April 15, 2020

Zambia plans to revoke Glencore’s Mopani licenses

Mopani's chief executive Nathan Bullock detained at Lusaka airport.

April 15, 2020

First Cobalt expands Idaho property by 50%

The Iron Creek project is one of the few primary cobalt deposits in America.

April 15, 2020

Chile court looks at alleged Escondida breaches

A lawsuit alleges damage to the environment caused by the extraction of fresh water from the Punta Negra salt flat.

April 14, 2020

Copper price rally builds after China imports surprise

Chinese imports of copper concentrate maintain record-breaking pace despite covid-19 disruptions.

April 13, 2020

Antamina mine halts operations

Peru's Antamina is one of the largest copper/ zinc mines in the world.

April 13, 2020

Home: A brief history of China’s metals stockpiling programmes

When the going gets tough in industrial metal markets, the Chinese get stockpiling.

April 13, 2020

Freeport keeps Peru mine running, shuts New Mexico

The miner is taking steps to provide additional facilities onsite to boost production.

April 13, 2020

MMG withdraws Las Bambas copper guidance

To comply with covid-19 measures, company said the mine would continue to operate at reduced levels, but did not provide a new full-year output guidance.

April 13, 2020

Shanghai copper hits near 4-week high on supply woes

The most-traded copper contract on the ShFE climbed as much as 1.9% to 41,980 yuan a tonne, its highest since March 17.

April 12, 2020

Glencore copper mine in Congo sends 350 contractors home

Glencore's Katanga Mining sent 350 workers to be repatriated after the miner delayed the commissioning of an acid plant.