The Implications for Chile of the Mining Accident in Indonesia and How Long Copper Prices Could Rise
Entre los expertos destacan los mayores ingresos por exportaciones en el corto plazo. Por Pablo San Martín Un trágico accidente … Read More
United States, Protectionism and Copper: Implications of New Tariffs and Measures on the Copper Industry
Por Juan Cristóbal Ciudad After several months during which the market was progressively influenced by the possibility of new tariffs … Read More
Budget 2026: experts from the trend GDP committee project that the ministry of finance will set it between 2.2% and 2.4%
On Friday, August 29, the Ministry of Finance will release the results of the long-term GDP and copper price projections, … 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
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
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
Copper headed for historic high: Plusmining projects market outlook to 2027 and warns of Chile’s loss of momentum
With strong fundamentals and record-high nominal prices, the country faces the challenge of overcoming structural fatigue in its deposits and … Read More
Following the U.S. strike on Iran, oil becomes volatile, copper hits 13-month high, and the dollar rises
Markets closed before President Donald Trump announced a “total ceasefire” in what he referred to as the “12-day war” between … Read More