October 13, 2025

LME WEEK: Exchange to roll out premium pricing for sustainable metals

Some miners have complained their metals produced with renewable energy are not able to compete with cheaper output produced using coal.

October 13, 2025

Codelco buys into Friedland’s I-Pulse to boost mine efficiencies

Codelco joins other miners such as Rio Tinto Group, Newmont and Teck Resources as investors in the US-based firm.

October 13, 2025

LME WEEK: Sharp divide between copper bulls and bears at industry gathering

A yawning gap has emerged between those counting on mine disruptions and sceptics who say demand is weak and the market oversupplied.

October 13, 2025

GRAPHIC: Copper’s rally needs China impetus to reach record

The metal has been propelled higher in 2025 by a weak dollar and, in recent months, a series of mining mishaps, but there is still a question mark over demand.

October 13, 2025

China’s iron ore, copper and coal imports rise to annual high

However, copper concentrate imports dropped 6.3% as mine disruptions, most recently at Grasberg in Indonesia, hampered supply of the smelting feedstock.

October 12, 2025

Copper bulls’ LME Week party clouded by Trump’s China threats

The renewed concerns about a US-China trade war highlight an uncomfortable truth for the copper market.

October 12, 2025

INSIGHT: Mining megadeals are poor fix for copper shortage

For mining bosses to start solving the copper shortage, the rest of the world will have to feel it first.

October 12, 2025

Column: Turbulent markets fuel LME’s recovery from nickel crisis

Trading volumes are up, with nickel itself back to pre-crisis activity levels.

October 10, 2025

Codelco to feel accident impact into 2026 in blow to recovery

Codelco’s top mine will run well below capacity for the next several months.

October 10, 2025

Chile mine regulator probes worker death at BHP’s Escondida

BHP in a statement said a contractor had died on Thursday.