China’s copper production is projected to reach unprecedented levels in the current year, continuing its upward trajectory.

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 ...

Throughout 2024, China worked to control its rapidly growing copper smelters, which were lowering profit margins amid a bustling copper market. China currently leads the world in refined copper ...

The oldest and most intact copper smelting site in the world is now open for tours. Perched on the shores of the Keweenaw Waterway, the Quincy Smelter is the last of its kind. Opened in 1890s, the ...

Kamoa-Kakula smelter is Africa's largest copper smelter with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes of copper per annumKamoa-Kakula ...

(Reuters) - Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Wednesday it would supply copper concentrates to India's Adani Group's $1.2 billion smelter, the world's biggest ...

Copper smelters are warning that plants may shut down or even go out of business if the industry’s processing fees drop too sharply, as annual supply negotiations with key miners get underway this ...

Chinese copper smelters are getting short-term relief from higher fees, although the improvement in profitability may not be enough to entice them into lifting production. While spot treatment charges ...

The White House cited national mineral security concerns in its push to limit the environmental regulations facing the nation’s few copper refineries. President Donald Trump on Friday exempted an ...

President Donald Trump on Friday reversed an air pollution regulation introduced during the Biden administration. The rule, which was aimed at reducing emissions from copper smelters, has been ...

On July 9, 2025, President Trump announced the imposition of a sweeping 50 percent tariff on all imported copper, effective August 1. The announcement followed a five-month investigation under Section ...