April 21, 2022 Copper price up as miners report sliding production Prices rose after a spate of production problems that threaten to cut supply, including a state of emergency in Peru.
April 21, 2022 Anglo American lowers output guidance after quarterly drop Company's Q1 production fell 10% year on year, partly owing to operations running at reduced capacity because of higher rates of covid-19 infections among workers.
April 21, 2022 Mining giants struggle despite commodities price boom The world’s biggest miners had a tough start to the year, struggling to hit production goals and keep costs under control.
April 21, 2022 Freeport-McMoRan shares drop after trimming copper outlook The company lowered its copper sales forecast by about 1% annually for this year and the next.
April 21, 2022 State of emergency in Peru as protests hit copper output Government's measure comes as protests against mining companies have shut down 20% of Peru’s copper output.
April 21, 2022 Los Pelambres expansion to cost Antofagasta $900m more than planned The ongoing project at Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile will cost $2.2bn, up from last year's estimate of $1.7bn and a 70% jump from the original $1.3bn figure.
April 20, 2022 Zijin invests in Xanadu to ink copper-gold resources in Mongolia Zijin aims to take a 45.9% stake in Mongolia's Kharmagtai copper and gold mine.
April 20, 2022 Putin wants Russia to boost its use of metals to counter sanctions Russia is a major producer of metals including aluminum, nickel, copper and steel.
April 20, 2022 Fifth of Peru copper mining goes offline with more shutdowns likely “The nationalization of strategic resources is the cornerstone of a country’s development.”
April 20, 2022 Fortune Minerals confirms continuity of mineralization at NICO deposit Recent drilling successfully confirmed continuity of cobalt-gold-bismuth and local copper mineralization in the Peanut Lake zone.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
