Copper’s sulphuric acid market has been thrown into chaos by the Middle East conflict and Beijing’s export ban, according to the International Energy Agency, which warns the metal faces “a…
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco said on Wednesday it now expects production from its Maricunga lithium project to begin in 2034 — a four-year delay for one of the country’s…
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco will prioritize profitability over production growth as it confronts heavy debt, declining output and governance challenges under new chairman Bernardo Fontaine. Fontaine, who became chairman…
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Chilean state-owned miner Codelco have finalized a landmark agreement to combine development plans at their neighbouring Los Bronces and Andina mines, unlocking at least $5…
Codelco fired an executive and disciplined several others after an internal audit found the world’s biggest copper miner overstated part of its 2025 output, implying annual production fell to its…
Chile is entering a new political phase as a right-wing government prepares to take office, putting mining policy under renewed scrutiny in the world’s largest copper-producing country. In recent years,…
Chile’s state-owned development agency Corfo has awarded up to $5.8 million to two research projects focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) and rare earth recovery to boost mining innovation and…
Ecuador plans a 2026 tender for Llurimagua as copper M&A accelerates and past JV disputes shape the project’s next phase.
Copper traded around $5 per lb. ($11,000 per tonne) on Friday as industry participants warned that 2026 contract negotiations could be the toughest in years, with policy uncertainty in the…
Fitch Solutions’ Business Monitor International (BMI) has raised its 2025 average copper price forecast to $9,650 per tonne, up from $9,500 previously, as persistent supply disruptions and resilient industrial demand…
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco is to fast-track automation at its El Teniente mine after a deadly collapse killed six workers, in what became Chile’s worst mining accident in decades….
Codelco says all of the five workers trapped at one of the world’s largest underground copper mines have been pronounced dead plus another who died when a powerful tremor caused…