April 10, 2025 Codelco logging strong Q2 demand from China, chairman says Pacheco told Reuters earlier this week that he was confident in the long-term stability of the copper market.
April 10, 2025 Copper smelting activity fell sharply in March, satellite data shows Data was provided by Earth-i, which tracks smelters representing up to 95% of global production.
April 9, 2025 China’s copper smelters rue Beijing’s curbs on US raw materials China’s swift retaliation in matching Washington’s blanket 34% levies is likely to bring US shipments of copper scrap to a halt from next month.
April 9, 2025 Gold price rallies over 3% as trade war heats up "Ultimately gold continues to be seen as a hedge against instability here," an analyst said.
April 9, 2025 Column: Annual zinc processing benchmark looks bullish but isn’t Zinc has been the consistent under-performer of the LME base metal pack since the start of 2025.
April 8, 2025 Europe seen struggling to compete with China on rare earths "Today there's a cost gap of 20% to 40% between a value chain in China and a potential value chain in Europe," a consultancy says.
April 8, 2025 Ma’aden weighs foreign partner for minerals processing pact Saudi Arabia's flagship miner is considering choosing at least one of four foreign firms to form a rare earths processing partnership.
April 8, 2025 CMOC boosts cobalt output at Congo mines despite export ban CMOC's cobalt production rose almost 21% in the three months to March.
April 7, 2025 USA Rare Earth CEO: America’s dependence on China is unsustainable China has tightened its grip on critical minerals by imposing new export restrictions on rare earth elements in response to U.S. tariffs. […]
April 7, 2025 Chinese buyers snapped up copper as prices plunged below $8,500 Copper prices plunged as much as 7.7% within 15 minutes of opening on the LME.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
