March 13, 2024 Traders pile into bullish copper options as output cuts loom Total options volume spiked to more than 52,000 contracts, according to exchange data.
March 13, 2024 BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon can go ahead after talks help address Indigenous concerns, governments say KZK was paused last year when the Kaska Nation said the federal and Yukon governments didn’t address their concerns over wildlife.
March 13, 2024 Northisle’s new gold resource may boost Vancouver Island project’s economics Northwest Expo holds 40.3 million indicated tonnes grading 0.1% copper and 0.7 g/t gold for 100 million lb. copper and 871,000 oz. of gold.
March 13, 2024 Copper price soars to 7-month high on China’s plans to cut output China's biggest copper smelters have agreed to a symbolic cut in loss-making production, without specifying volumes and timing.
March 13, 2024 China’s copper smelters vow capacity controls after fees plunge Executives from 19 smelters have agreed to re-arrange maintenance work, reduce runs and delay the startup of new projects.
March 13, 2024 China’s top copper smelters agree on rare joint production cuts Copper price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange hit a 22-month high following the news.
March 13, 2024 Marubeni to invest in Hudbay’s exploration activities The agreement would allow Hudbay to explore Flin Flon land package to potentially bring another mine into production.
March 12, 2024 Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land The second-biggest gold miner this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years.
March 12, 2024 Pampa drills long copper interval at Piuquenes in Argentina In November, Pampa said it had entered into an option and joint venture agreement to acquire an 80% interest in the project.
March 11, 2024 China’s big policy meet offers little to excite commodity bulls The National People’s Congress failed to deliver gains in the prices of key commodities like iron ore and copper.
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
