June 27, 2025

China’s copper smelters win better-than-expected $0 processing fee

Some Chinese smelters have agreed to process copper from Antofagasta for no charge, a record low for the industry.

June 27, 2025

Copper price down after $0 Chinese smelter deal

The $0 agreement presents a win for China's smelters given spot charges are hovering around the –$43 mark.

June 26, 2025

Informal mining boom is biggest fear for Peru’s copper investors

Peru has slipped to third in the global copper-production ranking and last year posted its first decline in output in five years.

June 26, 2025

BHP faces UK contempt charge for funding case over Brazil dam collapse

BHP denies liability and says the case duplicates legal proceedings and repair programs in Brazil.

June 26, 2025

CHART: The brutal economics of EV battery lithium

Value of installed lithium in the average electric vehicle sold globally plummets by 89%.

June 25, 2025

SQM cuts 5% of Chile workforce as prices fail to bounce back

Lithium prices have plunged nearly 90% since their peak in late 2022.

June 25, 2025

Vale to eliminate water use in Carajas iron ore processing by 2027

Ending the use of water in iron ore beneficiation would eliminate generation of waste.

June 25, 2025

Vale Base Metals chair Cutifani to step down; Pimenta tapped for role

Mark Cutifani will step down as chairman of the copper and nickel spin-off.

June 25, 2025

Copper price: Chinese smelters ramp up exports, potentially squeezing home market too

Exports at these levels would bring renewed pressure and could potentially tip the Chinese market into backwardation as well.

June 24, 2025

Antofagasta celebrates 25 years of mining at Los Pelambres

As one of the largest copper mines in the world, Los Pelambres has produced more than 8.5 million tonnes of the industrial metal to date.