June 25, 2021 Russia prepares to hit metals firms with $2.3bn in export taxes Moscow wants to protect its defence and construction industries from further growth in raw materials costs as prices for metals rise at a global level.
June 25, 2021 London copper price rises on Biden infrastructure deal US President Joe Biden embraced a bipartisan Senate deal to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure projects.
June 25, 2021 China copper smelters set Q3 treatment charge floor at $55/t Spot treatment charges for copper concentrate in China have been languishing near-decade lows in 2021 amid tight mine supply globally.
June 25, 2021 US Justice department backs land swap for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper mine The DOJ filed legal briefs to oppose claims by Apache and conservationist groups, which oppose the Resolution Copper mine.
June 24, 2021 Hudbay Minerals resumes production at Lalor mine A worker employed by a service provider was fatally injured last week from a fall while working at a height.
June 24, 2021 How Ivanhoe’s giant new Congo mine stacks up against copper mining’s top tier Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula project is ramping up to 841,000 tonnes and $1.8 billion in free cash per year – report
June 24, 2021 Ecuador sees mining exports rising 74% in 2021, ministry says Ecuador has plentiful mineral reserves, but has lagged far behind other Andean countries in developing large-scale mining.
June 24, 2021 Russell: China’s first round of copper, zinc, aluminum auctions fails to impress For now, it’s probably best to view China’s announcement as an opening shot in what may be a longer battle.
June 24, 2021 What Canada should do to secure its own supply of critical minerals — report A report presented before the House of Commons states that it is time for the Canadian government to step up its critical minerals game.
June 24, 2021 Chile’s decades-old mining deals may hinder bid to lift copper royalties Major foreign miners operating in the world´s largest copper producer have tax stability agreements which do not expire for two to 15 years.
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
