The World's Largest Copper Mine, Escondida, Will Resume Normal Operations

According to Webstock Inc., citing foreign media on February 26, market participants stated that Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, is expected to resume normal operations within the next few hours.

Chile's power grid and major copper mines began to slowly recover on Wednesday morning following a power outage a day earlier that plunged much of the country into darkness and disrupted electricity supply for mining operations.

For more updates on the copper industry chain, you are cordially invited to attend the CCI 2025 SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference and Copper Industry Expo hosted by SMM, which will be grandly held in Nanchang, Jiangxi, from April 22-25, 2025.

Over 3,000 industry elites, representatives from upstream and downstream enterprises in the copper industry chain, government officials, industry associations, third-party equipment providers, logistics and warehousing companies, as well as academic and research experts, will gather at the event. The conference will cover the entire industry chain, including mining, smelting, copper processing, trade, recycling, and end-use applications.

At the conference, more than 100 exhibitors will showcase the latest copper processing and smelting equipment, premium raw material suppliers, new-type copper-based materials, and other cutting-edge achievements in the copper industry, highlighting innovation and vitality in the sector.

The event will feature a variety of activities: the main forum will focus on global copper market trends, raw material supply, policy analysis, and market insights. Sub-forums will delve into specific fields such as electrical transmission and distribution, secondary copper, new copper-based materials, hardware and plumbing, and ESS, exploring industry hot topics in depth. During the conference, a two-day field trip will visit 12 representative enterprises in the copper industry with a cumulative capacity of 1 million mt, sharing advanced technologies and valuable experiences to support the upgrading of the copper industry chain and promote high-quality development in the sector.

CCI 2025 SMM (20th) Copper Industry Conference and Copper Industry Expo will help you grasp industry trends, expand your network, and explore business opportunities! SMM warmly invites you to join us in Nanchang, Jiangxi, from April 22-25, 2025, to gather for a new era of copper and seek new development opportunities!