November 28, 2025
Copper wire

UBS raises copper outlook as mine disruptions deepen supply deficits

From Reuters UBS expects copper prices to rise into next year, citing tightening […]
November 22, 2025

Copper Just Flashed a Market Signal Everyone Missed

By Nomi – Prinsights Copper rarely moves in dramatic ways; instead, it takes […]
November 14, 2025

The Quesnel Trough — Canada’s copper heartland – Richard Mills

2025.11.12 One way to make an educated guess as to the direction of […]
October 15, 2025

Could G1 be the next company that Washington takes a stake in? – Richard Mills

2025.10.10 It’s a question that’s been on my mind as the US government […]
October 8, 2025

The S curve meeting the J curve makes Copper the new oil – Richard Mills

2025.10.03 A major incident involving a landslide at the world’s second largest copper […]
September 15, 2025

Ottawa is counting on copper to be a nation builder – and Canada has to play catch-up

By Jenna Benchetrit – CBC Ottawa’s list of fast-tracked “nation-building” projects includes the development of two copper […]
September 9, 2025

Graphite One announces potential EXIM funding for up to USD$895 million – Richard Mills

2025.09.05 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) has received another show of support from the […]
September 9, 2025

More results from Kodiak Copper’s extremely successful 2025 drill program at MPD – Richard Mills

2025.09.03 Kodiak Copper’s MPD project has all the hallmarks of a major copper/gold […]
August 14, 2025

Graphite Creek project completes FAST-41 60-day Coordinated Project Plan process; permitting timeline set at 13.5 months – Richard Mills

2025.08.07 The Graphite Creek project in Alaska being developed by Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, […]
August 12, 2025

Orestone planning to drill Francisca in Q3/Q4, Captain in Q1 2026 – Richard Mills

2025.07.31 Orestone Mining Corp (TSXV:ORS) has two of its three projects at the […]
August 8, 2025

Argentina’s copper dreams need infrastructure – but who will build it?

By Lucila Sigal – Reuters Argentina holds rich copper deposits in the mountainous north […]
August 6, 2025

Kodiak Copper: Drilling to expand their resource – Richard Mills

2025.07.31 Previously I gave four reasons for liking Kodiak Copper (TSXV:KDK, OTCQB:KDKCF, Frankfurt:5DD1).  They […]
July 22, 2025

Graphite’s criticality equals or exceeds rare earths – Richard Mills

2025.07.17 The Pentagon will become the largest shareholder in MP Materials, the only […]
July 21, 2025

US copper tariffs are a bet against China

By Ralph Schoellhammer – UnHerd On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose […]
July 18, 2025

Visualizing the U.S. Copper Gap

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist The U.S. is facing a paradox in its […]
July 15, 2025

Scientists finally discover how giant copper deposits form around the world

By Jordan Joseph – earth.com Copper wires snake through every electric motor, power […]
July 14, 2025

Geological mystery: Study unearths how copper deposits formed

By Annelies Gartner – Phys.org An international study has revealed how continental collisions […]
July 11, 2025

Trump says he will impose 50% tariff on copper

By John Paul Tasker – CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump said he […]
June 29, 2025

Copper market in crisis: Supply squeeze highlights importance of owning juniors with metal in the ground – Richard Mills

2025.06.27 The copper market is in the grips of a systemic supply crunch, […]
June 11, 2025

Graphite One’s Graphite Creek Project Approved for FAST-41 Federal Permitting Dashboard – Richard Mills

2025.06.07 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH; OTCQX:GPHOF) has reached a major milestone on the road […]
June 10, 2025

No more copper surpluses – Richard Mills

2025.06.04 Every year the experts predict a copper surplus; instead, what happens? Deficit […]
June 9, 2025

China’s Copper Boom Under Threat as Miners Test Bargaining Power

From Bloomberg The expansion of Chinese copper processing capacity has led to a […]
May 29, 2025

Geologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire world

By Eric Ralls – earth.com Every buzzing phone call, every late-night lamp glow, […]
May 25, 2025

Demand for copper to dramatically outstrip supply within decade

From The Guardian Demand for copper, needed for the transition to a low-carbon […]
May 15, 2025

Video – Copper’s Rising Tide: Navigating the Market Shifts

Some of the world’s largest mining companies, market analysis firms and bank are […]
May 3, 2025

