December 11, 2025

Chile’s weekend runoff puts Codelco future at stake

Chile’s polarizing presidential runoff will determine how the country restores its struggling mining engine and tackles security.

December 11, 2025

Pan Pacific Copper secures rollover on smelting fees for 2026

PPC and Lundin last month agreed to roll over commercial terms, with smelting fees effectively remaining flat.

December 11, 2025

Vietnam curbs exports of refined rare earths, reaffirms ban on ore trade

Vietnam has some of the world's largest deposits of rare earths, according to the US Geological Survey.

December 10, 2025

China’s iron ore giant says speculation is overheating prices

China Iron and Steel Association said spot prices rose more than 5% in more than three weeks between Nov. 7 and Dec. 2.

December 10, 2025

Myriad ups stake in Wyoming uranium project to 75%

Copper Mountain uranium project has the potential to be one of America’s largest, CEO says.

December 10, 2025

Copper price rally resumes on supply warning

Three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange settled at $11,556.50 a ton.

December 10, 2025

Copper output from Codelco falls 14% in October

Meanwhile production at Escondida mine, the world's largest copper mine, climbed 11.7%.

December 10, 2025

Falling inventory behind silver price surge: Sprott

Analysts led by Paul Wong wrote that the global silver inventory has reached a point where any further demand is "creating price convexity".

December 10, 2025

Panama to channel $29M from First Quantum’s mine to public works

Panama will put mine royalties obtained from Cobre Panama mine's copper to work while the operation’s fate hangs in the balance.

December 10, 2025

Kazakhmys says it will have new controlling shareholder

Company ranks 20th in the world in terms of copper concentrate production.