Copper Prices Rally on Chile Strike Threat and Mercuria Deal
Copper prices climbed to a three-week high as workers at BHP's Escondida mine threatened strike action, while Mercuria agreed to a $250 million copper supply deal in the Congo.
The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 12 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Markets published first, on 12 October at 04:02 UTC; businessinsider.com followed 55h 58m later. The most recent article, from businessinsider.com, appeared on 14 October at 12:00 UTC.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Bloomberg MarketsCopper Gains on Easing Rate-Hike Bets and Chile Mine Avalanche
- Bloomberg MarketsBHP in Final Bid to Avert Strike at Top Copper Mine as Prices Rally
- Bloomberg MarketsRio Tinto Maintains Copper Production While Iron Ore Sales Rise
- Bloomberg MarketsWorld’s Top Copper Mine Faces Strike as Wage Talks Break Down
- Bloomberg MarketsCopper Climbs to Three-Week High on Strike Threat, Fed Comments
- Bloomberg MarketsZambia, IRH Reaffirm Copper Partnership After Alleged Breaches
- Bloomberg MarketsMercuria Agrees $250 Million Congo Copper Deal With China Miner
- businessinsider.comAfrica's second-largest copper producer and UAE mining giant chase bigger deals after $1.1 billion Mopani investment
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Mercuria Agrees $250 Million Congo Copper Deal With China Miner Bloomberg Markets ·
- Zambia, IRH Reaffirm Copper Partnership After Alleged Breaches Bloomberg Markets ·
- Copper Climbs to Three-Week High on Strike Threat, Fed Comments Bloomberg Markets ·
- World’s Top Copper Mine Faces Strike as Wage Talks Break Down Bloomberg Markets ·
- Rio Tinto Maintains Copper Production While Iron Ore Sales Rise Bloomberg Markets ·
- BHP in Final Bid to Avert Strike at Top Copper Mine as Prices Rally Bloomberg Markets ·
- Copper Gains on Easing Rate-Hike Bets and Chile Mine Avalanche Bloomberg Markets ·
- Africa's second-largest copper producer and UAE mining giant chase bigger deals after $1.1 billion Mopani investment businessinsider.com
In this story
- Mercuria
- Shanghai Jayson New Energy Materials Group
- Zambia
- International Resources Holding
- BHP Group
- Rio Tinto