Orion Minerals sets sights on wealthy equity partners
ORION Minerals, a Northern Cape copper developer, is optimistic its most recent investor roadshow to Australia will achieve what has so far eluded it...
Zambia courts investors for copper output tripling
ZAMBIA is seeking global investment, including from the United States, to more than triple copper output to three million tons by 2031, the country's...
Friedland warns Africa copper at risk from Iran war
IVANHOE Mines CEO Robert Friedland has warned that copper production across Africa faces serious disruption if the conflict in Iran continues beyond three weeks,...
Australia joins G7 minerals alliance in Canada pact
AUSTRALIA and Canada have signed a series of agreements on critical minerals as part of efforts among the West to reduce their dependence on...
Chinese copper smelters post record output
CHINESE copper smelters are producing record volumes of refined metal, swelling global stockpiles and threatening to cap the price gains that have driven bullion...
Aluminium surges on Middle East conflict supply fears
ALUMINIUM prices jumped as conflict in the Middle East raised fears over disruption to a critical shipping route used by producers responsible for nearly...
Glencore buys cobalt hoard for US defence stockpile
GLENCORE has agreed to purchase nearly 2,000 tons of cobalt from industry veteran Rami Weisfisch in a deal worth close to $115m at current...
US set to ease steel and aluminium tariff scope
THE US is expected to narrow the range of goods subject to its 50% tariff on products containing steel and aluminium within weeks, said...
Behind the boardroom coup at Copper 360
LATE on Friday about two weeks ago, a bloodless statement popped onto trader’s screens, speaking blandly of a reshuffle in "executive responsibilities" at Copper...
Congo state miner wins Glencore copper marketing rights
THE Democratic Republic of Congo's state mining company, Gecamines, has secured rights to market a significant portion of copper produced at Glencore's Kamoto Copper...