January 25, 2023

Copper price falls with China absent for Lunar New Year

Copper rallied strongly in early January but prices lost momentum as Chinese markets closed on Jan. 20.

January 25, 2023

US worker shortage dents Freeport-McMoRan’s copper output

The miner said that the outlook for copper fundamentals in the medium- and long-term period remains favorable.

January 24, 2023

Newcrest quarterly gold output misses estimates after fatality

Production was affected by lower mill throughput at the Lihir mine and temporary suspension of operations at Brucejack.

January 24, 2023

EU metals industry urges aid to rival US green energy package

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an EU package amounting to 2% of its economic output to rival the $370 billion US plan.

January 24, 2023

Freeport Indonesia targets 2023 copper ore output at 1.6 billion lb

Gold output, estimated at about 1.8 million ounces, rose about 12.5% compared to 2022.

January 24, 2023

Codelco produced less copper in 2022, chairman says

Chairman Maximo Pacheco said 77% of the reduction was due to problems with operations.

January 24, 2023

Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat

Heavy metals are present in batteries, cosmetics, food and other things that are part of everyday life.

January 24, 2023

SPC Nickel enters agreement with Vale to consolidate deposits in Sudbury camp

SPC believes that the West Graham and Crean Hill 3 deposits constitute the eastern and western portions of a large, near-surface nickel-copper sulphide deposit.

January 23, 2023

Majuba Hill drill results reveal longest intercept of copper mineralization at Nevada porphyry project

The brownfield site has produced 2.6 million lb. of copper on a historical basis.

January 23, 2023

Violent demonstrations roil Peru’s southern copper and tourism heartland

The nation’s transport regulator reported dozens of highway blockades as of Monday morning, many of them near the southern border with Bolivia.