May 23, 2023 Copper-gold ratio suggests recession ahead The Gundlach ratio, which measures the relationship between copper and gold, is trading near the lowest levels since the start of 2021.
May 23, 2023 Copper dealt blow in battle for critical mineral status in the US The Copper Development Association claims the USGS's refusal to include copper is based on old facts outside of its own 2022 methodology.
May 23, 2023 Union at Chile’s Centinela copper mine opts to extend talks Union members had rejected a previous proposal from Antofagasta in mid-May.
May 21, 2023 Missing recovery leaves China’s metals bears in charge The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, but the resurgence never came.
May 19, 2023 Congo President heads to China amid mining contract negotiations Felix Tshisekedi will visit China next week as the two nations look to conclude the re-negotiation of a $6.2 billion mineral-for-infrastructure deal.
May 19, 2023 Ecuador, Colombia and Peru Snapshot: Eight companies pursuing copper, gold and more While geopolitical risk in South America is growing, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru remain mineral-rich hot spots with excellent potential for new discoveries.
May 19, 2023 US Forest Service pauses timeline for Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine The USFS has told a federal court it is not sure when it could approve a land swap allowing Rio to develop the Resolution Copper mine.
May 19, 2023 Vale said to decide on base metals sale worth billions next week: Brazilian paper The board of directors is to analyze binding offers for a 10% stake that could be valued at $2.5 billion.
May 19, 2023 Wall Street Journal sees a debt-ceiling copper glow up A look at the esteemed financial paper’s case for calling copper the next big bull market.
May 19, 2023 Copper price rebounds on optimism over US debt talks Wider financial markets marched higher after Democratic negotiators told President Joe Biden on Friday that they are making "steady progress" in talks with Republicans.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am