Copper is used in everything from computers to electrical cables, and traders have been snapping it up amid the threat of trade tariffs being imposed. Demand has been particularly strong in New ...

India has acquired land in Zambia to explore copper and cobalt, signaling a significant move to secure its mineral supply chains in Africa. China currently leads in copper smelting and refining ...

Greater certainty on copper tariffs means COMEX is likely to trade at a higher premium to LME, but there is less time to ship metal to the U.S. Assuming tariffs are implemented in May, we think ...

SANTIAGO, April 10 (Reuters) - Copper production from Chilean state-run miner Codelco dipped 6% year-over-year in February, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Thursday, slipping to ...

Two weeks ago, the price of U.S. copper surged to a new record high as buyers stocked up, only to collapse after last week’s tariff blitz. Yes, other commodity markets took a similar hit ...

On Friday, the most-actively traded copper contract plunged 9.1% to $4.3880 per pound ($9,670 a tonne) on the Comex market, not far off the day’s lows. Trading was busy with the equivalent of a ...

VTA officials told KGO-TV on Thursday that light rail track and equipment inspection, a necessary step following a suspension in service, is taking longer than planned due to the theft of copper ...

Beijing’s response to punitive US tariffs could create yet another headache for Chinese copper smelters, already grappling with a shortage of raw materials and plummeting profits. China’s ...

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) is optimistic that US President Donald Trump will expedite the final permits approval for its long-delayed Resolution copper project in Arizona. Speaking at the CRU ...

LIMA, April 22 (Reuters) - Peruvian copper mine Antamina on Tuesday launched a full security shutdown after an operations manager was killed and another high-ranking employee was injured in an ...

A law banning ninja swords is set to come into force by summer after a "relentless" campaign by the family of a murdered teenager. Ronan Kanda, 16, was stabbed to death with a ninja sword yards ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Codelco, Chile's state-owned copper producer, boosted production in the first three months of 2025 and was still bullish about long-term prospects for global demand despite an ...