July 20, 2023 US imposes sanctions on Russian copper producer UMMC As of 2020, it was producing around 40% of Russian copper.
July 20, 2023 Zambia’s copper production seen falling to 14-year low Copper production will plunge to 682,431 tons, the Ministry of Finance & National Planning said in a report.
July 20, 2023 Anglo American’s first-half copper production surges 42% Anglo expects to reach between 840,000 and 930,000 metric tons of copper production this year.
July 20, 2023 How Chile’s progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles Chile’s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world’s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner […]
July 20, 2023 Freeport’s profit narrowly beats despite production, Indonesia woes A slump in copper production and shipping delays in Indonesia dragged Freeport-McMoRan Inc's second-quarter profit down by 60%.
July 20, 2023 Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions.
July 19, 2023 Energy transition faces metals gap unless investment rises, report finds According to the Energy Transitions Commission, it will require production of up to 6.5 billion tonnes of materials cumulatively between 2022 and 2050.
July 19, 2023 Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction Scientists on Wednesday described how pieces of pure platinum and copper spontaneously healed cracks caused by metal fatigue.
July 19, 2023 Mount Polley drilling returns up to 1.51 g/t Au, 1.03% Cu The drilling was done in two phases on an underexplored area between the Springer and Cariboo mineralized zones near Williams Lake, BC.
July 19, 2023 Antofagasta cuts 2023 copper output forecast The company lowered its full-year copper output forecast to 640,000-670,000 metric tons on persistent water shortages in Chile.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
