October 12, 2021 Freeport Indonesia breaks ground on $3 billion copper smelter The facility in Indonesia will have capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate and is expected to start operations in late 2023 or early 2024.
October 12, 2021 Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mine to double production ahead of schedule Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant, which will double copper output, to start operations a quarter earlier.
October 11, 2021 Newcrest sees drop in costs, higher copper output Newcrest expects to produce around 2 million ounces of gold a year until at least 2030.
October 11, 2021 World’s top copper projects by capex — report Global copper mine production is set to expand by 7.8% y-o-y in 2021 as a result of multiple new projects coming online, says Fitch.
October 11, 2021 Copper bulls get electric shock as world’s factories slow down Bank of America said $20,000 could be possible if major supply-side issues arose simultaneously.
October 11, 2021 Codelco raises Europe copper premium by 31% in bullish signal Codelco offered to supply copper to European customers at a $128 premium over futures next year.
October 11, 2021 Temporary bottlenecks hike costs for copper miners in Chile, Antofagasta CEO says The London-listed miner said 50,000 tonnes of production could be at risk next year because of a severe drought that has hobbled its operations.
October 10, 2021 The hottest party in the metals world is back, but much smaller LME Week resumes amid continued covid risk.
October 10, 2021 New Peru PM says redrafting constitution is not a priority Mirtha Vasquez, a former head of Congress, is the second person to become prime minister under president Pedro Castillo, who has been in the job just two months.
October 8, 2021 BHP completes its first delivery of carbon neutral copper BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper.
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks Glencore has repeatedly come under fire in the province of Quebec due to the pollution that Horne causes in Rouyn-Noranda. January 30, 2026 | 01:25 pm
