April 15, 2025

Ivanhoe Electric lines up $825M financing for Arizona copper project

The company is putting together a prefeasibility study for Santa Cruz that is due to be completed in June.

April 15, 2025

US copper industry seeks export curbs instead of tariffs

Major players in the US copper industry have called on President Donald Trump to restrict exports of ore and scrap metal rather than imposing tariffs on imports.

April 15, 2025

LME approves its first four warehouses in Hong Kong

The new Hong Kong depots will be able to start storing metals on July 15.

April 15, 2025

Chile, Canada and Peru push back against Trump copper tariff probe

Countries aim to fend off potential tariffs on the metal needed for electric vehicles and myriad industrial uses.

April 15, 2025

First Quantum buys into Aussie explorer to boost Zambia copper

It will invest A$15.2 million for a 15% stake in Prospect Resources, its neighbour in the Zambian copper belt.

April 14, 2025

Copper traders, manufacturers discuss funding for Chile smelter

Enami has started sounding out advisers for a process to finance the Paipote smelter.

April 14, 2025

New Jersey warehouse filled with copper shows Trump tariff risk

The owner of E.W. Berger & Bro has been loading up on copper plumbing parts to get ahead of possible US import tariffs.

April 14, 2025

Osisko Metals says Gaspé copper drill results better than expected

All five holes drilled in the past three months intersected significant disseminated mineralization.

April 14, 2025

Copper prices climb as traders welcome tariff reprieve

US President Donald Trump handed out exemptions to his punishing tariffs on some products, lifting market sentiment.

April 14, 2025

Antofagasta to invest $200M advancing Cachorro copper project

Discovered in 2017, the Cachorro copper deposit is located in the western Atacama Desert at an elevation of 1,500 metres.