May 25, 2023 BHP confident China property recovery will boost metals demand Weaker-than-expected construction, particularly in the property sector, has pushed iron ore below $100 a tonne.
May 25, 2023 Congo to hike stake in copper, cobalt venture with China The DRC aims to boost its stake in a cobalt and copper joint venture with Chinese firms to 70% from 32%.
May 25, 2023 Pending approval of First Quantum deal with Panama haunts miner Analysts say First Quantum's credit ratings will improve once the agreement over Cobre Panama copper mine is formalized.
May 25, 2023 Billionaire Friedland says copper market weakness is temporary The note of confidence from Friedland comes after China’s economic activity disappointed expectations since strict pandemic restrictions were removed late last year.
May 25, 2023 Sandfire Resources produces first copper at new Botswana mine The Motheo copper mine is now the second producing asset in the Kalahari Copper Belt, considered an emerging copper hotspot.
May 24, 2023 Union at Chile’s Centinela copper mine accepts offer to avoid strike Union accepted Antofagasta's contract negotiations.
May 24, 2023 China fears send copper price below $8,000 Metal fell below $8,000 a tonne for the first time in six months as prospects for a quick rebound in China’s economy dim.
May 24, 2023 Indonesia to allow exports of five raw minerals despite June ban Copper, iron ore, lead, zinc and anode mud from copper concentrates will be allowed to leave the country until May next year.
May 24, 2023 A new “age of palladates” may be underway A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well.
May 24, 2023 Commodity bull Goldman says ‘we were wrong’ but sticks to view The investment bank says its forecasts for major rises in raw materials this year hadn’t panned out so far, but calls for a major rally.
First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine. December 24, 2025 | 07:28 am
