Copper tariff exemption triggers trading chaos
GLOBAL copper markets suffered their most severe disruption in a year marked by policy volatility and extraordinary price fluctuations after President Donald Trump's last-minute...
Copper 360 investors face dilution as new debt restructure planned
SHAREHOLDERS in Copper 360 are facing the prospect of major dilution after the company said in an announcement on Tuesday it was in talks...
Ghana cancels bauxite lease for overseas partnership
GHANA has scrapped a major bauxite deal with domestic company Rocksure International, opting instead to pursue international partnerships for developing one of West Africa's...
Glencore to shutter final Australian copper mines
GLENCORE will close its final two copper mines in Queensland's Mt Isa next week, ending more than 60 years of upstream operations after deeming...
Sibanye-Stillwater extends US recycling with $82m Metallix deal
SIBANYE-Stillwater announced on Monday it agreed to buy US-based precious metals recycling business Metallix Refining for $82m (R1.5bn) in cash.
Metallix Refining, a profitable company...
US consortium eyes Congo copper firm acquisition
A US investment group featuring ex-military personnel is working to buy Chemaf Resources, a mining firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has...
Vedanta unit plans major Zambian smelter upgrade
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) will overhaul its Zambian smelter facility as part of efforts to boost production following last year's return to full operations...
Zambian mining chief urges US to waive copper import tariffs
THE leader of Zambia's state mining corporation is pushing for the US to grant exemptions from proposed copper import duties, arguing that such tariffs...
South32 warns over Mozal ouput in 2026 as power talks stall
SOUTH32 has raised major doubts about the sustainability of aluminium production from its facilities in Mozambique, saying in an update on Monday it had...
Commodity traders poised for $300m copper windfall
FOUR major commodity trading houses stand to earn extraordinary profits exceeding $300m after positioning themselves ahead of Donald Trump's copper tariff announcement, capitalising on...