December 15, 2023 New sanctions bar UK entities from trading most Russian metals Prices of metals produced by Russia surged as panicky traders struggled to understand how widespread the impact of the measures would be.
December 15, 2023 TechMet urges UK gov’t to “catch up” on race for critical minerals The UK is "way behind" where it should be to ensure sufficient supplies of critical metals for EVs and renewable energy storage sectors, report says.
December 14, 2023 Rio Tinto’s Nuton, Arizona Sonoran Copper ink joint venture option on Cactus project Rio Tinto invested C$30.5 million for a 7.4% stake last year in the project.
December 14, 2023 Workers at Antofagasta copper mine approve contract offer, averting strike The nearly 400 employees represented by the union rejected an earlier contract proposal last month.
December 14, 2023 NORI says environmental impact of seafloor mining less than feared The Metals Company is planning to begin deep sea mining by late-2025.
December 14, 2023 Seabridge confirms new porphyry discovery at Iskut property in British Columbia Snip North is one of several recognized mineral occurrences at Iskut that are interpreted as high-level expressions of copper-gold porphyry systems.
December 14, 2023 Copper price jumps amid anticipation of 2024 interest rate cuts Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the historic tightening of monetary policy was likely over as inflation falls faster than expected.
December 14, 2023 Mitsubishi, Freeport completes copper smelter expansion in Indonesia PT Smelting inaugurated on Thursday an expansion in capacity of its smelter facility in East Java.
December 14, 2023 Billionaire Adani’s new copper foray to further tighten world’s ore supply The planned start of billionaire Gautam Adani’s copper plant in India next year will spur a sharp rise in imports of concentrate.
December 14, 2023 Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four-continent quest for lithium The start-up is deploying AI-based technology to search for lithium in South Korea, Canada, the US, Australia and Africa.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
