Moly heads for 6th straight deficit, record prices: BMO
Molybdenum is on course for a sixth consecutive year of supply deficit in 2027, setting the stage for record prices as strong demand meets a limited pipeline of new production,…
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Freeport’s Grasberg copper mill reaches 67% after last year’s mudslide
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) averaged nearly two-thirds of normal milling rates at its Grasberg copper-gold complex in Indonesia during the third quarter, a year after a mudslide killed seven workers and…
Top 10 US miners: Southern Copper, Newmont lead pack
Rising metals prices helped global miners Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), Newmont (NYSE: NEM) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) extend their dominance of U.S. peers in terms of both market capitalization and earnings. Southern…
Peru election too close to call as vote tally drags on
Peru’s presidential election remained too close to call as vote counting entered its final stages, with left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez holding a razor-thin lead over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori. With…
Goldman slashes copper supply outlook as deficits widen
Goldman Sachs has cut its global copper mine-supply forecast by 350,000 tonnes, citing slower-than-expected recoveries at Freeport-McMoRan’s (NYSE: FCX) Grasberg mine in Indonesia and Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF)…
Kinross bets $3B on Chile gold district growth
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) plans to invest $3 billion (C$4.1 billion) to develop the Lobo Marte project in Chile’s Atacama region, advancing one of the country’s largest proposed…
Freeport eyes full Grasberg output by end of 2027
Freeport-McMoRan‘s (NYSE: FCX) Indonesian unit has reaffirmed plans to restore the giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia to full production by the end of 2027 despite the process taking “longer than…
RANKED: The world’s top 10 biggest copper mines
The global copper market enjoyed one of its best years in 2025. The threat of United States tariffs on the industrial metal and its elevated status as a critical mineral,…
Morgan Stanley flags five miners in space value chain
With a potential initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX drawing closer, investors are increasingly turning their attention to the broader space economy and the companies positioned to benefit from its…
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JP Morgan sees $5.50 copper, deficit worsening
J.P. Morgan has raised its long-term copper price forecast by 9.1% due to widening structural supply deficits and sharply higher capital costs that will require massive investment in new mine…
Copper tightness, tariffs set up volatile 2026
Analysts warn structural deficits may start in 2026 as copper hits records, demand accelerates and supply struggles to keep up.