China’s copper smelters have agreed to process copper concentrate from Chilean miner Antofagasta for free, setting a new low for treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) in the global copper business.

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 ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China, the world's biggest copper smelter, is studying ways to strengthen regulation on the expansion of smelting capacity, a state news outlet said on Thursday, as record low ...

Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the ...

Glencore (OTCPK:GLCNF) (OTCPK:GLNCY) was selected by Chilean state-owned miner Codelco to design and possibly develop a new copper smelter in Chile with capacity to process as much as 1.5 million ...

China’s copper industry could face pressure due to the declining price of a key moneymaking byproduct, potentially leading to a drop in operating rates, according to a Chinese consultancy. Prices of ...