Impact of the tragedy that mourned Chilean mining
Following the fatal collapse at El Teniente, Codelco’s chairman, Máximo Pacheco, announced the commissioning of an international audit after facing … Read More
How the Mining Tragedy Could Affect Codelco’s Performance
The mine produces around a thousand tons of copper per day, so any interruption in its operations would have a … Read More
Divergent Results Among Major Mining Companies Amid U.S. Copper Tariff Effects
Chile’s leading mining companies reported mixed results for the first half of the year, a period marked by copper price … Read More
What the royalty reform left behind
Since 2024, Chilean mining has operated under a new tax regime, which introduced an ad valorem component and adjusted profitability … Read More
Only six of the world’s top 15 copper miners expected to increase production in 2025
Estimates gathered by Plusmining show that the group of the world’s leading copper producers would close the year with a … Read More
Molybdenum is one of the most versatile strategic metals in the transition toward a more technological and sustainable economy
Molybdenum is one of the most versatile strategic metals in the transition toward a more technological and sustainable economy. Did … Read More
Plusmining team member joins copper reference price advisory committee convened by Chile’s Ministry of Finance and budget office (Dipres)
The committee brings together experts to project the copper price between 2026 and 2035—an essential input for estimating Chile’s structural … Read More
Lithium: Has the ‘white gold’ boom come to an end?
Next month will mark seven years since the mining company Macusani Yellowcake announced the existence, in the Puno region, of … Read More
Impact of Trump’s tariff announcement
In an interview with CNN, Plusmining CEO Juan Carlos Guajardo addresses the impact of Trump’s tariff announcement on Chile. Source: … Read More
Global demand growth expected to keep copper prices around US$4 despite possible 50% US tariff
According to Juan Carlos Guajardo, executive director of Plusmining, the main Chilean exporters to the US are Codelco, El Abra, … Read More
Copper price experiences high volatility after US tariff announcement
On the London Metal Exchange, Chile’s main export fell nearly 3% to US$ 4.37 per pound. The US has already … Read More
Trump confirms 50% copper tariffs: “The US will rebuild a dominant industry”
Codelco is the largest supplier of red metal to the North American country,accounting for 34% of sales, followed by BHP … Read More
US copper prices surge to record as Trump calls for 50% tariff
Copper futures in New York surged after US President Donald Trump said he planned to implement a 50% tariff on … Read More
Economist and Trump’s announcement of the copper tariff hike: “There won’t be a shortage of buyers.”
Juan Carlos Guajardo, founder of Plusmining and former executive director of the Center for Copper and Mining Studies (Cesco), addressed … Read More
Chilean mining companies increased copper shipments to the US by 123%, amid fears over tariffs
Chilean copper producers – led by Codelco as the main supplier – now account for 72% of total copper exports … Read More
Plusmining and Syncore: experts analyze the implications of Trump’s threat to copper
In the AM edition, Fernando Zavala and Gonzalo Restini interviewed Rodrigo Pérez, CFO of Syncore, and Juan Carlos Guajardo, founder … Read More
The World Copper Podcast – Official Launch
Plusmining is pleased to share a new initiative focused on copper market analysis, featuring Juan Carlos Guajardo, Andrew Shaw and … Read More
Will the presidential race delay China’s approval of the SQM-Codelco deal?
The agreement is under tight deadlines: if the process is pushed to the next government, the chances of failure increase … Read More