June 12, 2025 Copper clash shows cracks in decades-old pricing system Teck Resources and Sumitomo are locked in a commercial dispute over a major copper supply deal.
June 12, 2025 Mali hearing on Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex adjourned to June 16 Outside of court, negotiations between the two sides continue, according to Reuters.
June 11, 2025 Ivanhoe slashes 2025 copper guidance by 28% following DRC mine restart The company's revised guidance is between 370,000 and 420,000 tonnes of copper in concentrates.
June 11, 2025 Glencore halted some cobalt deliveries over Congo export ban Congo declared four-month export ban in February.
June 10, 2025 Glencore drives drawdown of Russian copper sanctioned by UK The LME has reported the biggest drawdown of Russian copper from its network of warehouses since it started reporting the data in 2023.
June 10, 2025 Copper output from Codelco climbs 21% in April Meanwhile, production at BHP's Escondida mine, the world's largest, leaped some 31%.
June 9, 2025 Rio Tinto faces major engineering change at Oyu Tolgoi Although Rio Tinto revised its strategy, it reaffirmed its 2025 copper guidance.
June 8, 2025 Western Range iron ore mine marks a new beginning, says Rio Tinto CEO The mine is Rio’s first project to feature a co-designed social, cultural and heritage management plan with Traditional Owners.
June 7, 2025 Rio Tinto in bailout talks for Australian aluminum smelter, AFR reports The future of the facility has been uncertain for months due in part to spiralling energy costs.
June 6, 2025 Sinomine halts Namibia copper smelter, citing concentrate shortage The Tsumeb smelter is one of the few facilities in the world that can treat arsenic and lead-bearing copper concentrates.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