Samsung’s Silver Solid State Battery Closer to Becoming Mainstream

From The Jerusalem Post Putting Silver in these cars saves the consumer thousands […]
April 29, 2025

Graphite One releases Bankable Feasibility Study, advancing US graphite supply chain – Richard Mills

2025.04.25 China is by far the biggest graphite producer at about 80% of […]
April 23, 2025

Graphite One ‘Graphite without geopolitics’ – Richard Mills

2025.04.15 China has a stranglehold on processing critical minerals, meaning it can weaponize them […]
April 9, 2025

4 reasons I like KDK to leverage booming copper price – Richard Mills

2025.04.03 I’ve always said the best leverage to a rising commodity price is […]
April 9, 2025

Huge copper supply deficit looming – Richard Mills

2025.03.29 Like silver and gold, traders are also front-running copper ahead of potential […]
April 6, 2025

US achieves security of graphite supply with G1 Feasibility Study – Richard Mills

2025.03.29 The US could soon have security of supply for a critical mineral […]
March 30, 2025

The stars are aligning for Graphite One – Richard Mills

2025.03.26 Donald Trump and Joe Biden can at least agree on one thing: […]
March 8, 2025

10 reasons I own Graphite One – Richard Mills

2025.03.06 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) has  received strong support from the US government […]
March 8, 2025

Maiden resource covering seven zones expected soon at Kodiak Copper’s MPD copper-gold project – Richard Mills

2025-03-06 “Today’s results from our regional exploration work once again highlight the prospectivity […]
March 8, 2025

Max discovers new Manto-style target at Sierra Azul; approves new USD$4.8 million exploration budget; Max Iron Brazil to IPO – Richard Mills

2025.03.03 Max Resource Corp (SXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) published two news releases this week […]
March 8, 2025

Video: Kodiak Copper launches first resource estimate at MPD project in BC

From mining.com Kodiak Copper (TSX-V: KDK, OTCQB: KDKCF) has pulled the trigger on […]
March 4, 2025

Why are India, China, US racing to secure supplies of copper?

By Aggam Walia – Indian Express Demand, led by EV batteries and clean energy […]
March 3, 2025

Copper industry needs to invest $2.1 trillion over the next 25 years to meet demand – Richard Mills

2025.02.27 “As we look towards 2050, we foresee global copper demand increasing by […]
February 21, 2025

AOTH believes Kodiak Copper offers more investment upside – Richard Mills

2025-02-14 Kodiak Copper’s (TSXV:KDK, OTCQB:KDKCF, Frankfurt:5DD1) management team, and the Discovery Group, have […]
February 21, 2025

Copper price to remain elevated due to increasing demand for electricity and supply challenges – Richard Mills

2025.02.08 “As we look towards 2050, we foresee global copper demand increasing by […]
February 21, 2025

The Curious Case of Chinese Copper Consumption

From Goehring & Rozencwajg  After peaking at over 900,000 tonnes in early 2018, […]
February 13, 2025

Graphite One positioned to play leading role in providing US graphite security of supply – Richard Mills

2025.01.31 Automakers and defense companies have been raising alarm bells over the fact […]
January 27, 2025

Kodiak Copper starting resource estimate – Richard Mills

2025.01.18 After a topsy-turvy 2024, with spot copper vacillating from $5.10 a pound […]
January 11, 2025

Indonesia Nickel Move May Cut Global Supply 35%, Macquarie Says

From Finance Yahoo Potential cuts to Indonesian nickel mine output could remove more […]
December 26, 2024

Kodiak Copper presents compelling investment opportunity – Richard Mills

2024.12.17 Kodiak Copper (TSXV:KDK, OTCQB:KDKCF, Frankfurt:5DD1) was established by chairman Chris Taylor of […]
December 26, 2024

Visualizing the Supply Deficit of Battery Minerals (2024-2034P)

By Bruno Venditti – Elements Visual Capitlalist Due to the growing demand for these […]
December 22, 2024

Charted: Major Copper Discoveries Since 1900

By Selin Oğuz – Elements Visual Capitalist In the evolving landscape of copper mining, […]
November 28, 2024

Researchers develop rare earth-free high power electric motors using copper

By Kapil Kajal – Interesting Engineering Electric motors power a range of technologies, […]
November 22, 2024

