July 10, 2018 KME buys German copper product producer Mansfelder Kupfer A final deal has been signed for the sale of German copper products company Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing (MKM) for 80 million euros ($94 million).
July 10, 2018 Antofagasta announces first mine to use 100% renewable energy Zaldívar signed a new power plant supply agreement with Colbún to produce copper with 100% renewable energy.
July 9, 2018 Electric vehicle demand will double nickel price – as soon as 2022 New report says EV boom is bifurcating nickel mining and short supply of battery-grade material will see prices climb near $30,000 mark within five years.
July 9, 2018 CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean Even after two years of gains, industrial metals trade well below 10-year mean prices. Silver looks cheap, but gold, crude may be fully priced already.
July 9, 2018 Invesco turns to Trump playbook for signs of a metal rebound Escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China has sent industrial metals to oversold territory.
July 9, 2018 Tiger Resources’ $260M Congo asset sale to Chinese firm collapses Tiger expects to release a new Life of Mine Plan for the assets in 6-8 weeks.
July 9, 2018 Private equity firm to deploy $550 million into mining sector Targeting close or ready for production.
July 6, 2018 Labor talks at BHP´s Escondida mine in Chile enter ‘home stretch’ Labor negotiations are entering into the final three weeks before a 30-month contract expires at the end of July.
July 6, 2018 Zambia delays projects to cut debt and woo IMF back to talks The IMF has warned the southern African nation is at high risk of debt distress, while investors have grown skeptical about the amount of external loans.
July 6, 2018 Chilean miner Mantos Copper seeks buyer to help finance expansion Mantos Copper bought the Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde copper mines from Anglo for $300 million plus $200 million in conditional future payments.
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
