
Even as gold and silver amaze in 2025's commodities frenzy, Wall Street analysts say the most powerful bull market of the last half-century is quietly brewing in copper, where a deadly supply disruption has lit the fuse on a price surge that could redefine the global metals market.
When a mud rush on Sept. 8 at Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX)’s Grasberg mine in Indonesia killed seven workers and paralyzed output, the copper market began reeling from what's shaping up to be a long-term supply crisis.