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The Growing Role of Digital Twins and AI in Mining
Historically, the mining industry has been characterized due to its capital-intensive operations along with intricate logistical barriers and is undergoing a profound transformation now. At the heart of this transition happens to be the integration of advanced digital technologies,...
COPPER
Canada Faces Copper Trade Risk as Trump Tariff Looms
United States President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports — one of the world’s most versatile metals —has the potential to disrupt the global trade in metals and reverberate throughout Canada.
Canada’s copper...
Africa
MENA Copper Market: Gradual Growth and Strategic Shifts
A Cautious Climb in the Copper Arc
The copper market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is approaching a gradual but steady turning point. The region, which has long been characterised by recurrent consumption drops and moderate output...
Africa
Exploration Projects Drive Africa’s Copper Market Growth
Africa’s copper market is set for huge growth as new exploration and production projects are brought to the fore by 2025. Led by Africa’s largest copper producers — the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia — the continent’s ascent as...
Africa
Congo Becomes China’s Strategic Key Copper Supplier
China is witnessing the rewards of its substantial investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with a 71% year-on-year surge in refined copper imports from the central African nation. In 2024, shipments reached 1.48 million metric tons, cementing...
Aluminium
Trade Shifts Reshape Transatlantic Copper Pricing Trends
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...
COPPER
Solaris Resources’ Warintza Project May Be Salve for Supply Concerns and Copper Crunch
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,...
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