United States Copper Index Fund — News

Chile's state-run copper miner Codelco expects production in ​the coming years to stay similar to current ‌levels, chairman Bernardo Fontaine said on Wednesday, when asked if the company was on track to meet its target of 1.7 million ​metric tons a year by 2030.

reuters.com - 2026-07-15 11:52:55

Most junior miners follow a familiar script. Find a deposit, drill it for years, publish a study with a headline-grabbing net present value, then discover nobody will fund the £300 million construction bill.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-07-14 09:06:50

The annual Rule Symposium in Boca Raton, a leading natural-resource investing conference, was held July 6 to July 10.

benzinga.com - 2026-07-13 07:31:40

Investors betting on the electrification squeeze face a choice with real consequences for returns.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-11 14:17:45

The industrial metals trade has quietly become the most interesting corner of the commodity market, and the choice between iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV), United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA:CPER), and SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (NYSEARCA:XME) carries real performance consequences.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-09 21:54:41

Mining stocks dominated the FTSE 350 risers on Thursday as stronger metals prices boosted sentiment across the sector. Precious metals miners led the way, with Pan African Resources PLC (LSE:PAF, OTCQX:PAFRY) rising 4.7%,followed by Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE:HOC, OTCQX:HCHDF), which gained 3.9%, while Atalaya Mining Copper (LSE:ATYM, TSX:AYM), Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF) and Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES) all up over 2%.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-07-09 04:18:19

Chinese copper foil maker Londian Wason Energy Tech filed for an initial ​public offering in the United States on Thursday, seeking to ‌capitalize on growing demand from electric vehicle makers.

reuters.com - 2026-07-02 17:49:09

The spike in copper prices to a record high earlier this year has added weight to arguments for switching from copper to cheaper and lighter aluminium in a range of sectors.

reuters.com - 2026-06-30 02:14:15

The CSE 25 Index added three new companies in AI, cannabis and mining as part of its quarterly rebalancing on June 19. The index – the 25 largest companies by market capitalization on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) – now includes AI-driven R&D accelerator Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX), cannabis producer Grown Rogue International Inc. (CSE:GRIN, OTC:GRUSF) and copper project developer Lion Copper and Gold Corp (TSX-V:LEO, OTCQB:LCGMF, FRA:QR20, CSE:LEO).

proactiveinvestors.com - 2026-06-23 09:27:45

Investors who want to ride a copper bull market face a deceptively simple choice: buy the miners through Global X Copper Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:COPX) or buy the metal itself through the United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA:CPER).

247wallst.com - 2026-06-22 10:00:37

Forgent PLC (AIM:FORG) told investors it has mobilised a drill rig to its Peak Hills gold-copper project in Western Australia, putting the company on course for initial drilling results in early August. The AIM-listed company said its Phase 1 programme will test multiple high-priority targets across the Karalundi, Junction and Curleys prospects using low-cost aircore drilling.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-19 03:44:56

Copper has quietly become one of the cleanest expressions of the AI capital cycle, and Phil Streible, Chief Market Strategist at Blue Line Futures, used a recent CNBC appearance to explain why the trade looks structural rather than cyclical. His framing matters for investors trying to separate AI hype in equity multiples from real, physical... This Metal Is Skyrocketing Thanks To The AI Boom (Hint: Not Gold)

247wallst.com - 2026-06-17 12:43:22

Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) has agreed the conditional sale of two Kalahari Copper Belt licences in Botswana to a subsidiary of Sandfire Resources Limited in a deal that brings in US$3 million upfront and keeps a larger exploration upside on the table. The AIM-listed explorer said Metal Capital Exploration Limited, a wholly owned Sandfire subsidiary, will buy Virgo Business Solutions, which owns prospecting licences PL039/2018 and PL040/2018.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-16 02:59:58

Metals Exploration PLC (AIM:MTL) shares rose 8% to 13.69p after the AIM-listed precious and base metals producer announced it had secured exclusive rights to explore and develop the Batong Buhay porphyry copper-gold project in Northern Luzon, the Philippines. The company described Batong Buhay as one of the best undeveloped advanced porphyry copper-gold targets in the country, citing significant mineralised widths and grades from historical drilling that it said had de-risked the project's prospectivity ahead of any modern exploration work.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-15 06:47:10

Forgent PLC (AIM:FORG), the energy transition company, saw its shares rise 13.5% to 0.019p after reporting exceptional copper and gold grades from a maiden surface sampling programme at its Green Rocks project in the Ashburton Basin of northwest Western Australia. The company said 110 samples were collected during April 2026, with 22 returning copper grades above 5% and 25 returning gold grades above 0.3 grams per tonne, thresholds considered highly anomalous in early-stage exploration.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-15 04:52:03

Bezant Resources PLC (AIM:BZT) has secured a $7 million financing package and a long-term offtake agreement for its Hope and Gorob copper project in Namibia, providing funding as the mine moves towards first production later this year. The AIM-listed miner said it had completed definitive agreements with Hartree Metals, a subsidiary of commodities trading group Hartree Partners, covering both project finance and the sale of future copper concentrate output.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-11 03:11:08

The United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA:CPER) has quietly become one of the better-performing commodity vehicles of the cycle, trading near $39 after a 33% run over the past year and an 8% jump in just the last month.

