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Copper Weekly Brief – Week of 6th March 2026

  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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Copper Cuts Carbon Emissions in Buildings 

February 8, 2023 · Clean Energy, General, Plumbing

Copper is getting a reputation as a “green” metal, but a new study is suggesting it can also help reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry. That’s big news. The building and construction sector globally accounts for roughly 40% of energy and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions a year, while manufacturing building materials and construction are […]

The Evolving ‘Copper Mark’

February 6, 2023 · General, Mining

As Environmental, Social and Governance-ESG-regulations tighten, the global Copper Mark assurance program for sustainable copper production is evolving to meet higher standards and changing market demands. In a recent article Michèle Brülhart, Executive Director, Copper Mark, said new market expectations are being embedded across The Copper Mark standards, the framework requires participating sites to keep […]

John Fennell Speaks At IMARC 2022

December 19, 2022 · General

The International Mining and Resources Conference—IMARC—took place in Sydney on November 2-4 and John Fennell was there to highlight the future of copper. Shaun Fox of Foxi Media caught up with John on the conference floor to interview him about why copper is the metal of the moment and how innovation, sustainability and climate goals […]

Copper’s “Holy Grail”?

November 30, 2022 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

A USA startup wants to recover all the copper that’s tied up in mine waste using a specialised catalyst so rock-eating microbes can release the trapped metal. What’s more they say they can work with existing mines in a way that uses less water and energy than traditional production processes.  The extraction technology by Jetti […]

Cables Make The World Go Round

November 22, 2022 · General, Mining

Cables—most often made from copper—are the backbone  of the world’s electricity grid and they’ll be even more in demand as we ramp up renewable energy. According to a new report by BNN Bloomberg, spending on the humble cable will have to rise just as dramatically as global spending on new solar & wind energy if we’re […]

Spotlight On Energy Efficiency

November 15, 2022 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

A new report says Australia is doing dismally on cutting energy use, at the ‘back of the pack’ when compared to most of the world.  Over nearly a decade starting in 2002 Australia reportedly cut energy consumption by just 1%, way behind places like Europe & Japan……and with even the USA cutting it by 12%.   That […]

Australia Gets Smart About Smart Meters

November 8, 2022 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

I’m glad to see a new study calling for all Aussie homes to have smart meters installed…..a 100% uptake by the end of the decade in other words. Smart meters have been around since the day dot but really only in a half hearted way. Smart meters—just to remind you—measure energy usage digitally and allow […]

“Wire For Wireless”

October 28, 2022 · General, John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

I caught up with Ivan Rostas of Stratus Integrated Systems recently, an early fan of Smart Wiring when we still called it structured cabling. He had a great story to tell. Ivan did the Smart Wiring course way back in 2004 and began promoting it on his web site which then caught the eye of […]

5.3B Mobiles Go To Waste

October 24, 2022 · General

There are apparently 16B mobile phones in the world right now, but over 5B of them will be discarded or stashed away just this year. In other words wasted, despite most of them containing valuable copper, gold, silver, palladium and other recyclable parts. In fact  the WEEE Forum says almost all these old mobiles will […]

A Copper Beauty Shakeup

October 20, 2022 · General

There’s a hot new skin care ingredient trending every other week it seems, but the one everyone’s talking about right now is copper peptides says the HuffPost.  Peptides have a lot of boosters with claims that include stimulating collagen, clearing up acne scars and even limiting muscle contraction to slow the formation of wrinkles. What […]

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark At IMARC

October 17, 2022 · General, Mining

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has announced she will attend the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney November 2-4. In her role as Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Ms. Clark will speak at the conference, emphasising the critical nature of transparency and good governance as demand for critical […]

OZ Minerals Open House For Mining Innovators

October 13, 2022 · General, Mining

 The OZ Minerals Think & Act Differently (TAD) team have launched the TAD Open House to provide an easy, online way for innovators and innovative companies to approach OZ Minerals with ideas and technologies to contribute to the development of modern mining.    Being virtual, the TAD Open House is always open, ideas can be submitted […]

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Featured

Copper Weekly Brief – Week of 6th March 2026

  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…

Read More

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…

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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…

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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…

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