Japanese copper smelters still in talks for 2026 charges with miners
Fees paid by miners to turn concentrate into refined metal have come under pressure as global smelting capacity expands faster than mined supply.
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American aluminum buyers are now paying an eye-watering 68% premium over the LME price to get physical metal.
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Lundin cut its 2026 copper and gold production guidance due to lower underground mining rates at Candelaria in Chile.
South32 backs $35M push at Alaska Arctic copper project
The miner has signed off on a $35M work program to advance its Arctic copper project in Alaska through the Ambler JV.
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History shows that leaders who excel in one moment can falter in another not because they change, but because the problem they were built to solve does.
Korea Zinc says US smelter’s waste pile has $3 billion in metal
The company bought the Nyrstar processing plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, and now plans to invest $7.4 billion to expand and refurbish it.
US House votes to overturn Minnesota mining ban, Senate to consider next
If the ban is lifted, the Trump administration would then be free to reissue mining leases to Chile-focused Antofagasta.
Tests confirm battery-grade cobalt sulphate at NICO project in Northwest Territories
The company says its flagship deposit contains 12% of global bismuth reserves as well as 1.1 million oz. of gold.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output
The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter.
