July 9, 2025 Capstone wins key permit for $150M Mantoverde expansion The environmental permit extends the mine's life from 19 to 25 years, advancing Capstone’s plans for a major copper-cobalt district in Chile.
July 9, 2025 Super Copper expands Chile footprint with Castilla project buy Proximity to Super Copper’s other Chilean asset, the Cordillera Cobre project, creates operational efficiencies.
July 8, 2025 Codelco in ‘wait-and-see’ mode after Trump tariff bombshell Chairman Maximo Pacheco said the firm wanted to know which copper products would be included in the tariff.
July 8, 2025 Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035, PwC report says By 2035, most of the 17 countries supplying the chip industry will be at risk of drought, PwC said.
July 8, 2025 Copper output at Ivanhoe’s Congo mine jumps in second quarter The Canadian miner resumed operations in June and cut its 2025 production guidance by nearly 30%.
July 8, 2025 Smelter mishap stokes shutdown push at Codelco Some at the Chilean state-owned miner are pushing for a permanent closure at the Potrerillos smelter.
July 8, 2025 Next Rio Tinto boss expected to entertain big deals, cut costs A new CEO will have to walk a fine line between cost discipline and repositioning the miner for a potentially dramatic shift towards copper.
July 8, 2025 Canadian mining magnate seeks US projects as Trump deregulates Frank Giustra’s search for his next mining investments isn’t limited to the US, with only a handful of countries ruled out.
July 8, 2025 Trafigura prepays $200 million to snap up Ivanhoe’s Congo copper The world’s biggest copper trader will take 20% of the Congo smelter’s anodes for three years.
July 8, 2025 Column: London Metal Exchange reaps the rewards of tariff turmoil The London Metal Exchange has recorded its highest quarterly volumes since 2014.
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
