The copper electrorefining process is a well‐established method for producing high-purity copper from impure anodes by utilising electrochemical principles. In this process, copper dissolves at the ...

2026 copper sales expected to exceed production as surplus concentrate inventory at smelter is cleared; first feed is expected at the end of December Medium-term annualized copper production target ...

Copper miners with productive assets have much to gain as supply and demand tighten. In May 2024, the copper price hit a new all-time high of US$10,954 per metric ton (MT) on the London Metal Exchange ...

Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher copper and gold ...

Vedanta argues for a 'green copper' plant in Thoothukudi to enhance domestic production and reduce import reliance, citing ...

The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process.

President Donald Trump last night announced a 50% tariff on copper imports, driving New York futures to a record high. Copper in the US is up more than 40% so far this year, with prices continuing to ...

Metso has won a major EUR 180 million order to supply engineering services and critical process equipment for a new primary copper smelter project in Asia. The facility, designed to produce 300,000 ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Global miner Anglo American on Thursday reported a 13% fall in copper production in the first half of the year to 342,200 metric tons, and a 26% fall in rough diamonds, as demand ...