August 3, 2021 Codelco ups production 14.9% in June, Escondida marks 11th month of drops Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes.
August 3, 2021 Copper price down as Chinese imports fall China’s imports of unwrought copper have also been trending lower since the sharp recovery from the pandemic amid stimulus spending in the middle of last year.
August 3, 2021 Home: China’s copper appetite wanes just as US grows hungry China sucked in a record 4.67 million tonnes of refined copper last year, making it the single most important physical driver of the pandemic recovery rally.
August 2, 2021 From miners to big oil, the great commodity cash machine is back The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in…
August 2, 2021 Copper boom has a top zinc miner scouring for red metal assets Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim is on the prowl for copper assets.
August 2, 2021 Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.
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".
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
