China group backs copper stockpile
China may look to stockpile more copper as part of its strategic minerals inventory after its state-backed metals industry group suggested the move to bolster the nation’s supply security. During…
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Glencore hints at 2027 smelter closure absent deal
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it’s halting all spending on emissions reduction at its Horne smelter in northern Quebec after failing to reach a deal with the provincial government on a…
‘Morale is sky high,’ Friedland tells Trump
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) founder and co-executive chairman Robert Friedland relayed the mining industry’s support for how U.S. President Donald Trump has funded projects, quickened permits and now…
Glencore to sell 40% stake in DRC mines to US group
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has entered a non-binding deal for the potential sale of a 40% stake in its mine assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Orion Critical…
Macro forces driving metals jump still intact: Jefferies
Gold’s sharp pullback last week may have handed investors a new entry point into mining equities because wider economic forces driving the recent “metals melt-up” remain intact, Jefferies argues in…
Eldorado buys Foran for $2.8B in copper push
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has agreed to buy fellow Canadian miner Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) in a transaction that values the copper-focused developer at about $3.8…
Capstone restarts a limited Mantoverde as strike lingers
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC; US-OTC: CSFFF) resumed operations at its Mantoverde mine in Chile this weekend despite failing to resolve a month-old strike that will cap output. Mantoverde…
Trump’s $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a strategic stockpile of critical minerals on Monday backed by $12 billion to protect manufacturers from supply disruptions as the country accelerates efforts to reduce…
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it remains at loggerheads with Quebec over the future of its controversial Horne smelter on the eve of a self-imposed deadline to settle the century-old facility’s…
Capstone strike at Mantoverde may end this weekend
Talks could end a four-week strike that has idled Capstone Copper’s (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC; US-OTC: CSFFF) Monteverde mine in Chile. Canaccord Genuity analyst Dalton Baretto says the strike could…
High metal prices don’t equal more demand: BMO
Metals demand in the global industrial economy has been soft since November, despite rising prices across most metals over the past year and manufacturing expansion at its highest level since…
Glencore’s copper drops 11% as Rio takeover looms
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) copper production fell 11% in 2025, hitting the low end of guidance as weaker ore grades and operational constraints weighed on output, amid intensified investor attention on…