Rise of AI to fuel copper shortage, says BHP
THE rise of artificial intelligence will contribute towards a looming supply deficit in copper, said the Financial Times citing comments by BHP's CFO Vandita...
From Crapco to mid-tier copper play, Kerr’s says South32 is unique
IT'S 10 years since BHP demerged production in coal, aluminium and silver into a company that became South32 — so named owing to its...
Nickel prices jump as Putin calls for commodity export cuts
RUSSIA should consider limiting exports of uranium, titanium and nickel in retaliation for Western Sanctions, said President Vladimir Putin.
Citing televised remarks by the Russian...
All systems go for Arc’s Zambia copper JV with Anglo
Base metals exploration development company Arc Minerals says its copper JV with Anglo American in Zambia remains firmly on track.
Anglo in May rebuffed an...
Goldman Sachs slashes copper price outlook for 2025
AN expected rally in copper prices would not materialise in 2025, said the Financial Times citing a report on the metal's prospects by US...
How train drivers and nurses helped fund SA copper firm
FOR a resource economy it’s curious there’s been so little mineral development by so-called junior miners in South Africa. However, a relatively minor capital...
SA copper developers define 2.5Mt in metal output
MINERAL exploration in the Northern Cape over the past five years suggests the once-thriving copper district could recapture some of its former glory. In...
Zambia law change could deliver “fatal blow” to copper target
PROPOSED minerals regulation in Zambia could deliver a "fatal blow" to ambitions to increase copper production to three million tons annual, said Reuters.
Zambia is...
“Inflection point” for Copper 360 as starts underground mining
COPPER 360 says it's at an inflection point where high-margin copper concentrate production will shortly overtake its low-margin copper plate business, thanks to the...
Copper mined in Northern Cape after 40 year hiatus
COPPER 360 said on Monday it had started underground mining from Rietberg, a copper mine in the Northern Cape – a development that represents...