HANOI/BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - Fees to process copper concentrate in China, which have plummeted to their lowest level in over a decade due to short supply, could recover in the second quarter ...

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says that refining bottlenecks, not mining output, keep the US reliant on foreign copper processors.

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 ...

Typically, TCRCs form a cornerstone of smelter profitability by providing a stable revenue stream for processing incoming ...

BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - China's top copper smelters agreed on a lower guide price for treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for copper concentrate processing in the second quarter of 2023 amid ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan, Spain and South Korea issued a rare joint statement on Wednesday expressing deep concerns over tumbling copper treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs), warning both smelters ...

In materials-sector coverage (NYSE:ERO), the more durable reference points tend to be the continuity of production systems, the resilience of underground operations, and the ability of a centralized ...

Copper’s rally this year has been fuelled by mine supply disruptions and distortions to trade flows amid US President Trump’s tariffs. Looking into next year, fundamentals remain supportive, with ...

Copper producer Indonesia will stop exporting copper concentrates in 2024 when two major domestic copper companies finish building their smelters and start processing the raw material locally, ...

Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) has requested that Indonesia's government relax its copper export ban and allow the company to export 1.3M metric tons of copper concentrate worth ~$5B until December, its ...