Austrian investor rushes to boost copper production at old Chile mine
Austrian investor rushes to boost copper production at old Chile mine
Striking unions and Centinela copper mine restart negotiations
Striking unions and Centinela copper mine restart negotiations
RBC sees copper equities as undervalued despite record prices
RBC Capital Markets says base-metal equities remain attractively valued despite copper reaching record levels, with shares pricing in a much lower metal price than the current market price. Copper averaged $6.41 a pound in the third quarter, up 6% from the previous quarter and 44% year-on-year, after reaching a record closing price of $6.74 on 8 September.
Workers at Chile's Centinela copper mine strike after talks fail
Two unions at Chile's Centinela copper mine rejected further contract talks with Antofagasta Minerals on Wednesday and decided to strike after government-mediated negotiations failed to produce a deal.
Panama government to recommend copper mine restart through state tie-up, sources say
A Panamanian government commission will recommend to President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday to restart the suspended Cobre Panama mine, two sources familiar with the matter said, proposing a state partnership with Canada's First Quantum Minerals.
Frank Talk: Copper supply faces first annual decline since 2017
Copper's record-breaking rally is often attributed to the prospect of U.S. tariffs, but Frank Holmes, chief investment officer of U.S.
Chile copper thieves are thwarting security measures on mine trains
Gangs raiding copper trains across Chile's remote Atacama Desert are growing bolder and more tactically sophisticated, breaching anti-theft protections that had worked for years, miner Antofagasta Plc warned in a memo reviewed by Reuters.
Copper supply squeeze intensifies as equities lag metal price, RBC says
Copper's physical market is showing signs of an increasingly severe supply squeeze even as mining equities remain cautious, according to RBC Capital Markets. Spot copper advanced 4.3% to US$6.73/lb over the week while copper equities fell 2.6%, widening the disconnect between the commodity and producers.
Copper's record run may just be getting started: analysts
Copper has spent 2026 rewriting its own history books. In early August, the metal pushed above $14,300 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, a fresh all-time high extending a rally few expected to run this far, this fast.
How a niche copper trade became a real-time gauge of Trump's next tariff move
The price premium between U.S. COMEX copper futures and London Metal Exchange prices is becoming a real-time gauge of potential tariffs on refined copper. Societe Generale estimates that the current premium implies a 14.6% chance of a 15% tariff in January 2027 and a 37% chance of a 30% duty in January 2028.
Copper jumps to its highest level ever. What the metal is telling us
Copper hit a record high, but the rally appears to reflect tight supply and disruptions more than a broad acceleration in global growth. Electrification, power-grid investment and AI-related infrastructure are supporting demand.
Critical Mineral Resources takes the low-cost road to Moroccan copper
Most junior miners follow a familiar script. Find a deposit, drill it for years, publish a study with a headline-grabbing net present value, then discover nobody will fund the £300 million construction bill.
