America needs to get serious about copper. Our nation mines copper but ships it to China for processing, a supply chain failure that has become a national security vulnerability, because copper is ...
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Some Chinese smelters have agreed to process copper from Chilean miner Antofagasta for no charge, a record low for the industry, but the outcome was better than expected ...
Copper smelter economics are shifting as capacity outpaces supply, with Minrex potentially benefiting from a gold-silver ...
Copper traded at a record $14,533 per ton on the London Metal Exchange on September 7, extending a rally of roughly 17 ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US has access to more than enough raw copper to meet domestic demand, according to new research on the ...
There's a growing push to use new technology to boost U.S. copper processing amid surging demand from the AI boom. Why it matters: The U.S. has decent copper resources, but the majority of processing ...
Copper prices have surged over 40% in 2025-2026, reaching record highs due to intense demand from AI, EVs, and other green tech. Global demand is projected to rise 50% by 2050. Despite the obvious ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan, Spain and South Korea issued a rare joint statement on Wednesday expressing deep concerns over tumbling copper treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs), warning both smelters ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optomec -- a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing equipment and software today announced the development of a pure ...
HANOI/BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - Fees to process copper concentrate in China, which have plummeted to their lowest level in over a decade due to short supply, could recover in the second quarter ...
Electrochemical copper refining harnesses controlled redox reactions to convert impure blister copper into high-purity metal, chiefly through electrorefining and electrowinning techniques. In ...