Future sustainability trends in copper demand

Some of the biggest names in copper have found high-ranking political allies to support their efforts to get the wiring metal added to a list of minerals deemed critical to the US. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, an Independent from

The Department of State released the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on electric vehicle battery value chains signed by the United States on December 13, 2022, during the Africa Leaders Summit.  Through this MOU, the United States will

According to an S&P report on The Future of Copper, copper demand is expected to almost double by 2035 and will continue to grow as the world pursues the global transition to net zero. Copper’s natural conductive properties make it the material

This year is forecasted to be the second strongest year for industrial platinum demand on record, with a ten percent increase to 2,316 koz, despite the challenging economic conditions. The forecast is rooted in strong and diversified foundations,

London copper jumped to a more than six-month high on Monday, while most other base metals also rose as demand prospects brightened after top consumer China reopened its borders. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 was up 1.1%

Jubilee Metals, a metals-processing company, said it has made significant progress in the development and ramp-up to commercial level of “new extractive methods” for the recovery of copper and cobalt from historical waste at its Sable refinery in

Jubilee Metals has finished the upgrade of water infrastructure at its Roan Project in Zambia — which hampered the production levels of the metals processing company — but believes it will not be unleashed. “The installation of the

Aim-listed metals processing company Jubilee Metals Group’s Inyoni platinum group metals (PGMs) processing facility, in Gauteng, has successfully increased its operational output, subsequent to the completion of its capitalisation and expansion programme in March. This is based on

Copper prices rose on Tuesday on optimism after data showed that the rapid rise in consumer prices is slowing in the US. Copper for delivery in March rose 3.1% on the Comex market in New York, touching $3.92

Which metals are key for the energy transition? Cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium are critical to making EV batteries. Rare earths such as neodymium, praseodymium and dysprosium are used in computer memory and magnets in wind turbines. Copper

President Hakainde Hichilema has said Zambia’s ambitious target to increase copper production from the current 830,000 metric tonnes to 3,000,000 in the next ten years is attainable. In a speech read for him by Mines and Minerals Development

In Zambia, Jubilee Metals has been implementing a two-pronged strategy for several months to become a major producer of cobalt and copper. The part concerning the South of the country is now complete, after the start of copper production

On the demand side, spot premiums dropped on surging SHFE copper, pandemic outbreak and poor downstream demand. The popularity of copper cathode rod also weakened with a wide spread between copper cathode and scrap, evidenced by contained new

London- and Johannesburg-listed Jubilee Metals Group has met its production targets for the financial year ended June 30, after having completed its capitalisation and expansion programme. Over the past 18 months, the company implemented a £58-million capital expansion (capex) project to acquire