The capacity to smelt an additional volume of more than 800,000 tonnes per year of copper was advancing toward production readiness, Fastmarkets heard on Monday January 19.

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Rio Tinto copper production increased by 11%, reaching 883,000 tonnes in response to rising metal prices and supply concerns.

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Antofagasta copper output is set to increase by nearly 30% as the company transforms its operations by the end of the decade.

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Fastmarkets has corrected the rationale for its MB-CU-0372, Copper grade A cathode premium, delivered Germany, $ per tonne price that was published incorrectly on Tuesday January 13.

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Uncover the implications of the Rio Tinto-Glencore discussions for worldwide mining operations and commodity markets.

Understand how Rio Tinto's potential acquisition of Glencore could signal a shift in large-scale mining economics and strategy.