Market overview Copper prices were volatile but ultimately firmed this week, with benchmark contracts around US$5.75–5.80/lb (roughly US$12,900–13,050/t) by 4–6 March. From the January record high near US$14,500/t, prices are still down about 10–15% but remain roughly 23–24% higher than a year ago. The recent pullback is still being read as a consolidation after […]
Copper Weekly Brief – 27th February 2026
Copper prices held near recent highs this week but eased slightly as traders weighed strong long‑term demand against softer short‑term signals from China and rising inventories. Prices Copper traded around US$13,000/t in late February, off recent records but still up strongly year‑on‑year. Forecasters see 2026 as a consolidation year in a continuing bull market driven […]
Copper Weekly Brief – 20 Feb 2026
Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 20 February 2026 Market overview Copper prices eased slightly this week, with benchmark contracts around US$5.75–5.80/lb (roughly US$12,600–12,800/t) on 18–19 February after record highs in late January. From the January peak near US$14,500/t, prices have pulled back about 11–13% but remain roughly 25% higher than a year ago. The […]
Everything’s Coming Up Copper
Not so long ago copper exploration seemed to be in the doldrums, but with the world facing severe shortfalls it seems the race is on to find more deposits. And fast. Just 2 years ago market analysts S&P Global said the 2023 world copper exploration budget was a third lower than it was in 2012, […]
Wearable Copper
Copper may be dominating the business pages these days given its importance to the global economy, but it’s impact on the fabrics we wear or use is also making news. The interest in copper based textiles for health or hygiene has been slowly growing for the last decade. In fact the global market for copper-based […]
The Copper Cables Running The World
News of a new 345 km, $380B underwater electricity cable linking Australia’s mainland with Tasmania is just the latest in a booming submarine power market. The Tasmanian project—or the Marinus Link—will help share renewable energy, but the high voltage cables which can can carry up to two gigawatts or more of electricity have been a […]
Smart Move On Mount Isa
The deal struck between Glencore and the Australian and Queensland Governments to keep the Mount Isa Copper Smelter and Townsville Refinery operational should be applauded. The fate of the key copper assets had been hanging in the balance for some time, but the $600M co-investment partnership just makes sense. With both Governments committing $300M each […]
The Home As SuperComputer
Next generation Australians invested around $9.2B in smart devices over the last year, suggesting they now view them as crucial to running their daily lives. The study by Samsung Electronics found Australians aged 18 to 40—collectively known as Millennials and Gen Z or GenMZ—reported relying on smart devices like TVs, phones, tablets, refrigerators, washers, dryers, […]
Does Size Matter?
News that Britain’s Anglo American and Canada’s Teck Resources plan a $50B merger is not only one of the largest mining deals in the last decade, but could mean bigger is now better. The new company will have more than 70% exposure to copper and will rank among the five largest producers in the world. […]
The Copper Kitchen Is Ready
Chances are nearly every appliance and system in your kitchen is fuelled by copper, but modern kitchens are also adding cookware, sinks, utensils, benches and much more to help them stand out. Copper cookware has always had a refined, high end kitchen pedigree given most of the world’s leading chefs—many of them French—give it their […]
Back To Country
From recent headlines you’d think country Australia—and the politicians who represent it—hate renewables and are doing all in their power to stop their spread. You don’t have to look far to get that impression. Apart from grass roots groups like Country Guardian campaigning against wind farms, National Party politicians are vowing to scrap climate change […]
USA Calls Copper “Critical”
The US government has added copper to its draft list of critical minerals, in the most significant overhaul since the list was first published in 2018. The U.S. Geological Survey’s—USGS—update, mandated every three years under the Energy Act of 2020, now includes 54 minerals of which copper plus silicon, potash, silver, lead and rhenium were […]
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