The Latest Breaking News from copper

A man had been metal detecting in a field when he came across something he felt was important, then the scale and significance of the find became clear

Ecuador's government is deploying soldiers and police in nine provinces to combat illegal mining, officials said on Monday, in a bid to stamp out the unlawful mines mostly targeting gold and copper deposits.

Many market participants remain bullish on the prospects for copper prices as Goldman Sachs and other analysts continue to call the red industrial metal the new crude oil. Copper is a critical input in green energy initiatives, boosting demand in an environment where inventories have declined, and new production will…

Following the decoding of inscriptions on copper plates earlier this month, noted Sanskrit scholar Dr. Shreenand Bapat, said it was now reasonably certain that Shilabhattarika was a Chalukyan princess, possibly the daughter of Pulakeshin II, who ruled from 610-642 CE and had famously defeated Harshavardhan of Kanauj in a battle…