About This Dataset: Copper Prices and Market Trends

    This dataset provides **insights into copper prices**, including current rates, historical trends, and key factors affecting price fluctuations. Copper is essential in **construction**, **electronics**, and **transportation** industries. Investors, traders, and analysts use accurate copper price data to guide decisions related to **trading**, **futures**, and **commodity investments**.

    ### **Key Features of the Dataset**

    #### **Live Market Data and Updates**
    Stay updated with the latest **copper price per pound** in USD. This data is sourced from exchanges like the **London Metal Exchange (LME)** and **COMEX**. Price fluctuations result from **global supply-demand shifts**, currency changes, and geopolitical factors.

    #### **Interactive Copper Price Charts**
    Explore **dynamic charts** showcasing real-time and historical price movements. These compare copper with **gold**, **silver**, and **aluminium**, offering insights into **market trends** and inter-metal correlations.

    ### **Factors Driving Copper Prices**

    #### **1. Supply and Demand Dynamics**
    Global copper supply is driven by mining activities in regions like **Peru**, **China**, and the **United States**. Disruptions in production or policy changes can cause **supply shocks**. On the demand side, **industrial growth** in countries like **India** and **China** sustains demand for copper.

    #### **2. Economic and Industry Trends**
    Copper prices often reflect **economic trends**. The push for **renewable energy** and **electric vehicles** has boosted long-term demand. Conversely, economic downturns and **inflation** can reduce demand, lowering prices.

    #### **3. Impact of Currency and Trade Policies**
    As a globally traded commodity, copper prices are influenced by **currency fluctuations** and **tariff policies**. A strong **US dollar** typically suppresses copper prices by increasing costs for international buyers. Trade tensions can also disrupt **commodity markets**.

    ### **Applications and Benefits**

    This dataset supports **commodity investors**, **traders**, and **industry professionals**:

    - **Investors** forecast price trends and manage **investment risks**. 
    - **Analysts** perform **market research** using price data to assess **copper futures**. 
    - **Manufacturers** optimize supply chains and **cost forecasts**.

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    ### **Copper Price Comparisons with Other Metals**

    Copper prices often correlate with those of **industrial** and **precious metals**:

    - **Gold** and **silver** are sensitive to **inflation** and currency shifts. 
    - **Iron ore** and **aluminium** reflect changes in **global demand** within construction and manufacturing sectors.

    These correlations help traders develop **hedging strategies** and **investment models**.

    ### **Data Variables and Availability**

    Key metrics include:

    - **Copper Price Per Pound:** The current market price in USD. 
    - **Copper Futures Price:** Data from **COMEX** futures contracts. 
    - **Historical Price Trends:** Long-term movements, updated regularly. 

    Data is available in **CSV** and **JSON** formats, enabling integration with analytical tools and platforms.

    ### **Conclusion**

    Copper price data is crucial for **monitoring global commodity markets**. From **mining** to **investment strategies**, copper impacts industries worldwide. Reliable data supports **risk management**, **planning**, and **economic forecasting**.

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Explore the various factors affecting the price of copper, including demand from industrializing countries, supply disruptions, global economic conditions, and exchange rates. Understand how these dynamics influence its spot price and the role of technological advancements in renewable energy and EVs on future trends.

Copper rose to 5.19 USD/Lbs on December 2, 2025, up 0.35% from the previous day. Over the past month, Copper's price has risen 3.22%, and is up 25.36% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Copper - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Explore the factors influencing copper prices, including global demand and supply, currency strength, technological advancements, and government policies. Understand how these elements impact industries relying on copper for their operations and get insights into market dynamics for informed investment decisions.

In June 2025, the average monthly price for copper stood at over ***** U.S. dollars per metric ton. This is down from a monthly high exceeding ****** U.S. dollars in March 2024, which was among the highest monthly values observed in the past decade.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Copper Price. Source: World Bank. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Explore the dynamic factors influencing copper prices, including supply and demand, market speculation, and global economic conditions. Understand copper's role as an economic indicator and its impact on industries such as construction, manufacturing, and renewable energy. Discover how historical volatility, supply disruptions, and future demand scenarios shape the market.

Gold and copper prices have declined due to global market sell-offs and geopolitical tensions, with gold slipping below $3,000 an ounce.

In Heavy Copper PCB Market, PCB fabrication services, with an outer layer maximum of 20 oz and an inner layer maximum of 10 oz. Each layer of a heavy copper PCB has at least 4 ounces of copper.

