Copper Industry News

Copper up, but sovereign debt worries to cap gains (Independent Online)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 9:55am
Copper prices have risen in reaction to the US dollar's fall against the euro....


Oil, Copper, Sugar Are Top Commodity Picks, Morgan Stanley Says (BusinessWeek)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 7:23am
Copper, crude oil and sugar are the top picks among commodities, with the three set to gain on increasing emerging-market demand and supply constraints as the global economy recovers......


China Copper Imports to Halve as Stimulus Ends, Minmetals Says (BusinessWeek)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 5:23am
Copper imports by China may halve from last years record as the government rolls back stimulus spending and curbs credit growth, according to China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., ......


Mongolia Considers Selling Stakes of Copper, Coal, Gold Assets (Bloomberg)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 2:57am
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Mongolia, the Asian nation with some of the worlds largest untapped mineral resources, may transfer gold, copper and coal reserves into companies that would th......


CAW demands probe into met site closure (Timmins Daily Press)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 2:10am
The Canadian Auto Workers union is demanding government probes into the planned closure of the Kidd Creek Met Site by Xstrata Copper. Yesterday, the union called for action by both t......


Copper Climbs as Inventory Decline Signals Stable China Demand (Bloomberg)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 12:23am
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Copper prices rebounded, halting a three-day slump, on signs that demand is stable in China, the worlds largest buyer of the metal....


Grain prices rally ahead of February crop report (MalaysiaNews.net)
Mon 8 Feb 2010 10:45pm
Commodities mostly fell again Thursday as investors become more averse to risk and as demand for basic materials wanes. Prices for copper have been especially hard hit by China's eff......


Canadian union calls for action against Xstrata (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mon 8 Feb 2010 10:16pm
The Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) is calling on the Canadian government to investigate international mining giant Xstrata's, plans to close its copper and zinc metallurgical plan......


DOT Intersects Higher Grade Copper-Gold Mineralization (Marketwire)
Mon 8 Feb 2010 9:37pm
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - DOT Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DOT) ("DOT" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the results of 7 of 15 diamond drill holes ("......


DOT Intersects Higher Grade Copper-Gold Mineralization (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Fin...
Mon 8 Feb 2010 9:21pm
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - DOT Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce the results of 7 of 15 diamond drill holes from its recently completed diamond drilling program on its 100% owned Dot p......