Copper refining now has a Strait of Hormuz problem.

Copper is trading at an all-time high of $6.44 a pound and could go a lot higher as the effects of a supply squeeze and the ...

Copper futures rose above USD 6.29 per pound, nearing record highs, supported by expectations of long-term demand from ...

Mariana Minerals, led by CEO Turner Caldwell, is operating what it says is the world’s first autonomous mine, extracting and refining copper in Utah to meet surging demand for the costly metal.

After an exhaustive investigation by the Department of Commerce under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, President Trump is imposing significant tariffs on imported copper. This critical material ...

Software-first minerals company integrates autonomous haulage, drilling, and robotic sensing across mining and refining under a single AI operating platform SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah, April 27, 2026 ...

Still Bright hopes its chemical process could help replace polluting copper smelters. Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, ...

The International Copper Study Group says copper production increased in the first half of 2025, and London-based Earth-i says the trend continues. Earth-i, in a late September press release, says ...

Glencore Plc has agreed to sell its struggling copper refinery in the Philippines to the family of the country’s richest man as the smelting industry reels from the lowest processing fees on record.

Operations have restarted using advanced autonomous systems from the outset.

Glencore will get a government bailout valued at up to 600 million Australian dollars, equivalent to US$395 million, to keep its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery in Australia's ...