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

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Some Chinese smelters have agreed to process copper from Chilean miner Antofagasta for no charge, a record low for the industry, but the outcome was better than expected ...

Copper smelting is an intricate high‐temperature process that converts copper concentrates into purer metallic copper through a series of chemical and thermal reactions. Central to modern smelting ...

The ramp-up of the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter will continue throughout 2026, with completion expected towards year-end.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China, the world's biggest copper smelter, is studying ways to strengthen regulation on the expansion of smelting capacity, a state news outlet said on Thursday, as record low ...

Copper is one of the world’s most ubiquitous metals, used in just about everything that’s electrified: smartphones, ...

At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a reactor the size of a small watermelon. Here, scientists with the mining technology startup Still Bright are using a ...

The South Australian government has initiated the application and assessment process for BHP's (NYSE:BHP) proposed expansion of its Olympic Dam copper smelter and refinery. If approved, this project ...

The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought ...

China’s copper industry could face pressure due to the declining price of a key moneymaking byproduct, potentially leading to a drop in operating rates, according to a Chinese consultancy. Prices of ...

To close Flin Flon smelter next year, then refinery Company sees minimal financial impact Shares up 4.8 percent TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - HudBay Minerals will close its aging Flin Flon, Manitoba, ...