December 12, 2023 Vale mulls briquette plants in Gulf of Mexico, Middle East The company opened a new plant in Espirito Santo state, Brazil, with production capacity of 2 million metric tons per year.
December 12, 2023 Solaris taps $80 million Orion financing to advance Warintza copper project in Ecuador This financing package funds the advancement of Warintza through studies and permitting, Solaris said.
December 11, 2023 Peru copper output up nearly 2% in October as Antapaccay surges Peru's copper output was hampered early this year by production pauses triggered by violent anti-government protests.
December 11, 2023 The world’s copper supply is suddenly looking scarce A forecast surplus of copper going into 2024 has suddenly all but disappeared.
December 11, 2023 Video: Braskem’s mine rupture in Brazil causing fear of collapse A breach at a rock salt mine in Alagoas state, in Brazil’s northeast, has heightened concerns about an imminent total collapse.
December 11, 2023 Tighter supplies to create tailwind for copper prices Copper prices on the LME on Friday headed towards four-month highs.
December 10, 2023 First Quantum requests end of blockades to Cobre Panamá copper mine Ongoing blockades have prevented the miner from receiving the supplies necessary to fulfill Cobre Panamá’s environmental stability and asset integrity measures.
December 10, 2023 Gold mine collapse in Venezuela kills a dozen people A landslide buried the Paraiba de San José de Wadamapa mine in Venezuela's Bolívar state.
December 10, 2023 Glencore deploys autonomous trucks at Lomas Bayas copper mine Through its Lomas Lab, Glencore introduced four autonomous trucks at the Lomas Bayas copper mine in northern Chile.
December 8, 2023 Panama government orders First Quantum to end copper operations Cobre Panama has requested government authorization to lay off more than 4,000 of its employees.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
