February 2, 2023 Copper’s fight for critical mineral status gets political push Some of the biggest names in copper have found high-ranking political allies to support their efforts to get the metal added to a list of minerals deemed critical to the…
February 2, 2023 First Quantum worker dies at Trident operations in Zambia Operations in the pit have been temporarily suspended until deemed they can resume safely.
February 2, 2023 Sprott launches four new ETFs focused on critical minerals Sprott has now launched six ETFs under its energy transition fund suite.
February 2, 2023 Freeport Indonesia’s $3bn copper smelter to be completed by end of 2023 The facility in East Java will have a capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate.
February 2, 2023 Anglo American quarterly copper output jumps more than 50% The group reported a 52% surge in quarterly copper output to 244,000 tonnes thanks to the ramp-up of Quellaveco.
February 2, 2023 Sojitz to sell stake in Gibraltar copper mine to Taseko The Japanese trading house said reasons for offloading its interest in the Canadian mine included unstable operations, declining grades and increased risk of environmental liabilities.
February 1, 2023 Copper price falls as China’s reopening boost loses power “We believe that the early January direction is correct but that the timing is slightly off,” said Saxo Bank.
February 1, 2023 First Quantum to hold board meeting in Panama – source Panama's government and First Quantum are negotiating a contract for the operations of the Cobre Panama mine.
February 1, 2023 Camino to partner with Japan’s Nittetsu at Los Chapitos copper project in Peru Nittetsu can earn a 35% interest in the Los Chapitos project by making payments and expenditures totalling C$10.1 million over three years.
February 1, 2023 Column: Analysts wary of base metals after China recovery rally Analysts are cautious that China's recovery may not live up to bullish expectations and that prices have got ahead of themselves.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
