Copper Industry News

Prosperity could run for 33 years (Kelowna Capital News)
Sat 7 Nov 2009 1:05pm
others also read... Steady high copper and gold prices have lead Taseko Mines to announce a 70 per cent increase in mineral reserves at the proposed Prosperity mine at Fish Lake....


Codelco Raises Japan, Korea Copper Charges for 2010 (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Sat 7 Nov 2009 12:25pm
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Codelco, the worlds biggest copper producer, will raise the surcharge on sales to Japan and South Korea by as much as 16 percent next year as demand from China......


Copper Slips as Surging U.S. Jobless Rate Spurs Demand Concerns (Bloomberg)
Sat 7 Nov 2009 5:08am
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Copper prices declined after a report showed the U.S. jobless rate climbed to a 26-year high as employers cut back more than forecast, raising demand concerns....


Copper thefts on the rise in Syracuse (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Sat 7 Nov 2009 4:22am
Syracuse Police report that the number of copper thefts in the city is growing, prompted by the increasing value of the metal....


Codelco Increases Japan, South Korea Copper Charges for 2010 (Bloomberg)
Sat 7 Nov 2009 4:15am
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Codelco, the worlds biggest copper producer, will raise the surcharge on sales to Japan and South Korea next year as demand from China increases metal prices....


China SRB Bought 235,000 Tons of Copper This Year (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Sat 7 Nov 2009 3:36am
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Chinas State Reserve Bureau has bought a total of 235,000 metric tons of copper this year as well as 590,000 tons of aluminum, an official with the China Nonfe......


Mining firm hires Javier of Apo Hiking Society, NGOs frown on singer's nod (Minda ...
Fri 6 Nov 2009 11:13pm
KORONADAL CITY (Mindanews / November 6) The Sagittarius Mines Inc., operator of the gold and copper......


As the US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in (Alaska Journal of Commerce)
Fri 6 Nov 2009 8:52pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - At a former al-Qaida stronghold southeast of the Afghan capital, a state-owned Chinese company is at work on a $3 billion mine project to tap one of the world's lar......


Gold prices soar to $1,100; other commodities fall (FOX 12 Idaho)
Fri 6 Nov 2009 8:37pm
Gold is outshining other commodities, soaring to a new high of $1,100 an ounce, as prices for copper, oil and soybeans fall....


Gold prices soar to $1,100; other commodities fall (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fri 6 Nov 2009 8:17pm
Gold prices outshone other commodities Friday, soaring to a new high of $1,100 an ounce, as prices for copper, oil and soybeans fell....