October 9, 2023 Codelco probes cause of fire at mine, no injuries reported The world's largest copper producer said the blaze occurred Sunday in the aging mine's concentrator plant, where work is underway to extend the productive life of the mine by decades.
October 9, 2023 Chinese copper tycoon goes missing, believed to be detained by police He Jinbi and his company Maike Metals have been the focus of legal action by creditors.
October 9, 2023 Copper is top bet for base metals in 2024 at LME seminar Copper got 53% of votes in an informal poll at the LME Seminar.
October 9, 2023 Codelco 2024 copper premium offer matches 2023’s record $234/t for European customers Russia was previously a major supplier of copper to the European Union.
October 8, 2023 Metal trader misery undercuts supercycle hype as losses pile up The world’s metal traders are enduring one of their toughest periods in years.
October 6, 2023 Electric vehicles are fueling Indonesia’s green IPO boom In a country blessed with natural resources, the vast bulk of IPOs this year came from expansion-minded metals companies.
October 6, 2023 Copper Study Group expects big supply surplus in 2024 Production is forecast to exceed usage by 467,000 metric tons in 2024, a significant upward revision from the expected 297,000 metric ton surplus from April.
October 6, 2023 China’s grip on germanium gets challenged by new Congo plant China restricted exports of the metal in August amid an escalation of trade war on technology with the US and Europe.
October 6, 2023 Codelco announces leadership shakeup, outgoing CFO to play key lithium role Alejandro Rivera has been closely involved with Codelco's lithium strategy for years.
October 6, 2023 Pan Pacific sees 0.3% rise in H2 consigned copper output y/y PPC plans to consign production of 291,900 metric tons of refined copper to its parent firms' smelters.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
