The smelter produced the first anodes in December 2025, approximately five weeks after the start of its heat-up process.

Copper smelting is an intricate high‐temperature process that converts copper concentrates into purer metallic copper through a series of chemical and thermal reactions. Central to modern smelting ...

Copper is one of the world’s most ubiquitous metals, used in just about everything that’s electrified: smartphones, refrigerators, electric vehicles, power grids and much more. It’s a crucial material ...

The ramp-up of the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter will continue throughout 2026, with completion expected towards year-end.

The solar industry has dragged its heels on the issue of silver-dependence for cell metallization, but China’s Jiangsu Xianghuan Technology (JXTC) is moving into commercial production with a copper ...

Copper is heading into 2026 with one big tailwind and one big constraint: investors are betting the energy transition will ...

Southern Copper is a global leader in copper production with the largest reserves and low production costs. The investment thesis centers on a looming global copper shortage, driven by green energy, ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ero Copper Corp. (TSX: ERO, NYSE: ERO) ("Ero" or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Tucumã Operation, located in Pará State, ...