March 18, 2025

Vitol hires SEFE metals head de Sousa to boost copper team

Vitol has made a series of hires as it competes for a piece of the global metals trading market.

March 18, 2025

Nornickel boss expects updates on copper JV in China in coming months

Nornickel is in talks on a joint venture in China, with potential investments included in early financial plans for 2025-2026.

March 17, 2025

Southern Copper says 20 injured in attack at Peru mining project

Images circulated on social media showed the Los Chancas mining camp in flames, reminiscent of a 2022 incident.

March 17, 2025

Copper price nears five-month high as China moves to boost consumption

Chinese authorities unveiled a plan over the weekend aimed at boosting spending by increasing incomes.

March 17, 2025

Indonesia to issue Freeport Indonesia six-month permit to export copper concentrate

Freeport was forced to stop copper cathode production at its new smelter in Gresik.

March 14, 2025

First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine ready to suspend arbitration

Panama government will allow the export of 120,000 metric tons of copper concentrate that has been stuck in the shuttered mine for over two years and allow restart of the…

March 14, 2025

Proxy adviser backs Palliser’s pursuit of unifying Rio Tinto’s dual-listed structure

Glass Lewis has expressed concerns about Rio's board falling short of investor expectations and failing to respond or defend against Palliser's proposal.

March 14, 2025

Panama asks First Quantum to end legal proceedings

All future decisions related to Cobre Panama “will be rigorously evaluated," the Commerce Ministry has said.

March 14, 2025

Codelco signals pause in copper recovery due to maintenance

The Chilean copper miner said its production this quarter will be similar or slightly below year-ago levels.

March 14, 2025

Glencore overhauls embattled Canadian smelters as margins plunge

The company’s copper plants in Quebec — as well as several recycling sites in the US — will be absorbed into the miner’s global zinc smelting division.