TUCSON, Arizona, December 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has successfully produced the first copper from the Johnson Camp mine in Arizona using its Nuton ® Technology, marking a pivotal step ...

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 ...

DAR ES SALAAM, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has officially launched the country's first modern copper processing plant, marking a milestone in placing Tanzania on the global copper production map, the ...

This metallurgical update is an important component of Phase 1 detailed engineering, also initiated in Q1 2025. The goal of Phase 1 engineering is to finalize design criteria related to process plant, ...

Chilean miner Antofagasta has agreed treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for 2026 of $0 per ton and 0 cents per pound with a Chinese smelter, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optomec -- a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing equipment and software today announced the development of a pure ...

The government of Zhejiang in China is aiming to develop the province as a leading copper processing center in China. To achieve this goal, the Zhejiang Economic and Trade Commission has laid out a ...

This month, U.K. Consul General in Vancouver Thomas Codrington urged B.C. to develop midstream mining capacity, saying it ...

Wang tells PV Tech Premium that copper offers a ‘a compelling combination’ of traits to replace silver. Image: AIKO. Silver is a cornerstone of the solar cell manufacturing industry. Its high ...

One of today’s key application panels focused on novel laser applications in the automotive industry, including a range of topics from production techniques for future vehicles, automated ...