July 21, 2023 Glencore expects 2023 trading unit profits of up to $4 billion The group left its overall 2023 guidance for copper unchanged at 1.04 million metric tons, even as production fell by 10%.
July 20, 2023 Ecuador, SolGold seal deal to launch nearly $5bn mining project Construction of the Cascabel mine is seen starting in 2025, with operations kicking off in 2030.
July 20, 2023 Chile wants to boost local copper smelting capacity to rely less on Asian plants The proposal follows the decision of state-owned miner Codelco to close its Ventanas smelter for environmental reasons.
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.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
