Copper miners with productive assets have much to gain as supply and demand tighten. In May 2024, the copper price hit a new all-time high of US$10,954 per metric ton (MT) on the London Metal Exchange ...

China's sulphuric acid shipments to Chile at zero in March Acid is a byproduct of smelting copper ore China buys from Chile Chile needs acid to make 1.1 million tons of refined copper via leaching ...

The International Copper Study Group says copper production increased in the first half of 2025, and London-based Earth-i says the trend continues. Earth-i, in a late September press release, says ...

Anglo American and Codelco have finalized an agreement to merge operations at their Los Bronces and Andina copper mines, aiming to unlock up to $5 billion in value and increase copper production by ...