October 15, 2025 Chinese copper smelters plan exports after surge in LME prices Two major smelters are arranging as much as 25,000 tons of spot shipments to bonded warehouses and Asian depots monitored by the LME.
October 15, 2025 Japan, Spain and South Korea warn over unsustainable copper processing fees Copper smelters worldwide are grappling with falling processing fees and shrinking margins amid tight concentrate supply.
October 15, 2025 US firm inks pact to build $1.5 billion power line to Congo mines The 720-mile (1,160-kilometer) project will deliver 1,200 megawatts of electricity to Congo’s main mining region.
October 15, 2025 US judge set to approve Rio Tinto’s $139M Mongolia mine settlement The lawsuit relates to Rio's $7 billion underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi mine.
October 15, 2025 Copper Mark to unify ESG standards for metal producers The organization is moving to develop a single mining standard across various metal supply chains and form a new board with wider representation.
October 15, 2025 Aurubis shares drop as Salzgitter’s stake to shrink in bond deal The move quenched simmering takeover speculation because Salzgitter has held 29.99% of Aurubis.
October 15, 2025 Taseko fires up Arizona Florence copper mine Taseko started wellfield operations at its the copper project with first cathode production expected in three months.
October 15, 2025 BHP eyes revival of long-closed copper mines in Arizona CEO Mike Henry stated Trump's policy changes prompted BHP to boost exploration and reassess dormant assets in Arizona.
October 14, 2025 Aramco trading pushes into metals, plans copper hires Aramco Trading could make prepayments to mines and smelters as part of the build-out of a copper position.
October 14, 2025 Freeport to break away from copper benchmark it set for decades Many expect the benchmark to plunge even further in 2026, potentially turning negative.
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm
