November 25, 2022 Copper mining grows at last but now smelters can’t keep up The prospect of a wave of supply being met by insufficient conversion capacity is being reflected in a surge in fees.
November 25, 2022 Kazatomprom’s Q3 profit surges on higher sales Company reported a nearly sevenfold year-on-year increase in third-quarter profit.
November 25, 2022 Mali’s gold reserves climb to 881.7 tonnes – mines ministry official B2Gold Corp currently accounts for the bulk of reserves.
November 25, 2022 Rio Tinto-Turquoise Hill takeover vote set for December 9 Turquoise Hill's shareholders vote has been repeatedly delayed because of the opposition of key minority investors and regulators' scrutiny.
November 24, 2022 RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022 The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry.
November 24, 2022 Aurubis CEO ‘disappointed’ LME did not ban Russian metals Aurubis had previously said it wanted the LME to impose an immediate ban on Russian metal due to risk of warehouses filling up.
November 24, 2022 Freeport settles six-year high copper charges for 2023 with Chinese smelters The charges, paid by miners to smelters to process ore into refined metal, are the highest since 2017 and 35% higher than the 2022 benchmark.
November 24, 2022 BHP sees 2-3 years of elevated costs, near-term copper oversupply Surplus will have evaporated by the end of the decade, BHP's Chief Development Officer Johan van Jaarsveld said.
November 24, 2022 Codelco sees copper deficit at 8 million tonnes by 2032 While a surplus is expected in the short term due to new projects coming online, medium to long-term demand will offset supply further.
November 23, 2022 Australia to beef up laws to safeguard Aboriginal heritage Australia will set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, after a review of mining standards following Rio Tinto's destruction of sacred rock shelters for an…
Rising copper prices help Freeport-McMoRan offset Grasberg production dip Average copper prices rose in the fourth quarter and hit all-time highs late in December. January 22, 2026 | 10:08 am
