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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.
An open-pit copper operation illustrates the scale and infrastructure behind the assets attracting strategic capital. Mining M&A deals 2026 are increasingly being shaped by control of…
Vale Base Metals has brought an autonomous fleet of Komatsu 930E haul trucks into operation at its Salobo copper complex in Pará, Brazil, marking a significant…
Exploration drilling at a remote Western Australian copper-gold project. Solstice Minerals has reported a 148-metre copper-gold intercept beyond the current resource boundary at its Nanadie project…
Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) have signed an agreement to establish a mineral exploration and hard-rock mining joint venture covering about 182,000 square…
Andean copper mine and concentrator infrastructure captured in documentary style. Copper has moved above $14,000 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, as demand expectations linked…
The global copper market in 2026 is navigating a complex convergence of structural supply constraints, aggressive trade policy maneuvers, and an unprecedented demand shock driven by…
Copper mine and processing infrastructure in a large-scale operating region. Byline: Penny Langford Copper has entered the second half of 2026 with a market structure that…
Copper concentrate moves through processing equipment at an industrial mine facility. Copper’s rally toward record levels reflects a structural supply-demand squeeze rather than a typical cyclical…
Copper processing infrastructure in Queensland’s Mount Isa region. Austral Resources Australia has moved ahead with its takeover of Hammer Metals after the deadline for a competing…
The planned consolidation would place SM Investments’ Atlas stake and other mining assets under Dominion Holdings. SM Investments Corp. is preparing to move its mining assets…
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