October 1, 2025 Japan’s Pan Pacific plans 2.5% cut in H2 copper output The company outsources smelting and refining operations to its parent companies' plants.
October 1, 2025 Indonesia expects deal soon with Freeport-McMoRan on divestment plan Last week, Freeport declared force majeure at Grasberg after torrential mudslides that killed two workers.
October 1, 2025 BHP sinks $555M into Olympic Dam before major decision Funding for growth projects comes ahead of a decision to double South Australia's copper output to 650,000 tonnes by the mid-2030s.
September 30, 2025 Union rejects contract offer at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine in Chile Some 94% of the union's 550 members voted against the proposal.
September 30, 2025 Peru’s large miners fear their exploration rights are at risk Peru grants concessions that allow mining giants to explore huge swaths of territory for decades before starting production.
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.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
