The copper concentrates market was suffering from a dislocation that would probably lead to smelting cuts, the chairman of Chilean state-owned producer Codelco has said.

The London Metal Exchange has unveiled a series of proposals which, if successful, could accomplish what it failed to achieve close to a decade ago: bringing the investment community into the fold.

Ford Motor Co has joined the line-up of automotive companies pumping the brakes on the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and opting to focus instead on hybrid models.

Société Générale is leaving the London Metal Exchange ring trading floor to move to Category II membership.

Sigma Lithium is “pacing, not racing” the expansion of its capacity in the current lithium market cycle, but has an acceleration plan in case of an improvement in conditions, chief executive officer Ana Cabral said.

Lithium metal batteries are set to give traditional lithium-ion technologies a run for their money and represent the holy grail of energy storage, according to the chief executive officer of US-based Pure Lithium.

Acquisition Company Limited (ACG) has agreed to buy the Gediktepe mine in Turkey — the company’s first deal as it works to build a sizeable mid-tier copper producer, its chairman and chief executive officer told Fastmarkets.

Alcoa is ready to complete its first major acquisition deal since its creation in 2016 – and it may not be the last, the company’s chief executive officer has said.

In line with the UK takeover regime’s "put up or shut up" rule, BHP, on May 29, opted for the latter and abandoned its goal of acquiring Anglo American – at least, for now.

Just under two weeks ago, the chair of BHP made a phone call to his counterpart at mining peer Anglo American and set in motion a flurry of activity designed to create the largest copper producer in the world