January 20, 2023

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.

January 20, 2023

Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine attacked, fire breaks out

Video footage published by the company on its Facebook page shows people putting flammable material near the mine.

January 20, 2023

ERG sees copper rising on high demand, supply worries

The world's green energy transition will drive a new commodity supercycle, especially as inventories are at historical lows, Benedikt Sobotka said.

January 20, 2023

China’s copper costs driven up by Maike’s woes, output glitches

The premium that buyers pay above futures prices for domestic copper have surged since the second half of last year.

January 20, 2023

Scientists working towards superconductors that allow current to flow without energy loss

Researchers’ better understanding of copper-oxygen bonds may lead to the development of more efficient superconductors.

January 19, 2023

Record open interest in CME Group’s copper options

Copper Options average daily volume was at 12,513 contracts month-to-date, up 410% versus a year ago.

January 19, 2023

Peru unrest threatens to choke off almost 2% of global copper supply

Protests in Peru are threatening to choke off access to almost $4 billion worth of copper.

January 19, 2023

Column: Exchanges diversify as base metals trade shrinks in 2022

Volumes have fallen every month year-on-year since the suspension of nickel trading and the decision to cancel trades.

January 19, 2023

Congo president demands more from $6.2 billion China metals deal

“The Chinese, they’ve made a lot of money and made a lot of profit from this contract,” Tshisekedi said in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

January 19, 2023

Talon Metals strikes new nickel-copper mineralization in Minnesota

Earlier this year, Tesla signed its first US nickel supply deal with Talon.