Charted: Major Copper Discoveries Since 1900

By Selin Oğuz – Visual Capialist In the evolving landscape of copper mining, […]
November 20, 2024

Imminent Rallies Could Mean Now Is the Right Time to Buy Copper

By Maleeha Bengali – The Street Pro Back in May 2024, trading floors […]
November 16, 2024

Soaring demand for copper will help drive mergers, BHP CEO says

From Mining.com Soaring demand for copper will require $250 billion of investment over […]
November 7, 2024

Cracking the code to copper’s fiery origins

By University of Western Australia – Phys Org An international study, including researchers from […]
October 30, 2024

Lake Superior First Nations made copper tools 2,000 years before the pyramids says researcher

By Rick Garrick – TB News Watch The Ontario Archaeological Society’s (OAS) 2024 […]
October 25, 2024

Graphite One signs key technology agreements with leading AAM manufacturer; receives LI for $325 million in EXIM financing – Richard Mills

2024.10.24 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) has taken two giant leaps forward in its strategy […]
October 25, 2024

Kodiak Extends High-Grade Adit Zone, Intersects 0.45% CuEq Over 139m Near Surface – Richard Mills

2024.10.17 Additional drilling at the Adit Zone continues to intersect broad higher-grade mineralization near […]
October 21, 2024

Have Australian fund managers got their lithium call wrong?

By Jonathan Shapiro – Financial Review Have Australian fund managers got their lithium […]
October 8, 2024

Copper bulls vs bears – Richard Mills

2024.10.05 The copper price rallied to $10,000 per tonne ($4.53/lb) on Sept. 30 […]
October 8, 2024

Easy ASX Copper

By Kristie Batten – Stockhead BHP casts doubt over ‘easy’ copper projects … […]
October 4, 2024

Visualizing the Decline of Copper Usage in EVs

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements Copper intensity in passenger battery electric vehicles […]
October 1, 2024

BHP projects copper demand to rise by 1 million tonnes annually until 2035

From Mining.com BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) projects that global copper consumption will increase […]
October 1, 2024

Tin – the best base metal in 2024, copper also in demand

From Resource Capital Tin prices have already risen by around 20 percent this […]
October 1, 2024

BHP Insights: how copper will shape our future

From BHP Copper has shaped human history and civilisation for millennia. In the […]
September 30, 2024

Major copper discoveries scarce as industry shuns greenfield exploration

From Mining.com Major new copper discoveries are becoming scarcer globally, with older deposits […]
September 22, 2024

Copper price sees strong week with boost from Fed, China demand

From Mining.com Copper rose to a two-month high to cap a strong week […]
September 20, 2024

A copper M&A frenzy masks big miners’ hesitation to build

From Mining.com “Globally, there would be few companies conducting drilling campaigns of this […]
September 15, 2024

Copper output at Codelco slips nearly 11% in July

From Mining.com Copper output from Chilean state miner Codelco fell 10.7% in July […]
September 8, 2024

Gold’s quick reversal and copper’s major indications

From Kitco News In the entire commodity sector, only crude oil is more […]
August 31, 2024

Copper’s critical role in EV industry

From BNN Bloomberg Ben McMillan, chief investment officer at IDX Advisors, joins BNN […]
August 28, 2024

Max Resource discovers Manto-style mineralization at Sierra Azul – Richard Mills

2024.08.24 The Sierra Azul project sits along the Colombian portion of the Andean […]
August 28, 2024

Video – MAX-AM13 Under the Spotlight

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August 26, 2024

Copper is flooding into US

From Bloomberg News When copper surged toward a record high in New York […]
August 26, 2024

Get ready to enter the copper age

From The Economic Times We may be entering our second Copper Age – […]
August 23, 2024

Heavy rains to threaten 25% of copper projects by 2050

By Cecilia Jamasmie – mining.com A quarter of the world’s copper mining projects are […]
August 23, 2024

Big China Stimulus May Finally Be Coming; Copper Price, TECK, BABA Rally

By Jed Graham – Investor’s Business Daily Chatter increased on Monday regarding possible […]
August 20, 2024

Zambia’s proposed mining law bad for investment, miners say

From News24 Zambia’s proposed minerals regulation law could deter investment and deliver a […]
August 18, 2024
Copper wire

