June 19, 2024 US backs Angola plan to process critical minerals, export power The southern African nation, one of the top crude producers on the continent, has become a focus for the US in its campaign to secure critical minerals such as copper…
June 19, 2024 Along Peru’s mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks Trucks linked to artisan and illegal mining operations have been crowding vehicles from mines like Las Bambas, Constancia and Antapaccay.
June 19, 2024 Taseko restarts Gibraltar mine in British Columbia The company announced earlier this week that it had reached an agreement with the union representing workers at the copper mine.
June 19, 2024 New York copper market tightens again, piling pressure on shorts The July-delivery Comex copper traded at a 7.4 cent-per-pound premium to the September contract.
June 19, 2024 JCHX closes in on Zambian copper mine deal as China tightens Africa grip The deal to buy an 80% stake in Zambia's Lubambe copper mine is nearing completion.
June 19, 2024 China’s copper exports hit a record as deflation bites at home Exports of unwrought copper and products in May doubled from the previous year to nearly 150,000 tons, just topping the previous high reached in 2012.
June 19, 2024 K92 Mining enters new loan, offtake deal with Trafigura The company said the loan is "an important financial de-risking milestone" for delivering the Stage 3 and 4 expansions of the Kainantu gold mine.
June 19, 2024 Trafigura-led group orders 275 wagons for US-backed Lobito rail The Lobito corridor is seen as a key export route from mines in Congo and Zambia for copper and cobalt.
June 18, 2024 Another report calls out red tape in Canada’s resource sector C.D. Howe Institute warns that long timelines for major project approvals of up to 10 years scare away investors and delay projects.
June 18, 2024 Coast Copper doubles size of Sully property near former Teck mine The Cominco/Teck-operated Sullivan mine was once a major producer of base metals.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
