December 3, 2018 China copper premiums slump to 18-month low as demand wanes The premiums, paid on top of benchmark three-month London Metal Exchange (LME) prices, fell 10.7% from Friday's levels to $62.50 a tonne, the lowest since June 2017.
December 3, 2018 Trade war relief for metals, but bull-bear battle rages on: Andy Home The macro picture may have brightened just a little after the weekend meeting of the U.S. and Chinese presidents, but signs the global economy is losing momentum, do not bode…
December 3, 2018 Nautilus setting JV to secure support vessels for Solwara 1 project The support ship will be used at the company's Solwara 1 gold, copper and silver project, off the coast of Papua Guinea, set to be the world’s first commercial deep-sea…
December 3, 2018 Congo state miner in production-sharing deal with Chinese firm Production sharing agreements align the interests of the two partners because the risk now weighs more on the investor than on Gecamines.
December 3, 2018 Boreal completes drill campaign at Norway copper-gold project The campaign was carried out at the Burfjord project, located near Kåfjord, in northeastern Norway.
December 3, 2018 Management shake-up at Glencore costs copper chief Mistakidis his job Company veteran and coal chief Peter Freyberg, has been appointed as the head of industrial mining assets, a newly created role.
December 2, 2018 Codelco strikes contract deal with workers at Ministro Hales mine The 36-month contract was approved by 53% of the union.
December 2, 2018 New Mexican president asked to solve issue with former mine workers in two weeks Initially, workers linked to the Los Mineros Union planned to launch a protest action on December 1st, López Obrador's inauguration day.
December 1, 2018 Peru’s gold, silver, copper output falls On the positive side, the Andean country's iron ore production grew by 66.8% when compared to the previous year.
November 30, 2018 Excelsior closes $75M deal for Arizona copper project Excelsior will start construction activities at the Arizona Gunnison copper project before the end of the year.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
