November 25, 2025

Codelco offers record premiums for 2026 copper sales to China

It offered to supply some buyers at a premium of $335 a ton over London Metal Exchange prices for 2026 annual contracts.

November 25, 2025

Barrick committed to Reko Diq copper project, says interim CEO

Barrick's board has considered splitting assets, possibly selling the Reko Diq mine and its African holdings outright.

November 24, 2025

Adani’s giant copper smelter caught up in global ore shortage

Kutch Copper’s slow start is a reminder of the hurdles facing India’s efforts to increase its metals self-reliance.

November 24, 2025

Value of EV battery nickel second highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high

Low LFP-penetration markets, Europe is off to the races in 2025 and US buyers pull forward purchases before subsidies end.

November 24, 2025

The three days when BHP tried to crash a copper mining mega deal

The world’s biggest miner made a brazen attempt to gatecrash one of the industry’s biggest-ever deals.

November 24, 2025

US EXIM to invest $100B in critical minerals and energy, says chair

The first tranche of investments, according to chair John Jovanovic, will be in Egypt, Pakistan and Europe.

November 24, 2025

China’s grip on copper sets scene for make-or-break supply talks

Tensions have been building for years, fueled by a rapid expansion of metal-processing capacity that has outpaced mined production.

November 24, 2025

Freeport Indonesia cuts 2026 output plan; in talks with Amman for concentrate supply

Freeport now expects to produce 478,000 metric tons of copper cathode and 26 tons of gold in 2026.

November 24, 2025

Anglo American reaches 1M tonne copper milestone at Quellaveco

The copper mine in southern Peru is expected to produce between 310,000 and 340,000 tonnes of copper this year.

November 24, 2025

Harmony bets big on copper with $1.6B Eva build

Harmony targets 100,000 t/yr copper once Eva starts, which includes output from its recently acquired CSA mine in New South Wales.