Tag Archives: copper
Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Corridor Builds Momentum with $5–10 Billion Near-Term Mining and Processing Pipeline
Central Asia is evolving from a patchwork post-Soviet resource base into a coordinated critical minerals corridor, supported by an estimated $5–10 billion in near-term mining and…
Middle East’s Critical Minerals Push Builds a $2 Trillion Pipeline Across Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman are moving from hydrocarbon-led growth to a coordinated critical minerals strategy spanning copper, lithium, gold and phosphate. The region is…
Canada Accelerates Critical Minerals Strategy with Project Financing Push to Secure Global Supply Chains
Canada is entering a new phase in its critical minerals strategy, shifting from high-level ambition to hands-on project financing aimed at accelerating production, strengthening supply chains,…
BHP’s Zambia Comeback Sparks New Copper Exploration Boom in Africa’s Untapped Mining Frontier
BHP’s renewed push into copper exploration in Zambia is far more than a routine corporate move—it marks the early stages of a new global race for…
Zijin’s Serbia copper boom lifts profits—while deposit limits reshape the growth outlook
Zijin Mining says its Serbian copper operations are generating roughly €500 million in profit, helping push the wider platform above €1 billion in 2025. But the…
Iran Strait Closure Tightens Sulfur Supply, Raising Costs for Copper and Nickel Producers
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sharply constrained Gulf sulfur flows, triggering export restrictions and record prices. That squeeze is now feeding directly into…
China’s copper supply chain control reshapes global markets
The global copper industry is undergoing a profound structural realignment, driven by the growing dominance of processing capacity in China. As mining jurisdictions struggle with rising…
Chile’s acid crunch threatens global copper supply chains
A shortage of sulfuric acid in Chile is exposing a key weakness in the global copper industry: reliance on specialised chemical inputs without which production cannot…
BHP Targets Copper Leadership in 2025 as Demand Surges and Supply Tightens
As global demand for industrial metals accelerates, BHP Group is placing copper at the centre of its long-term growth strategy. The shift reflects a deeper transformation…
South America’s Critical Minerals Boom Puts the Energy Transition’s “Green” Promise to the Test
As global demand for lithium and copper accelerates, South American producers are being pulled into a resource-driven model that local communities say is deepening environmental and…