Market research firm S&P Global projected that copper demand, which reached 25 million tons in 2021, is expected to rise to 31 million tons this year and to 53 million tons by 2050. However, the ...

Chinese conglomerate Xiamen C&D and Russia's Nornickel are in talks to create a joint venture in China to process Nornickel's copper raw material into metal, two sources with knowledge of the ...

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 ...

Copper smelting dust, a by‐product of the copper refining industry, contains not only hazardous arsenic but also valuable metals such as copper, zinc, lead, bismuth and others.

In its Global Trade Update (May 2025), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) cautioned that a lack of copper ...

In her new book, "Murderland," Caroline Fraser argues that the rise of these criminals has deep roots in the release of ...

Canada Industry Minister Melanie Joly said the government has started talks with Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by US global steel and aluminum tariffs.

Sinomines's new metal recycling project has received environmental approval, despite controversy over recent retrenchments and union concerns about inadequate labour consultations.