Primes et remises sur le marché du cuivre au comptant de Guangdong à différents moments le 23 avril (troisième période : 10h15) [Prix SMM]

US refined copper and copper alloy imports reached 225,094 mt in July, a record high, as traders continued to ship large volumes of copper ahead of potential US tariff hikes, according to official data released by the US Commerce Department on Thursday.The July imports reported by the Commerce Department were the highest monthly total since records began in 1990, up 78% MoM and 8% YoY, according to trade data monitoring agencies.The import surge comes as the market awaits clarity on proposed US import tariffs. The Commerce Department was originally due to submit an updated report on the copper market to President Donald Trump by June 30, but no announcement has been made since.

Le mineur sud-africain Sibanye-Stillwater a annoncé que son conseil d'administration a approuvé l'avancement de son projet de cuivre-or Mt Lyell en Tasmanie, en Australie, et de son projet aurifère Burnstone en Afrique du Sud, la hausse des prix des métaux ayant amélioré sa situation financière. Le mineur basé à Johannesburg prévoit d'investir 7,5 millions de dollars dans le projet Mt Lyell en 2026 pour redémarrer la mine historique près de Queenstown, ce projet de 340 millions de dollars visant une première production de minerai en 2029. Une fois à pleine capacité, la mine devrait produire jusqu'à 26 000 tonnes de cuivre, 16 000 onces d'or et 116 000 onces d'argent par an.

A copper-zinc mine in northeastern Saskatchewan is about to achieve commercial production, and the Canadian federal government has designated it as a project of national significance.At a project update held in Saskatoon on Wednesday, Canadian miner Eldorado Gold said its Mcllvenna Bay underground mine produced copper concentrates in June and zinc concentrates in July, and plans to commence commercial production by the end of Q3 this year.