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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.
Anglo American and Teck Resources agreed a year ago to combine into Anglo Teck, a Canadian-headquartered copper producer built to rank among the world's five largest.…
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange reached about US$14,373 per tonne on Sept. 4, putting the contract on track for a tenth consecutive weekly gain…
Copper has moved to a record intraday level near US$14,533 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, while gold and silver have weakened as stronger August…
Kaoko Metals (ASX: KAO) has raised A$20 million to accelerate exploration at its Chalkos Copper-Silver Project in north-west Namibia, just days after reporting broad zones of…
Arizona copper operations increasingly depend on the design, cost and durability of their water systems. Arizona’s copper expansion is entering a more demanding phase in 2026.…
Copper and nickel processing infrastructure in Brazil’s Carajás region. Vale has indefinitely shelved plans to list its critical-minerals subsidiary Vale Base Metals, according to a report…
Diamond drilling at a remote copper exploration site. Recent drill results from Alaska, Arizona, Peru and Canada illustrate why copper exploration is attracting renewed attention: and…
Copper processing infrastructure at a large-scale mining and smelting complex. Global copper mine production fell 1.1% in the first half of 2026, even as installed capacity…
Mining M&A has entered a phase in which headline deal value is rising faster than transaction confidence. Copper, gold and critical minerals remain strategic targets, but…
Copper smelter casting line in a modern industrial processing facility. Copper’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by an unusual combination of tight concentrate supply, historically low…
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