Chile’s Centinela Copper Mine Strike Ends After Unions Reach Preliminary Deal

Workers at Chile’s Centinela copper mine have reached a preliminary agreement with mining company Antofagasta Minerals, bringing a strike that lasted more than a week closer to an end. The agreement was announced on Friday by two unions representing more than 700 workers, following renewed negotiations over a new collective labour contract. Union members were […]

US Imports More Congo Copper as American Buyers Embrace Supply

The United States is importing record volumes of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as American industrial consumers increasingly accept Congolese metal and look for competitively priced supplies amid tight global markets. Record Copper Shipments to the US US imports of refined copper from the DRC reached a record 53,290 metric tons in […]