Cobalt traded flat at 48,570 USD/T on November 27, 2025. Over the past month, Cobalt's price has remained flat, but it is still 99.88% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Cobalt - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Aluminum fell to 2,884.05 USD/T on December 2, 2025, down 0.29% from the previous day. Over the past month, Aluminum's price has fallen 0.99%, but it is still 10.42% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Aluminum - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Xstrata Frieda River Ltd (XFRL), a joint venture (JV) of PanAust Ltd (PAN), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guangdong Rising Assets Management Co. Ltd (GRAM) of China, and Highlands Pacific Ltd (HIG) is planning to undertake the Frieda River Copper-Gold Mining facility project in Papua New Guinea. The project involves the construction of a conventional floating process plant with a capacity of 40 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), producing 175,000 tonnes of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold, with an initial mine life of 17 years. It includes the construction of power station, tailings storage facility (TSF), production units, warehouses, a smelter unit, an administrative facility and related facilities, and the installation of machinery and safety and electrical systems. Earlier, the project was planned to be developed by the Glencore Xstrata Plc (GLEN) and HIG JV, however in August 2014, PAN acquired the GLEN's 80% share in the project.PAN completed a scoping study based on a 24 million TPA conventional open-pit and flotation operation producing a copper-gold concentrate for export to custom smelters.The scoping study assumed to have total mill feed sourced from the project's HIT deposit of 430 million metric tonnes grading 0.54% copper and 0.3 g/mt gold. It suggested the construction of power generation facility of 75MW Heavy Fuel Oil generating sets at Iniok River Port, power transmission line of 130km with 220kV, mine waste of Phu Kham model for waste management.PAN's proposed development is substantially smaller than that considered in an earlier XFRL feasibility study, which assumed production of 304,000TPA copper and 451,000 oz/y gold in concentrate during its first five years operation and a life-of-mine average of 204,000MTPA copper and 305,000 oz/y gold. Kramer Ausenco has been appointed as study and design consultant for the project. The scope of the project includes civil engineering, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, architectural services, electrical engineering, constructability, scheduling and cost estimation. EnviroGulf Consulting and Coffey Environment Australia have been appointed as environmental consultants.In October 2010, feasibility study commenced. In May 2015, GRAM took over the majority stake of 87.38% in PAN for US$923 and joined the project.Bank of China is to provide funding to complete the feasibility study and to the eventual construction of the project.PanAust has prepared a Frieda River Feasibility Study, which was delivered to HIG in May 2016.On June 24, 2016, Special Mining Lease (SML) application was submitted to the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA).In December 2016, HIG initiated a process to explore options to maximize the value of its 20% interest in the project including a potential sale. HIG appointed Cutfield Freeman & Co. as the advisor to assist in the process of sale.On December 20, 2016, the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project was completed and was submitted to the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA).On January 12, 2017, HIG received the independent technical review report on the feasibility study completed by PanAust in May 2016.In May 2017, PanAust announced the completion of a feasibility study addendum for the Project. Read More

Copper-based pesticides and wood preservative fungicides could end up in the environment during production, use, and end-of-life via different pathways that could cause unintended ecological and adverse health effects. This paper provides the effect of colloid-size Cu-based pesticides, micronized Cu azole and alkaline Cu quaternary (ACQ) treated woods, ionic Cu, ionic Cu spiked untreated wood (UTW), and CuCO3 solutions against Gram-positive Bacillus species using five-day biochemical oxygen demand standard test. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Tegenaw, A., G.A. Sorial , and E. Sahle-Demessie. Effect of colloid-size copper-based pesticides and wood preservatives against microbial activities of Gram-positive Bacillus species using five-day biochemical oxygen demand test. Journal of Environmental Sciences. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 105: 71-80, (2021).

Data from: Jun-ichi Ishihara, Tomohiro Mekubo, Chikako Kusaka, Suguru Kondo, Ryotaro Oiko, Kensuke Igarashi, Hirofumi Aiba, Shu Ishikawa, Naotake Ogasawara, Taku Oshima and Hiroki Takahashi. 2022.

Developing earth-abundant single catalysts capable of simultaneously driving redox reactions is highly desirable, yet it remains elusive due to band gap engineering complexity and rapid charge recombination. Herein, gram-scale synthesis of an ultrastable copper(I) alkynyl nanocluster (Cu38) was realized, and its bifunctionalization was comprehensively studied. Cu38 features a sandwiched structure comprising two Cu10 units and a peanut-like Cu18 unit at the waist. Two types of in-situ reactions involving the oxidization of phenylphosphinic acid and the release of C22– ions from alkynol, occur in this assembly system. The stepwise assembly process of Cu38 was revealed through mass spectrometry. Catalysis studies reveal that Cu38 realizes synchronous photocatalysis disposal in the binary CrVI/dye system due to its appropriate band gap and efficient carrier separation, which are further corroborated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This work provides strategic guidance for constructing ultrastable high-nuclearity CuI nanoclusters and new insights into achieving multiple catalytic half-reactions using redox-type nanoclusters.

A copper-catalyzed asymmetric protoboration of both Z-β-amidoacrylonitriles and ethyl E-β-amidoacrylates using bis(pinacolato)diboron has been developed for the first time. The process tolerates a vast array of substrates, delivering a series of stable functionalized chiral α-amino boronate esters in good yields and enantioselectivities under mild reaction conditions. The current method is also applicable for gram-scale synthesis without erosion of enantioselectivity. This work provides an attractive and complementary approach to synthesizing enantioriched chiral α-amino boronate esters.

A highly efficient copper-catalyzed cyclization/cyanation cascade of unactivated olefins bearing oximes is described. A variety of cyano-containing isoxazolines have been obtained in high yields with cheap Cu(NO3)2·3H2O as the catalyst and TMSCN as the non-metallic cyanide source. The present method provides a mild, simple, and practical access to cyano-substituted isoxazolines and is amenable to gram scale. The simultaneous construction of C(sp3)–CN and C–O bonds can be achieved in one step.

A simple and mild protocol for copper-catalyzed bromination of quinoline at the C5 site of quinoline by anodic oxidation was developed, affording the desired remote C–H activation products with isolated yields of up to about 90%. The reaction proceeds with low-cost NH4Br and shows mild and green conditions (electricity as a green oxidant; NH3 and H2 as byproducts). At the same time, a gram-scale bromination reaction was also successfully fulfilled, showing its potential applicable value in organic synthesis. Moreover, the CV chart further demonstrated the proposed catalytic cycle.

Nickel fell to 14,879.88 USD/T on December 3, 2025, down 0.20% from the previous day. Over the past month, Nickel's price has fallen 1.20%, and is down 7.47% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Nickel - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.