June 2, 2021 120 year chart shows copper price supercycle only starting First, in real terms the copper price is nowhere near a record high. And the 2000s China-induced supercycle wasn’t the first to originate in Asia either.
June 2, 2021 Ivanhoe’s Congo copper JV inks 10-year processing deal with nearby smelter The processing deal will account for just under 40% of the total volumes of concentrates produced by Phase 1.
June 2, 2021 Mining industry to continue flying high through 2022 – report Capex budgets are on the rise after major mining companies were able to weather the covid-19 pandemic.
June 2, 2021 Chile’s Codelco, Escondida copper mines saw production drops in April Codelco copper mine's production fell 0.5% year on year to 132,700 tonnes in April.
June 2, 2021 Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine aims to start production this month It will be the only operational one in the diamond-rich country after two other copper mines were placed under liquidation.
June 2, 2021 Copper price down as China premium falls to 5-year low Yangshan copper premium fell to $30.50 a tonne, its lowest since February 2016, indicating weakening demand for imported metal into China.
June 2, 2021 SolGold and Cornerstone pull together to advance Cascabel project in Ecuador The deal, which ends a two-year standoff between the parties, will explore financing options for the mine.
June 1, 2021 Rio Tinto reports landslip at part of US Bingham Canyon copper mine Rio said the landslip had been expected based on geo-technical monitoring at the mine, and all personnel had been removed from the area in advance to ensure safety.
June 1, 2021 Peru’s Castillo has copper tax deals in his sights; Chinese firms at risk Peru's presidential front-runner is taking aim at copper mining firms' coveted tax stability agreements that freeze tariffs, and the plan could have an outsized impact on Chinese miners.
June 1, 2021 Foran weighs drill program expansion for McIlvenna Bay on results Drilling continues to define a band of thick, copper-rich mineralization in the massive sulphide and underlying copper stockwork zones.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
