Tag: Copper

The world’s largest copper miner wants to get the stamp of environmental friendliness

Chilean mining company Codelco will seek certification that copper mining is being carried out in a sustainable manner. It...

China exported a record volume of copper and imported a record volume of aluminium last year

Although China is the largest producer of aluminium, its import volume reached a new record last year. The world's...

After four years, the Philippines lifts the ban on strategic metals. They want to attract investment

After several years of restrictive mining policies, the Philippines is now turning the course. The island nation southeast of China has relatively large reserves of gold, silver, copper and other strategic ores.

Chile exported nearly five billion dollars worth of copper in November. Year-on-year by a third more

Copper exports helped the South American state to a total foreign trade surplus. This is despite the fact that there...

Copper will be cheaper. It is succeeding in increasing its supply on the market and demand is weakening

According to analysts, the price of copper should continue to fall. This is due to a decline in demand from speculators, as well as a growing supply of this metal on the market. Interest in copper is also dampened by fears of a new outbreak.

The Chinese are investing heavily in increasing the extraction of copper and other raw materials for battery production

One of China's largest miners has announced an investment in a project to increase copper production by 100,000 tons a year. The main reason is the expected growing demand for batteries for electric cars.

Chinese imports of copper and iron ore fell in June. It is supposed to be a temporary phenomenon

The lower imports of some strategic industrial metals to China are due to their significant increase in prices in...

Continued miners’ strike in Chile is fueling copper prices

The price of copper on the Shanghai Stock Exchange has risen to more than $11,600 a tonne. Also on the...

Platinum and palladium rise due to the soaking of Russian mines

Norwegian, a Russian mining company, said it expects nickel, copper, platinum, and palladium production to fall by about 15 to 20 percent this year. Two mines in Siberia are to blame. Markets react by rising the prices of these metals.

Copper production will double in 30 years, says Australian mining company

Vice president of Australian company BHP Tariq Salaria believes copper mining will need to double within 30 years if...

Freeport-McMoRan to suspend dividends and lower costs this year

The world's largest publicly traded copper producer will not suspend any dividends to its stakeholders as a reaction to...

Chile’s copper industry will be strongly affected by coronavirus

Chilean economy, which is strongly dependent on industrial metals mining, surprised analysts with its January results. Yet, the worst...