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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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Space Age Copper

July 8, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

Two Australian companies are teaming up to use space technology & AI to speed copper discovery here, reportedly one of the world’s biggest data driven searches. That’s exciting news for all sorts of reasons. Number one it’s great to see technology being harnessed for practical, real world impact when a lot of talk about technology […]

U.S. Can’t Keep Up With Copper Demand

May 30, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

A new report says the USA can’t mine Copper fast enough to meet its ambitious goals to electrify the country.  Produced by Michigan University and commissioned by the International Energy Forum—IEF—the snapshot looked at 120 years of global data from copper mining companies. It concluded that current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country’s electricity […]

Copper Cuts Climate Emissions

May 22, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining, Plumbing, Smart Wiring

The carbon payback for additional copper ‘invested’ into improving energy efficiency is earned back 20 to 300 times over the lifetime of an energy system says a new European report.  And for renewables, the carbon emissions for producing copper is earned back in a matter of 1 to 2 weeks.  Increasing the cross section of […]

Copper’s Green Future In Asia Pacific

April 19, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

A new study by the CRU Group says copper’s future market share will be defined by the green energy transition and surging demand in India & Asia.  Commissioned by the International Copper Association—ICA—the study found that copper demand will grow from 28.3M tonnes in 2020 to about 41M tonnes by 2040. The strongest growth in […]

Artificially Intelligent Copper

April 12, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, seems to be everywhere these days and so I guess its no surprise its come knocking on copper’s door too. And that’s good news. From discovering new deposits to helping improve mine operations, it seems AI is shaping up to be one of the most flexible and innovative technological breakthroughs mining […]

Cutting Emissions Key Step To Net Zero Copper Mines

March 18, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

A new report lays out the steps that copper mines will need to take on ventilation and emissions reporting if they are to reach the goal of net zero mining.  Ventilation and Emission Reporting is the fifth roadmap to explore pathways to low emission copper mining following the earlier Roadmap, Water, Materials Movement, and Mineral […]

Discovering Copper Gets Critical

March 4, 2024 · General, Mining

Australia hasn’t had a major copper discovery in over a decade, but growing global demand suggests we need to rapidly fast track exploration. The last big copper discovery in Australia was by Sandfire at DeGrussa in Western Australia in 2009.  And while a spectacular high grade find at the time, it only lasted till last […]

Clean Energy For Big Copper Mine

February 7, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation is investing $99M to boost a South Australia wind farm to provide clean energy to BHP’s Olympic Dam copper mine. Olympic Dam, located 550 km north-northwest of Adelaide, has one of the largest copper deposits in the world. The Neoen Goyder South Stage 1 Wind Farm will generate 203 MW […]

Rewiring Australia For Clean Energy

December 12, 2023 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

A new report from Powerlink Queensland looks at the challenges of expanding Australia’s grid for renewable energy, and the trade-offs between overhead & underground transmission lines. At least $21.4T needs to be invested in electricity grids worldwide by 2050 to support a net-zero trajectory. Australia has set a goal of more than 80% of electricity […]

The Big Australian Mining

November 21, 2023 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

A new report from BHP this week called Recapturing Australia’s Competitiveness is a timely reminder of how important Australian mining is to our future given the challenges of climate change. Meeting our net zero goals will “only be possible through the scaling up of mineral production”. BHP says that may mean creating up to 140 […]

Copper Powers Data Centres

November 13, 2023 · General, Mining

Copper Powers Data Centres A new infographic from the Copper Development Center in the U.S. shows at a glance how crucial Copper is to the growing role of Data Centres in modern economies, one that is only going to get bigger. Data centres are computer server hubs that collect, store and process large amounts of […]

The Copper Mark Upgrade

November 3, 2023 · General, Mining

The Responsible Minerals Initiative-RMI-and The Copper Mark have launched new versions of the Risk Readiness Assessment-RRA-and the Criteria Guide, version 3.0. The RRA is a set of mineral-agnostic criteria for responsible production, sourcing, processing and recycling of minerals and metals. Version 3.0 of the RRA consists of 33 criteria covering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […]

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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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