August 16, 2021

Home: Funds unimpressed by mounting copper supply disruption

Macro headwinds in the form of slowing growth impetus in China and the spread of the Delta variant of covid-19 are currently outweighing copper’s micro-dynamics.

August 15, 2021

Teck suspends Highland Valley due to wildfire risk

Teck donates C$150,000 for wildfire relief in BC.

August 13, 2021

Cerro Verde pays $245m tax debt ‘under protest’

Cerro Verde is the second large Peruvian miner to pay a tax debt that remains under dispute in recent weeks.

August 13, 2021

Copper price rises as supply worries return

Copper prices advanced after workers at Codelco's Andina mine went on strike, raising supply disruption risks.

August 13, 2021

Tesla, Re|Source to launch final pilot in DRC to trace cobalt from mine to EVs

Blockchain-based program is being tested in real operating conditions at multiple on-site pilots in DRC and Europe.

August 12, 2021

Diving for Metals: Visualizing Deep Sea Mining

Reserves are estimated to be worth anywhere from $8 trillion to more than $16 trillion.

August 12, 2021

Unions at Codelco’s Andina mine set to walk off job on Thursday

Copper prices have soared to record highs this year, handing unions in Chile additional leverage, ratcheting up tensions in labor negotiations.

August 11, 2021

120-year chart shows commodities have never been this undervalued

Commodities investor Goehring & Rozencwajg poses the question: Natural resources – uninvestable assets or unprecedented opportunity?

August 11, 2021

Codelco miners vote to strike as copper disruption threats mount

Workers at the Andina mine in central Chile rejected owner Codelco’s wage offer, opting instead to begin a strike.

August 11, 2021

Labour woes spread from copper to lithium in Chile

The 135 members of the Salar union in Chile began a strike Wednesday after failing to reach a wage agreement in collective bargaining with management.