June 9, 2025 Zambia seeks carmakers to make EV components near copper mines Zambia is Africa’s second-biggest producer of copper.
June 9, 2025 China’s copper boom tested as miners squeeze smelters The unrelenting expansion of Chinese copper processing capacity over the past few years has now become a global headache.
June 6, 2025 Generation Mining nears two-year high on Ontario gov’t endorsement Once in operation, the company's Marathon project would be one of North America’s few palladium producers and a key producer of copper.
June 6, 2025 Falling LME copper stocks inflate premium for nearby contracts Total copper stocks in the LME warehouse system have halved since mid-February to 132,400 tons, the lowest in almost a year.
June 6, 2025 Sinomine halts Namibia copper smelter, citing concentrate shortage The Tsumeb smelter is one of the few facilities in the world that can treat arsenic and lead-bearing copper concentrates.
June 6, 2025 Stausholm dismisses rift rumours as Rio opens $2B mine The official opening of the Western Range iron ore mine may mark Jakob Stausholm’s final visit to the Pilbara in his role as Rio Tinto CEO.
June 6, 2025 Deal ends decades-long dispute over Taseko mine in British Columbia Historical deal resolves a complex, long-standing conflict over the New Prosperity mineral tenures.
June 5, 2025 Trafigura flags trading headwinds as payouts outstrip profit Trafigura reported net profit of $1.52 billion in the six months through March, up 2.8% from a year earlier.
June 5, 2025 South32 ups investment in American Eagle Gold The investment follows American Eagle's recent issuance of shares to complete its option on the NAK copper-gold project.
June 4, 2025 Peru’s Nazca Lines face mining threat after protected area slashed Peru's Culture Ministry last week slashed the protected zone from 5,600 to 3,200 square kilometers.
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
