March 14, 2025 Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record jump in government control over resources in 47 countries since 2020.
March 13, 2025 Panama signals it’s ready to negotiate on shuttered copper mine Panamanian president spent recent weeks meeting with local businesses that relied on Cobre Panama and hearing from workers that were impacted by its closure.
March 13, 2025 Citigroup predicts LME copper price to hit $10,000 before US tariffs The metal climbed in recent weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a probe into copper imports.
March 13, 2025 Freeport Indonesia hopes to get copper export permit soon Freeport seeks to export 1.2 million metric tons of concentrate.
March 13, 2025 Exxaro’s new CEO tasked with diversifying into battery metals Mining veteran Ben Magara will steer the South African coal miner's push into battery metals.
March 12, 2025 Metso introduces new copper sulfide leaching process The Cu POX process is a proven hydrometallurgical method for the treatment of copper sulfide concentrates at lower capacities.
March 12, 2025 India to launch auction for mineral exploration licenses for 13 blocks The blocks include those of diamond and copper.
March 12, 2025 China moves for higher copper exports amid market upheaval Two major Chinese smelters plan to ship as much as 45,000 tons for March delivery into bonded warehouses and Asian depots in the LME’s network.
March 12, 2025 US copper imports could rise 50-100% in coming months, says Goldman Sachs Analysts at Goldman are expecting at least a 25% tariff like many other metals by year-end.
March 12, 2025 Copper smelting activity falls for the first time in four months, satellite data shows The change was driven mainly by Europe, Asia (excluding China) and Oceania.
First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine. December 24, 2025 | 07:28 am
