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Track the pulse of the global copper industry with Skillings. This category brings you authoritative reporting on copper mining projects, exploration updates, pricing shifts, smelting developments, and infrastructure demand. As a critical metal for electrification, EVs, and clean energy grids, copper’s role in the green economy is expanding fast—Skillings keeps you informed, competitive, and ahead of market trends.
As the global commodities market navigates structural transformations, the 2026 copper outlook has emerged as one of the most fiercely debated topics among industrial operators, institutional…
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND : FireFly Metals has expanded the high-grade profile of its flagship Green Bay copper-gold project in Newfoundland, reporting a standout underground drill intercept…
By Penny Langford | August 5, 2026 New York copper futures surged to a fresh historic high on August 5, 2026, as aggressive U.S. stockpiling ahead…
The global copper market enters 2026 caught in a high-stakes convergence of unprecedented electrical infrastructure renewal, rapid artificial intelligence deployment, and persistent supply bottlenecks. London Metal…
Copper mine and concentrator infrastructure in the Chilean Andes. Copper has moved within striking distance of US$7 per pound, pushing the 2026 market debate beyond a…
Chile’s copper commission, Cochilco, has raised its copper price forecast for 2026 to US$5.95 per pound, up from its previous estimate of US$5.55/lb, as operational disruptions…
By Salini Krishnan Published: August 6, 2026 PANAMA CITY : First Quantum Minerals has formally initiated a government-approved processing program to clear, treat, and export stockpiled…
SANTIAGO : State-owned copper giant Codelco has temporarily suspended development and construction work at the Andes Norte sector of El Teniente, the world’s largest underground copper…
Deep-level tunnel infrastructure at an El Teniente-style underground copper operation. Codelco has temporarily suspended development and construction work at the Andes Norte project inside El Teniente…
Copper hit a fresh record high overnight, extending a rally driven by tariff-driven hoarding in the United States and shrinking mine supply. COMEX copper recently traded…
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