September 30, 2025

Giant sinkhole in Chilean mining town haunts residents, three years on

Residents in the mining town of Tierra Amarilla are hopeful that a new court ruling will allay their fears.

September 30, 2025

Freeport-McMoRan still in talks with Indonesia over Grasberg mine rights

PT Freeport Indonesia is 51% owned by Indonesia's government but operated by Freeport.

September 30, 2025

Codelco names VP to lead integration at Andina mine with Anglo

The Chilean miner has has named Gonzalo Lara Skiba as vice president of integrating operations at Andina.

September 30, 2025

Glencore’s Lomas Bayas mine in Chile working to control fire at waste yard

The mine produced 74,000 metric tons of copper last year.

September 30, 2025

GRAPHIC: Grasberg mine accident tightens global copper supply estimates

Benchmark's analysis suggests the disruption will amount to 591,000 tons of lost copper output between September 2025 and the end of 2026.

September 30, 2025

Copper price records best month since June on mine supply snarls

Copper has had a volatile year, buffeted by supply outages and shifts in the Trump administration’s trade policy.

September 30, 2025

Chilean copper output in August falls 9.9%, largest drop in two years

Output at top producer Codelco took a hit after an accident at its flagship El Teniente mine killed six people.

September 30, 2025

Freeport to divest 12% of mine to Indonesia, CNBC says

The divestment is part of an agreement to extend the company’s license to operate the Grasberg mine.

September 29, 2025

Codelco returns to global debt market as copper prices rally

Codelco’s 2035 bonds traded at just 117 basis points above US Treasuries last week, the lowest spread since mid 2023.

September 29, 2025

Column: Grasberg disaster highlights fragility of copper supply chain

The copper market is long accustomed to unexpected supply hits but the catastrophic events at Grasberg are unprecedented.