February 16, 2023 Peru protests jolt mine activity with Las Bambas, Antapaccay hit hardest The world's no. 2 copper producer has been roiled by protests since the Dec. 7 ouster of President Pedro Castillo.
February 16, 2023 Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal Under the Sicomines deal, Chinese investors committed to spending $3 billion on infrastructure, but the state auditor demanded that commitment be increased to $20 billion.
February 16, 2023 Newcrest CEO says ball in Newmont’s camp in takeover talks “The company is not up for sale and this was unsolicited,” Sherry Duhe said in an interview with Bloomberg.
February 16, 2023 Newcrest to trial 4G LTE, 5G technologies underground at Cadia Valley This announcement follows previous engagements with Ericsson and Telstra to trial private 4G LTE at the Lihir mine and more recently for surface operations at Cadia.
February 16, 2023 Copper price rebounds on Chinese demand revival hopes "The demand is bad but the outlook is good."
February 16, 2023 Teck said to plan coal spinoff to focus on metals The miner is expected to make an announcement on the spinoff as early as next week.
February 16, 2023 Mitsubishi Materials targets more mines to triple copper output by 2030 Company is also considering mergers and acquisitions in rare earth and lithium-ion battery recycling.
February 16, 2023 Barrick CEO calls recent takeover wave ‘over the top’ "We’re not shy on doing deals that create value for our stakeholders, but we are guided very clearly by our investment focus," Bristow said.
February 16, 2023 Glencore to sell 23% stake in Peruvian miner Volcan The sale of the silver-zinc producer, which has five operating mines, is part of Glencore's efforts to further simplify the business.
February 15, 2023 South32 half-year profit falls on easing commodity prices Underlying earnings for the six months ended Dec. 31 was $560 million, compared with $1 billion in the previous corresponding period.
Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025 Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year. December 24, 2025 | 12:20 pm
