Articles Tagged "copper mining"

Yuan’s Ascent Buoys Copper

Despite a deteriorating global economic picture, as of Thursday, copper is on track to post its highest gains since March, as an appreciation in China’s currency overshadowed the financial concerns permeating the Eurozone, and America.

Can Recycled Copper Help Support the World’s Growing Demand?

As a metal that does not easily degrade or lose its chemical and physical properties, copper is amenable to recycling. Because of this, recycled copper is sometimes considered when calculating world coppers reserves. But can the scrap copper market help support the growing demand for the red metal?