Copper prices have surged to record highs this year, and are closing in on the $12,000 milestone. Mining disruptions, supply shortages and concerns about U.S. tariffs have helped lift prices higher.

From 2015 to 2024, the leading 10 copper producers added 130.9 million metric tons of copper reserves to cover 134% of their production over the period. The group collectively produced 88.8 MMt copper ...

Three meetings of investors in some of the world’s biggest mining companies over the next six days will lay the foundations for what could be a period of significant change in the world’s copper ...

Copper prices have been volatile throughout 2025 and into 2026, fueled by economic uncertainty from an ever-changing US trade policy and strong supply and demand fundamentals. The International Copper ...

Booming demand for copper is driving a spate of mining megadeals, in a rush to secure more of a metal essential to powering artificial intelligence. Rio Tinto and Glencore said late Thursday that they ...