November 26, 2025 China ‘firmly opposes’ negative copper treatment charges Treatment and refining charges – the fees earned by smelters for processing ore into metal – have plunged to record lows this year.
November 26, 2025 SolGold sets 2026 start for early works at Cascabel SolGold’s new plan fast-tracks site prep, drilling, and a two-unit restructuring, aiming for first production in 2028.
November 26, 2025 Codelco’s record China copper offer sparks threats to walk away Record-high offers from Chile’s copper giant spur some Chinese buyers to exit 2025 term deals and question the benchmark.
November 25, 2025 UBS raises copper price forecasts on supply concerns UBS lifted its price forecasts for successive quarters of 2026, beginning with $11,500/t for March, followed by $12,000 and $12,500 for June and September, respectively.
November 25, 2025 Highland Copper exits White Pine North project for $30M The cash proceeds are expected to fund the activities required to advance its Copperwood project to a construction decision.
November 25, 2025 Codelco offers record premiums for 2026 copper sales to China It offered to supply some buyers at a premium of $335 a ton over London Metal Exchange prices for 2026 annual contracts.
November 25, 2025 Barrick committed to Reko Diq copper project, says interim CEO Barrick's board has considered splitting assets, possibly selling the Reko Diq mine and its African holdings outright.
November 24, 2025 Adani’s giant copper smelter caught up in global ore shortage Kutch Copper’s slow start is a reminder of the hurdles facing India’s efforts to increase its metals self-reliance.
November 24, 2025 Value of EV battery nickel second highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high Low LFP-penetration markets, Europe is off to the races in 2025 and US buyers pull forward purchases before subsidies end.
November 24, 2025 The three days when BHP tried to crash a copper mining mega deal The world’s biggest miner made a brazen attempt to gatecrash one of the industry’s biggest-ever deals.
Gold gains, silver tops $64 as traders focus on Fed rate path Bullion gained as much as 1.2% in US trading while Treasury yields and the dollar declined. Silver climbed as much as 4%. December 11, 2025 | 02:04 pm
