February 3, 2025 US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite US companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminum and to Chile and Peru for copper.
February 1, 2025 India scraps custom duties on waste and scrap of dozen critical minerals India scrapped customs duty on waste and scrap of antimony, cobalt, tungsten and copper scrap, among others.
January 31, 2025 BHP commissions Fluor, Hatch to support South Australia copper expansions The expansion is part of BHP's ambitious plans to increase its copper cathode production to more than 500,000 tonnes a year by the early 2030s.
January 31, 2025 Chile’s copper output jumps in December Copper output in Chile, the world's largest producer of the metal, increased 14.3% year-on-year.
January 30, 2025 Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins ACG Metals board Pompeo joins ACG as part of a strategic partnership signed with Impact Investments LLC, where he is executive chairman.
January 30, 2025 GRAPH: Cobalt price plunge and the EV market Inflation adjusted cobalt prices are the lowest in 100 years after a deluge of new supply. Stagnating demand from EVs only adds to the bear case.
January 30, 2025 Chile orders definitive closure of Lundin’s Alcaparrosa mine Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine and faces a $3.41 million fine, which it can either pay or appeal.
January 30, 2025 Glencore reports lower metals production in 2024 The company produced 951,600 tonnes of copper in 2024, down 6% from 1.01 million tonnes in 2023.
January 30, 2025 Codelco to use recycled material for ball milling at El Teniente mine The move is part of efforts by the miner to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030.
January 29, 2025 Las Bambas copper output pegged at 400,000t in 2025 The Chalcobamba pit mine, part of Las Bambas, would play a key role in output this year.
South Africa’s last manganese smelter on the brink as high power costs weigh Transalloys CEO Konstantin Sadovnik says the business has been loss‑making for about three years. December 30, 2025 | 08:13 am
