August 2, 2021 Global copper supply at risk as workers vote to strike The market may be left without production from a project that last year churned out 1.2 million tonnes.
August 1, 2021 High metal prices, covid-19 increase miners’ exposure to cyberattacks — report The covid-19 pandemic increased the level of cyber risk because it pushed miners to quickly restructure the way they operate, as the need for systems that support remote working and…
August 1, 2021 Union at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile rejects contract, company seeks talks BHP requested government-mediated talks in a last-ditch effort to stave off a strike.
July 31, 2021 Fledgling Peru govt seeks “new deal” with miners Peru will seek "a new deal" with its mining sector by providing incentives for projects with "social profitability".
July 30, 2021 Goldman recapitulates $5 a pound copper price by end of 2021 New report says while copper bulls have been facing “a crisis of confidence”, fundamentals “have been quietly tightening” setting up return to record prices in the near future.
July 30, 2021 Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could derail recovery – report China's copper scrap imports look set to grow substantially.
July 30, 2021 Codelco lifts output to ease tight market The state-owned producer is navigating covid-19 restrictions in Chile better than some of its private-sector rivals this year.
July 30, 2021 Copper price falls after China’s metals auction China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes of metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, from state reserves on Thursday to nonferrous fabricators.
July 30, 2021 IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions…
July 30, 2021 Glencore ups expectations for FY trading, lowers nickel, coal Coal production fell 16% to 48.7 million tonnes in the first half, partly because of market-related cuts in Australia.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am