups have complained about the extensive permitting process in Chile.
April 16, 2024 Cobre Panama: How a $10 billion copper mine is now sitting idle in the jungle For the wider mining industry, the story of First Quantum in Panama has become a cautionary tale.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
