BASE METALS

Copper tops US$10,000/t but M&A still a dream

The copper price is at record highs, breaking $10,000 per tonne for the first time in a decade, as the world's major economies rebound on the back of massive stimulus, infrastructure spending and far-reaching commitments to decarbonise. This is a euphoric time for the red metal, which is coming into its own as humanity’s super metal of the post-industrial world.