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Copper price retreats despite Grasberg supply worries
Freeport-McMoRanFreeport-McMoRan(US:FCX) MINING.COM·2025-10-06 14:08

Worker at furnace during melting copper. (Stock Image) Copper prices fell on Monday, giving back part of last week’s strong gains even as supply concerns persist following deadly disruptions at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine.Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) slipped 0.7% to $10,639.50 per tonne by mid-afternoon trading, erasing earlier advances. The decline followed copper’s biggest weekly gain in a year. On the CME, three-month futures traded at $11,115 per tonne ($5.0525 per pound ...