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19.10.26 - 10:01
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Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? (Bloomberg)
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The global copper supply is on a collision course with growing electricity demand. Now some companies are turning to biomining, the process of using microbes to extract metals, to boost supply. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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18.10.26 - 22:24
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Traders Grow Wary of Copper Bull Market With No Sign of Tariffs (Bloomberg)
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Since Donald Trump came back into office, copper has surged on a seismic reshuffling of global inventories linked to the risk that he'll impose tariffs on the metal. But as Trump nears the halfway mark on his second term, the market's many bulls are growing wary that prices could crash if he doesn't follow through....
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18.10.26 - 02:45
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5 Challenges Facing South America′s Copper Boom (ZeroHedge)
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5 Challenges Facing South America's Copper Boom
Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com,
Escondida supervisors, about 1,020 workers at the world's largest copper mine, said they would strike at 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, a week after workers walked out at Centinela.
Chile's August copper output fell 12.8% to 369,500 tons, the lowest monthly total since February 2011, and a fatal landslide hit Codelco's El Teniente on Sunday.
The IEA still sees primary copper supply about 25% short of requirements by 2035, while Peru targets $33 billion in mining investment and Argentina's Vicuña aims for a final investment decision by year-end.
Supervisors at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, said they would strike at 8 a.m. local time Wednesday after government-led mediation failed to produce a contract. The union represents about 1,020 workers at a mine that supplies roughly a quarter of Chile's copper, and the stoppage follows a walkout at Antofagasta's Centinel...
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