February 14, 2025

LME copper spreads surge to premium on short covering

Worries about tariffs on copper had spurred traders to buy copper on the US Comex exchange and sell on the LME.

February 14, 2025

Rio Tinto clears final hurdles for $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy

The acquisition of Arcadium is Rio Tinto's biggest deal in over a decade, making it one of the top lithium miners globally.

February 13, 2025

New Gold extends life of New Afton, Rainy River mines

Building on the mine extensions, New Gold has presented a three-year outlook that illustrates higher production and cost reduction.

February 13, 2025

Power Nickel to raise $28M for polymetallic project in Québec

The fund will support exploration at the Nisk nickel-copper project.

February 13, 2025

Freeport set to resume copper concentrate exports from Indonesia this month

Indonesia has restricted raw material exports to pressure companies to refine minerals locally.

February 12, 2025

South32 reports surge in first-half profit on strong commodity prices

The miner reported an 838% surge in first-half profits on Thursday, driven by higher sales of aluminum and copper and strong commodity prices.

February 12, 2025

Column: Tariff threat opens up transatlantic rift in copper pricing

The arbitrage between CME and LME contracts has blown wider in recent days, with the US premium exceeding $1,000 per tonne.

February 12, 2025

Ivanhoe Electric raises $60M to fund Arizona copper project

Ivanhoe said it will use the funds to complete the ongoing prefeasibility work for the Santa Cruz project.

February 12, 2025

McEwen Copper requests major tax breaks for Los Azules mine in Argentina

McEwen plans to invest $2.7 billion in the Los Azules mine.

February 12, 2025

China tightens rules on new copper smelters to curb overcapacity

China has tightened requirements for building new copper smelters, in its latest attempt to curb relentless capacity expansion.