China’s copper smelters are pushing back against a proposal from miner Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) to link prices of raw material ...

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 ...

The China Smelters Purchase Team invited at least six prospective new members to attend its quarterly meeting.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's refined copper output is set to hit a record high in 2025, analysts say, as its giant smelting sector powers through a global shortage of copper ore that is forcing some ...

About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology ...

China 2025 refined copper output growth estimated at 7.5%-12% Increase will take China's share of global output to nearly 60% Analysts revise up forecasts for China's copper demand BEIJING, Aug 1 ...