The open-pit copper and gold mine in B.C.'s far north, where three miners are trapped underground, is slated to transition to ...

Copper has generally been a contentious metal, existing side by side with violent political upheavals, bitter labor strife and speculative price binges. ... Metals: Red-Hot Copper.

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Today, Senior Reporter Alfred Cang assesses a copper market caught between tight supply of ore and China’s massive expansion of processing capacity. To get this newsletter sent straight to your ...

Copper products are widely used in building construction, electrical grids, electronics, the medical sector and transportation.Together with gold and silver, copper is a member of the holy trinity ...

Australia exported roughly $40 million worth of copper ore and concentrate to China early this year, Australian customs data shows, a sign of industry hope that trade in the red metal will resume ...