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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.
SANTIAGO — Chile copper output 2025 took another hit in October, with national production falling 7% year-on-year to 458,405 metric tons, according to fresh data from…
How Vedanta Saudi mining and Saudi copper processing are reshaping global supply chains and mineral strategy under Vision 2030.
Copper — the metal that powers everything from electric vehicles to AI-driven data centers — is heading toward its most consequential supply crunch in a decade.…
Asian Battery Metals (ASX: ABM) has delivered a decisive technical milestone at its flagship Oval copper-nickel-PGE discovery in Mongolia, reporting metallurgical recoveries of up to 95%…
September 29, 2025 – San Juan, Argentina — Argentina has formally approved Canadian miner McEwen Copper’s $2.7 billion Los Azules project, granting it eligibility under the…
The race to secure copper has entered a new phase. Analysts warn that global copper demand could outpace supply by 300,000–500,000 tonnes in 2025, intensifying competition…
China’s copper smelters, responsible for more than half of global refined output, are facing renewed margin pressure as sulphuric acid prices—a critical revenue-supporting byproduct—fall sharply. The…
When Ottawa unveiled its list of five “nation-building” projects under a new federal fast-track program, two were copper mines: Newmont’s Red Chris block-cave expansion in northwest…
Copper demand is surging. Will contract mining or owner-control deliver supply faster? Skillings breaks down the models shaping copper’s future.
Marimaca Copper to acquire a $2.5M sulfuric acid plant in Chile, targeting 30% lower costs and stronger copper project economics.
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