June 14, 2024

Chinese firm says it’s probing case of missing Russian copper

The monetary value of the copper is about 110 million yuan ($15 million).

June 13, 2024

Chinese trader’s $20 million pile of Russian copper goes missing

Wuchan Zhongda Group, which had sales of $80 billion in 2023, bought 2,000 tons of refined copper from a Russian smelter that should have been delivered last month.

June 13, 2024

Ivanhoe Electric refutes Ma’aden share sale claims

Ivanhoe said Saudi Arabia's Ma’aden, its 50/50 partner in the Middle East, has no intention to sell its shares in the US company.

June 12, 2024

Inflection Resources uses space technology to search for copper in Australia’s Macquarie Arc

The initiative leverages the real-time Ambient Noise Tomography survey capabilities of Fleet Space’s mineral exploration technology on a large scale geophysical survey in New South Wales.

June 12, 2024

A fifth of copper smelting capacity suspended in May, data shows

Global inactivity reached 25.4% on May 8, with seasonal maintenance closures remaining a key feature, Earth-i said.

June 12, 2024

Ero Copper’s Tucumã project set for production in early Q3

The Tucumã open-pit mine is expected to produce 7,000 to 25,000 tonnes of copper concentrate this year.

June 12, 2024

Zambia to set up mineral investment and trading unit

The country, which produced 698,000 tonnes of copper in 2023, is targeting 3 million tonnes in annual output within the next decade.

June 12, 2024

MMG to invest $700 million to double copper output at Botswana mine

MMG announced in March that it had completed a deal to buy Canada-based Cuprous Capital, the parent company of Khoemacau mine.

June 12, 2024

BHP, Spence mine workers reach initial wage deal

Union members have until Friday to vote on the preliminary wage deal agreed on the fifth day of government-mediated talks.

June 12, 2024

Forget copper and gold as steel-making raw material outperforms

Prices of 44% grade manganese ore have almost doubled since the start of the year, beating gains of 15% in copper, 12% in gold and almost 30% in tin.