Roadblocks by informal miners are disrupting transport of copper from some mines in Peru, including those owned by MMG Ltd.

A protest by informal miners in Peru is blocking parts of a key copper corridor used by major miners MMG , Glencore and Hudbay , leaders of the action and an industry source said on Wednesday.

Peru has slipped to third in the global copper-production ranking and last year posted its first decline in output in five ...

Copper traded near the highest level in more than three months as market players look to take advantage of price gaps between London, New York and Shanghai.

Copper climbed to a three-month peak as tight supply conditions persisted and market sentiment improved on hopes of new U.S. trade agreements with major global economies. Backwardation Highlights ...

Copper miners with productive assets have much to gain as supply and demand tighten. In May 2024, the copper price hit a new ...

The <a href=" Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) reported that mining investment in the country reached US$1.443 billion during the first four months of this year, a 7.3% increase compared to the ...

The Andean south of Peru holds the deposits the world needs for the energy transition, the <a href=" Mining, and Metallurgical Institute (Ingemmet) highlighted.

While on-site operations are unaffected by the protests, transport of semi-processed copper from MMG’s Las Bambas and ...

Leaders of the protest and a source in the industry said that a protest by informal miner's in Peru has blocked parts of an ...

Copper rose above $10,000 a ton as market players look to take advantage of price gaps between London, New York and Shanghai.