2011 has seen workers' strikes at mines operated by Freeport McMoRan, Xstrata, BHP Billiton, and Anglo American. However, despite resolution, if mining companies neglect political risk and labor relations, mining strikes are here to stay.
Continue reading "Copper Mine Strikes Are Here to Stay"
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Copper futures were volatile on Tuesday, but closed higher for the second-straight day as better-than-expected US consumer confidence data and a relative calm tone in the European markets overshadowed a disappointing home sales data.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A strike at Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg project in Indonesia has impacted the company's copper output and aided in tightening the copper supply chain as a whole, positioning copper for a price rally.
Continue reading "Freeport Declares Force Majeure, Copper Positioned to Rally"
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
To obtain pure copper, mined rock must go through several processing stages before it is considered market ready.
Continue reading "Copper Refining: From Ore to Market"
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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?
Continue reading "Can Recycled Copper Help Support the World’s Growing Demand?"
Thursday, July 14, 2011
In an interview with Copper Investing News, when asked if peak copper is a current reality, Yu-Dee Chang, Chief Trader at ACE Investment Strategies, commented “Although the day will ultimately get here, the answer for now is probably- not yet."
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Dorato Resources Inc. (CVE:DRI,OTC:DRIFF,FRA:DO5) reports on drill core assay results from the Cobrecon copper-gold porphyry mine.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The 2011 price of copper has been severly influcenced by several factors, such as unfavourable economic data from the US, concerns over China's monetary tightening, and the financial stability of the Eurozone.
Continue reading "Can Copper withstand an Ailing US Economy?"
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Copper prices started the week with some upward momentum, supported by supply threats in top producer Chile.
Continue reading "Chilean Mine Protest Boosts Copper"
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Copper prices have been gaining over the last week as the red metal touched a three-week high last Friday, ignoring weak economic data out of the United States as a rally in equities and a weak greenback provided enough momentum to boost prices.
Continue reading "Copper Regains Momentum"
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011