COPPER

Copper Faces Tariff Threat Amid Rising U.S.-LME Premium The U.S. copper market is bracing for potential tariff impositions, with the premium between CME and London Metal Exchange (LME) copper contracts widening in response to speculation that the red metal might...

The copper market is bracing for a significant supply deficit in 2024, a consequence of several factors disrupting the supply and demand balance. New discoveries, while promising, are unlikely to offset the shortfall, as the industry fights production setbacks,...

Xtract Resources has announced a joint venture (JV) agreement with Oval Mining, which is in collaboration with Cooperlemon Consultancy, to potentially acquire up to a 70% stake in Zambia’s Silverking copper mine and its accompanying exploration licence. The initial option...

Zambia’s copper output could rise to around one million tonnes (mt) a year by 2026 as investment in expanding production at mines continues to add to capacity, the nation’s finance minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, said on Friday. Copper production is a...

Xtract Resources has announced a joint venture (JV) agreement with Oval Mining, which is in collaboration with Cooperlemon Consultancy, to potentially acquire up to a 70% stake in Zambia’s Silverking copper mine and its accompanying exploration licence. The initial option...

Amaroq Minerals Ltd, an independent mine development corporation with a substan-tial land package of gold and strategic mineral assets across in Southern Greenland, has announced a significant new nickel-copper discovery at its Stendalen project. Over 140 m of disseminated...

Stantec has been selected by Codelco (Corporacion Nacional de Cobre, Chile) to provide engineering and technical support for a CAN$16 million service agreement at multiple copper tailings sites in Chile. Copper is an essential component to meeting the growing demands...