247wallst.com - 2026-06-08 13:00:41

South32 Ltd (LSE:S32, ASX:S32, OTC:SHTLF) is Citi's preferred mining stock as the bank becomes more bullish on copper and aluminium prices, while Glencore PLC (LSE:GLEN) is its favoured way to play the copper theme among the major diversified miners. The US bank has raised its long-term copper forecasts and now expects prices to reach $15,000 a tonne within the next year, versus a current LME price below $13,800.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-08 08:08:19

A shift in the global economic order is triggering a worldwide race for physical resources, creating the conditions for a sustained commodity bull market and reinforcing gold's role as a critical reserve asset, according to two leaders in global financial markets.

kitco.com - 2026-06-04 18:46:48

Serval Resources PLC (LSE:SRVL) said initial field work in Namibia has confirmed copper mineralisation at surface across two key licences in the Kaoko Basin, giving the explorer a stronger base for prioritising follow-up targets. The AIM-listed company said geological mapping on EPL 7081 and EPL 7079 confirmed multiple historically defined copper showings in outcrop, while also identifying new surface copper mineralisation on both licences.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-03 03:45:01

ETFs like COPX are gaining attention as copper outpaces gold and silver, fueled by AI data center demand and a bullish long-term supply-demand outlook.

zacks.com - 2026-06-02 10:16:09

Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO), Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES) and Metlen Energy & Metals PLC (LSE:MTLN) were among the strongest risers in the FTSE 100 on Tuesday morning, carried higher by a surge in copper and gold prices driven by tightening supply and robust demand. Antofagasta, the Chile-focused copper miner, rose 123p to 4,261p, a gain of 2.97%, while Fresnillo, the Mexico-based precious metals producer, added 93p to 3,339.50p, up 2.87%, and Metlen Energy & Metals, the Athens and London-listed energy and metals group, gained 1.24p to 41.73p, up 3.06%.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-02 04:12:01

Critical Mineral Resources PLC (LSE:CMRS, FRA:98J) said it has uncovered further near-surface copper and silver drill results at its Agadir Melloul project in Morocco, as well as updating on progress on an internal block model ahead of a maiden resource estimate targeted for the third quarter of 2026. Headline intersections include 9.7 metres at 0.74% copper and 4.46 grams per tonne silver from 25.2 metres depth in hole BH157, which contains a higher-grade interval of 3.6 metres at 0.98% copper and 6.22g/t silver.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-06-02 02:32:39

Andrew Groves, Chairman at Copper Intelligence, joined Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss copper's role in powering the AI boom. As well as how the demand for copper is exceeding the global supply.

youtube.com - 2026-06-01 17:15:42

Commercial U.S. solar customers are seeing installation costs spike as the war ​in Iran chokes supply of aluminium and makes racking systems more expensive, compounding financial pressures on an industry ‌already grappling with elevated silver prices.

reuters.com - 2026-05-27 09:05:46

Greatland Resources Ltd (AIM:GGP, OTC:GRLGF, FRA:G8G, ASX:GGP) said its Havieron gold-copper project in Western Australia has cleared both primary environmental approval hurdles, keeping the company on track for a targeted Final Investment Decision in the current June quarter. The company said approval from the Western Australian Minister for the Environment was received on 25 May, following a recommendation from the WA Environmental Protection Authority that the project be implemented subject to specified environmental conditions.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-05-26 04:47:02

Critical Mineral Resources PLC (LSE:CMRS, FRA:98J) this week outlined continued progress at its Agadir Melloul copper project in Morocco, with chief executive Charlie Long highlighting strong drilling results, an upcoming maiden resource estimate and ambitions to move into production within three years. Speaking to Proactive, Long described Morocco as one of Africa's most attractive yet underexplored mining jurisdictions.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-05-23 06:41:31

Mining stocks powered higher on Wednesday morning, led by Atalaya Mining Copper (LSE:ATYM) and Antofagasta PLC (LSE:ANTO), as copper prices climbed almost 2% to new record highs.  Precious metals miners Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE:HOC), Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES) and Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV were also among the top risers, despite little moves from gold and silver prices on the day.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-05-13 04:18:28

Copper refining now has a Strait of Hormuz problem.

marketwatch.com - 2026-05-12 17:43:00

Oscillate PLC (LSE:SRVL), the AIM-bound shell company rebranding as Serval Resources, has completed the acquisition of Kalahari Copper and begun trading on London's junior market, raising nearly £3 million to fund exploration across two emerging African copper belts. The company's shares began trading on AIM at 8 am today under the ticker SRVL, having previously been listed on the Access segment of the AQSE Growth Market.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-04-27 03:07:57

Arc Minerals Ltd (AIM:ARCM, OTC:ACMNF) shares fell 12.8% to 0.41p after £3 million was raised through a placing and subscription at a slight discount to fund exploration in Botswana's Kalahari copper belt. Arc said the funds will support an exploration campaign within its licence in the Zone 5 Corridor, including ongoing geophysical work ahead of drilling planned for the second half of the year.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-04-24 04:06:10

China's exports of sulphuric acid ​to Chile dwindled to zero in March, Chinese customs data show, leaving the world's top copper producing ‌nation facing a squeeze on supplies of the chemical used to make around half of its refined metal.

reuters.com - 2026-04-22 10:19:01