Codelco output keeps falling, underscoring copper struggles
Top copper producer Codelco reported a decline in quarterly output due to lower quality ore at its aging Chilean mines — the latest sign of supply-side struggles that have helped send metal prices to two-year highs.
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Chile president wants copper output boost of 1Mt by 2026
Chile President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he is targeting an increase in the country’s annual copper output by 1 million metric tons by the end of his term in 2026.
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BlackRock says $12,000 copper is needed to incentivize new mines
Copper needs to reach $12,000 a ton — a 20% jump from this week’s high — to incentivize large-scale investments in new mines, said Olivia Markham, who co-manages the BlackRock World Mining Fund.
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Teck copper output shoots up on QB mine, profit disappoints
Teck Resources, Canada’s largest diversified miner, saw its copper production jump by 74% in the first three months of the year, thanks mainly to the ramp up of the extension at its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile.
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Aurubis investing to expand copper output in Bulgaria
Aurubis AG, Europe’s largest refined copper producer, has started a project in its Bulgarian smelter which will expand group copper production by about 110,000 metric tons, its CEO said.
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China copper gauge at zero offers stark warning to metals bulls
A key measure of Chinese copper demand just sank to zero, another indication that global prices are not balanced with what buyers in the biggest market are prepared to pay.
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First Quantum could remove copper from Panama mine after election
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) believes it will be able to take the already mined 121,000 tonnes of copper concentrate out of its disputed mine in Panama after the national elections there in May, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday.
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Lower iron, nickel and copper prices weigh on Vale’s quarterly earnings
Brazilian miner Vale on Wednesday said lower prices for iron ore, nickel and copper in the first quarter dragged down earnings compared to the year before, as it posted net profit slightly below analyst estimates.
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Chile sees record copper production next year
Chile is expected to produce a record 5.8 million metric tons of copper in 2025, the state-run Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) said on Tuesday.
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Copper price hones in on $10,000/t as supply angst continues
Copper traded near $10,000 a ton, hitting a new two-year high on its way, as investors continue to pile in on a bet that miners will struggle to service a surge in demand for the bellwether industrial metal.
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Native American group seeks to overturn US court ruling on Rio’s Arizona copper mine
A Native American group has asked all members of a US appeals court on Monday to overturn an earlier ruling that granted land to Rio Tinto for a copper mine in Arizona, saying the land was sacred and culturally significant.
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Codelco eyes partnerships to help boost ailing copper production
Codelco is exploring more partnerships with the private sector as Chile’s state copper behemoth looks to recover from a production slump and surging debt.
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Chinese investors snap up copper, gold stocks to drive 10% gains
Chinese investors are snapping up stocks tied to high-flying metals from copper to gold, aiding an onshore market facing an uphill battle to cement a nascent rebound.
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Copper price near 15-month high as supply fears spur bullish calls
Copper traded near a 15-month high as supply concerns and brighter demand prospects triggered a slew of bullish calls on the market.
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Copper price hits fresh 14-month high on supply fears, China optimism
Copper jumped to its highest intraday price since January 2023 as the bellwether industrial metal faces rising tighter supply and hopes for a recovery in Chinese demand.
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The currency required for the development plans of the National Iranian Copper Industry Company will be provided
Mining News Pro - The CEO of the National Iranian Copper Industries Company announced the supply of foreign currency needed for the development plans of this company with the aim of increasing exports to 4 billion dollars per year and said: This support is in the form of 6 currency packages with a total value of 5.6 billion euros in a period of 4 years by the bank.
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Copper price rallies amid rising optimism on Chinese economic outlook
Copper rallied back above $9,000 a ton as investors weighed upbeat factory data from top consumer China and the potential for output cuts by the country’s leading smelters.
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Shanghai copper heads for biggest monthly gain in 16 months
Shanghai copper prices were little changed on Friday, but poised for their biggest monthly gain in 16 months amid prospects of lower supply.
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Codelco sees slow recovery after years of copper output declines
Codelco is starting to turn the corner after a production slump and project overruns eroded the state-owned copper behemoth’s finances, according to a top Chilean official.
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China copper smelters move closer to possible 10% production cut
Chinese smelters, which produce over half the world’s supply of refined copper, moved a step closer to implementing a joint output cut after tightening ore supplies drove processing fees to near zero.
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US talks often with Congo’s Gecamines on cobalt and copper, official says
The United States speaks regularly with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state miner Gecamines, a senior State Department official told Reuters, as Washington seeks to deepen relationships with key suppliers of cobalt and copper across the African continent.
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Adani kicks off $1.2 billion Indian copper smelter
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has started operating the first unit of his $1.2 billion copper smelter, the tycoon’s first foray into metals refining.
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Jiangxi Copper sees higher prices as it plans to raise output
Jiangxi Copper Co., China’s largest producer, said it expects prices to rise in the second half once the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, while pledging to maintain double-digit growth in output despite calls to rein in production.
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Cocoa is more expensive than copper as it tops $9,000
Cocoa extended its surge — gaining more than $700 per ton in a single day and surpassing $9,000 for the first time ever — as a supply crunch grips the market and chocolate makers grapple for beans.
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Ivanhoe Electric earns into 60% of nickel-copper project in Côte d’Ivoire
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE American: IE) (TSX: IE) terest in the Samapleu-Grata nickel-copper project in Côte d’Ivoire after satisfying the expenditure requirements outlined in an agreement from three years ago.
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