Kalshi is developing perpetual copper futures contracts in response to growing artificial intelligence demand.

Copper price retreats from record highs amid geopolitical tensions, while Teck and Freeport report earnings beats and Panama considers reopening Cobre Panama mine.

Freeport-McMoRan CEO states the company is awaiting Trump administration decision on copper Section 232 tariffs and expects higher US copper prices if tariffs are imposed.

Southern Copper plans to reach 1.06 million tonnes of copper output by 2029, supported by record earnings and Tia Maria project progress.

Anglo American reports first-half losses in diamonds and coal units while reducing copper cost guidance.

Copper's physical tightness is overpowering macro uncertainty.

Lundin Mining maintains its 2026 copper and gold output guidance despite a severe Chile winter storm that halted the Caserones mine and slowed Candelaria.

Seabridge Gold secured a $100M loan to advance the KSM gold-copper project in British Columbia amid legal and Indigenous hurdles.

Simpcw First Nation signed a consent agreement with Trekor Metals for the Yellowhead copper project, a proposed 90,000-tonne-per-day open pit mine with a 25-year lifespan.

Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase launched products allowing investors to adjust exposure to technology industry debt amid concerns over large future bond issuances for artificial intelligence investments.

WTI crude oil surged 7% intraday, breaking above $93/barrel; Brent crude rose over 5% to $95.31/barrel.

A militant 'blockade' targeted China's copper mine in Pakistan, according to NA.

Copper price nears US record as spot premium doubles and Shanghai stockpiles drop 82%, with 56% of LME stocks earmarked to leave the system.

President Trump said he would handle a possible Red Sea blockade if it occurs.

Barrick Gold acquired a 9.9% stake in Kingfisher to fund drilling at the Hank copper-gold discovery in the Golden Triangle.

China expressed hope that Indonesia will provide a stable and transparent policy environment for its mineral sector as the two countries deepen economic ties.

The US Army struck Iranian coastal surveillance sites and air defense systems.

Copper prices fall as a major storm threatens Chile and US strikes near Iran's export terminal rattle metals markets.

The IEA warns that a seventh of global copper mine output is threatened by a chaotic sulphuric acid market due to Middle East conflict and China's export ban.