Miners down tools at two Chilean copper mines, as majors struggle to maintain production levels – Richard Mills

2024.08.15 The copper market continues to be challenged by supply issues, with two […]
August 16, 2024

Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition

By Nick Pickens, Robin Griffin,Eleni Joannides,Zhifei Liu – Wood Mackenzie The world cannot […]
August 16, 2024

Visualizing the Growth of Chinese Copper Miners

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Electrification China, with its huge manufacturing sector, is […]
August 9, 2024

US transportation electrification and Battery Belt boom can’t continue without graphite – Richard Mills

2024.08.08 In November 2021, the Biden administration passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]
August 7, 2024

2024 exploration program for renamed Sierra Azul Copper-Silver Project, funded by Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation – Richard Mills

2024.08.03 Max Resource Corp (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) is taking a fresh approach to […]
August 2, 2024

Graphite One could take a leading role in loosening China’s tight grip on the US graphite market – Richard Mills

2024.08.01 Due to its natural strength and stiffness, graphite is an excellent conductor […]
July 31, 2024

China’s copper buyers make cautious return after prices slump

From Bloomberg China’s copper market is showing a tentative improvement after a months-long […]
July 30, 2024

America’s EV Ambitions Need a Graphite Plan. Fast.

By Liam Denning – Bloomberg China dominates the processing and mining of what is […]
July 30, 2024

Funds Cut Copper Bets by $20 Billion as Bull Trade Unravels

By Mark Burton – Bloomberg From a fundamental standpoint, a looming crunch in supply […]
July 30, 2024

The National Security Twist in an EV Maker’s Graphite Deal

By Liam Denning – Bloomberg The agreement between Lucid and Graphite One shows […]
July 29, 2024

Kodiak Copper offers significant exposure to copper and gold in low cost low risk environment – Richard Mills

2024.07.26 The discovery of Copper Mountain in the 1880s led to a rush […]
July 29, 2024

Graphite One and EV maker Lucid sign historic Supply Agreement – Richard Mills

2024.07.26 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH; OTCQX:GPHOF) has taken another step forward in its plan […]
July 27, 2024

Copper will be the investment of the decade?

From Kitco (Kitco News) – Copper presents a generational investment opportunity. A looming […]
July 25, 2024

Graphite One – Two-Pronged Production Localizing Graphite Supply

Graphite One Inc. (GPH:TSXV, GPHOF:OTC) is a Canadian development company focused on owning […]
July 22, 2024

Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals

By Ernest Scheyder and Pratima Desai – Reuters Western miners say their competitors have inherent cost […]
July 19, 2024

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal – Richard Mills

2024.07.17 As the third most-consumed metal behind iron ore and aluminum, copper is […]
July 15, 2024

Vehicle electrification requires 55% more copper mines by 2050 – report

From Mining.com Electrification of the global vehicle fleet would require 55% more new […]
July 13, 2024

Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar

From Mining.com Copper in particular faces a forecasted supply chasm, mining mogul Robert […]
July 10, 2024

US Battery Belt Red states could be biggest losers in upcoming election – Richard Mills

2024.07.05 Roads, ports & bridges, transmission lines, power plants, airports, dams, buses, subways, […]
July 6, 2024

Panic short-covering ignites Comex copper as shipments fail to arrive

From Mining.com Comex copper futures surged on Friday as some players bought back […]
July 4, 2024

Cashed-up Sterling Metals focused on Ontario’s Copper Road – Richard Mills

2024.07.04 The Copper Road project formerly owned by Copper Road Resources (TSXV:CRD) has […]
July 3, 2024

Exceptional deposit, unprecedented financial and political support: G1 working on feasibility study 75% paid for by DoD – Richard Mills

2024.06.27 Graphite One’s (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) CEO Anthony Huston recently traveled to Washington, DC […]
July 1, 2024

Why big oil is wading into lithium

From The Economist BP and Shell, two British oil giants, have long sunk […]
June 23, 2024

The mad scramble for copper – Richard Mills

2024.06.20 In 2017, the Chilean government approved a $2.5 billion expansion of BHP’s […]
June 23, 2024

Copper: An exclusive and unparalleled opportunity

By Phillip Streible – Kitco News Despite recent inflation slowdowns, we anticipate a new […]