Copper
BHP delays Jansen potash project as costs surge; logs record copper output
[BENGALURU] BHP Group flagged delays and cost overruns of about 30 per cent for its key Jansen Stage 1 potash project on Friday (Jul 18), even as the miner...
China’s copper boom under threat as miners test bargaining power
[BEIJING] The unrelenting expansion of Chinese copper processing capacity over the past few years has now become a global headache, as smelters scramble to secure the ore they need...
Chinese trader who made US$1.5 billion on gold builds a giant bet on copper
[SINGAPORE] A reclusive Chinese billionaire whose prescient gold trades turned into an eye-catching windfall has now become the country’s biggest copper bull, amassing a bet worth nearly US$1 billion...
BHP partner says Filo copper discovery is largest in 30 years
Copper mines are getting harder and much more costly to develop, even as global demand for the metal is projected to increase given its role in the energy transitionPublished...
Trump to probe copper tariffs, opening door to new levy on metal
PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed an executive action directing the Commerce Department to examine possible copper tariffs, the latest in a string of measures aimed at imposing sector-specific levies that...
BHP sees recovery in steel and copper demand, logs lowest profit in six years
BHP sees signs of economic recovery in China and central bank rate cuts reviving demand for steel and copper but flagged risks to global growth from potential trade tensions,...
China slows rather than halts copper smelting’s breakneck growth
THE Chinese government is getting serious about constraining the blind expansion of copper smelters, although its new policy is likely to pause rather than stop development.Eleven ministries signed an...
China tightens rules on new copper smelters to curb overcapacity
China will also encourage copper smelters to sign long-term purchase agreements with global minersCHINA has tightened requirements for building new copper smelters, in its latest attempt to curb relentless...
