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Large-scale lithium brine operations illustrate the supply chain behind China’s carbonate market. Lithium carbonate prices have undergone a sharp repricing in early September, with reported declines…
Northern Chile’s copper supply is under scrutiny as production weakness meets record prices. Copper has entered a more volatile phase after the London Metal Exchange price…
Copper concentrate supply is tightening as smelters compete for feedstock. Copper’s supply signal is no longer coming only from exchange inventories or mine guidance. It is…
Chapada’s processing and mine infrastructure in Goiás, Brazil. Lundin Mining’s plan to integrate the Saúva copper-gold deposit with its Chapada mine in Goiás is becoming a…
Remote copper exploration terrain in the Puna de Atacama highlands of Salta Province. Argentina’s copper pipeline is gaining strategic weight as prices remain elevated and major…
Capstone’s Mantoverde-Santo Domingo district in Chile’s Atacama Region is becoming a larger platform for copper exploration, processing and future mine development. Capstone Copper’s completed acquisition of…
Battery-grade lithium carbonate is trading at a more stable but still elevated level after a year of supply disruptions, mine closures and uneven demand. The MMLC…
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange reached about US$14,373 per tonne on Sept. 4, putting the contract on track for a tenth consecutive weekly gain…
Silver enters a rate-hike test near $65–$66 an ounce while the physical market remains in a sixth consecutive annual deficit. Silver’s 2026 outlook is being pulled…
Kaoko Metals (ASX: KAO) has raised A$20 million to accelerate exploration at its Chalkos Copper-Silver Project in north-west Namibia, just days after reporting broad zones of…
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