August 4, 2025

China may need to trim record copper output on shortage of ore

Research firm Shanghai Metals Market projects output this month at 1.168 million tons, 0.5% less than its peak in July.

August 4, 2025

Copper price rises with US tariffs, Codelco mine stoppage in focus

Copper rose as much as 1.1% on the London Metal Exchange, with trading conditions starting to settle.

August 4, 2025

As rescue ends in tragedy, Codelco asks experts what went wrong

The Chilean company is convening a panel of international experts to audit the El Teniente mine and establish what exactly happened.

August 4, 2025

Mitsubishi Materials may scale back copper smelting due to worsening margins

In June, peer JX Advanced Metals said that it was also considering copper production cuts.

August 4, 2025

McEwen Mining to complete Argentina mine feasibility study in two months

Los Azules expects to produce between 180,000 and 200,000 metric tons of copper annually by 2030.

August 3, 2025

Codelco says all five trapped workers at El Teniente mine have died

The workers have been trapped underground since Thursday night, when a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the central Chile region.

August 3, 2025

Peruvian informal miners suspend talks with government

Union leader told reporters the government refused to alter an August 17 deadline for miners to move explosives into formal "powder magazines.".

August 1, 2025

Goldman told clients to go long copper a day before price plunge

Goldman suggested clients buy September calls with a $6.25 strike price – about 11% above the prevailing price at the time.

August 1, 2025

Canada’s Sudbury, Voisey’s Bay expansions boost Vale nickel, copper output

Nickel sales drove base metals revenues to $1 billion, a 15% rise, as copper revenues climbed 23% to $958 million.

August 1, 2025

Copper price posts second weekly drop after Trump’s tariff surprise

Traders are now rushing to book storage space for copper in a bet that Trump’s decision will prompt a wave of supplies stockpiled in the US to be shifted to…