Copper Market News

Copper is the bellwether of global industrial activity. Price moves often signal broader economic shifts, making it one of the most watched metals on the LME. Below is the latest industry news curated for buyers and sellers of copper scrap, wire, and cathode.

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Copper

Copper price within sight of all-time high as Chinese smelters hit record activity

Chinese smelters end their buying strike as Iran war-induced spike in sulphuric acid price supports razor-thin margins.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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The Metals Company submits decade’s worth of deep-sea exploration data to ISA

The data will be made publicly available through open repositories including DeepData and UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

about 22 hours ago
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Fast-tracking US critical minerals could backfire without safeguards, Oxfam warns

A central concern is that compressing timelines could undermine the very stability the US is seeking.

about 23 hours ago
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Oxford spinout raises $2.3M for deep-underground critical minerals tech

Ascension said it can recover critical minerals from volcanic glass – a historically untapped resource formed by past volcanic eruptions.

1 day ago
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Gold

Gold price nears month high as Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz

Spot gold rose as much as 1.7% to about $4,887 an ounce, its highest since March 17.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Gold

La Mancha’s Greenheart Gold deal deepens Guiana Shield exposure

The Luxembourg-based investment fund is to buy 50 million shares at C$1 apiece, raising its stake in the explorer to 19.9% from 4.6%.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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CHART: Copper output misses expose flaws in forecasts

BMI data shows wide gaps between copper guidance and output, revealing which companies met or missed expectations.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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USA Rare Earth produces first commercial-grade yttrium

This milestone, says USAR, places the company among a limited number of producers of commercial-grade yttrium metal operating outside of China.

1 day ago
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Critical Metals stock surges after taking full control of Greenland rare earth project

Greenland has approved the transfer of the mining licence for the Tanbreez rare earth project after Critical Metals Corp. upped its ownership to 92.5%.

1 day ago
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Copper

Chinalco bets $700M on Peru mine turnaround

It will boost Toromocho copper mine's capacity with a molybdenum circuit amid Peru's political risk clouding investment growth.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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British Columbia exploration spending sets record on copper appetite

Exploration and evaluation expenditures in the province hit C$751 million ($548 million) in 2025, a 36% increase from 2024.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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Bessent urges World Bank to shift funding towards critical minerals

"We expect to see all parts of the Bank move quickly to support the policies, projects and associated infrastructure," Bessent said.

2 days ago
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Gold

Canada’s antimony gap shows as Iran war sharpens focus on defence metals

The country has only a handful of meaningful projects, most tied to gold systems, and still lacks a clear domestic route from mine to metal.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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USCM, Columbia University eye defence-critical metals in red mud

Partnership aims to extract key defence metals from red mud to build domestic supply chains and reduce import reliance

2 days ago
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Aluminium

Rio Tinto commissions new alumina conveyor at BC smelter

Designed with a 50-year operational life, it replaces infrastructure dating back to the 1960s.

Aluminium scrap premiums track LME closely — these updates affect dealer and mill buying terms.
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Copper

Blue Moon outlines 13-year mine at Norway copper project

The project has a net present value (after tax, discounted at 8%) of $235 million, with an internal rate of return of 19%.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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Uranium Royalty to buy Sweetwater in $1.1B deal

Sweetwater controls a vast mineral estate across Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Michigan.

2 days ago
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Gold

Gold Basin fires CEO for alleged misconduct

The dispute is tied to Canex’s takeover of Gold Basin launched in February following a 2020 spinoff.

Gold price shifts affect scrap jewellery, dental gold, and catalyst recovery economics.
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Copper

DRC boosts US copper sales fivefold to 500,000 tonnes

Congo scales up US copper sales via Gécamines venture, signalling a shift in control over supply chains.

Copper prices affect scrap wire, motor windings, and cathode trading terms — check the live price.
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Op-Ed: Critical mineral sovereignty starts with deep tech

Sovereignty in critical minerals means controlling enough of the value chain, as highlighted by the federal strategy.

3 days ago
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