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 ...

The copper electrorefining process is a well‐established method for producing high-purity copper from impure anodes by utilising electrochemical principles. In this process, copper dissolves at the ...

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 ...

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

Glencore suffered a drop in copper production in the first nine months due to lower grades of mined material. It trimmed the upper range of its full-year guidance for the industrial metal. Steelmaking ...

Anglo American's third-quarter copper output was broadly flat. However, production from its steelmaking coal division more than halved following a fire at its Moranbah North mine in Australia. The ...