COVID-19 will crimp copper demand, dampening the price

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The copper price rose towards the end of 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic will sharply reduce demand through most of 2020

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Trucks are seen as copper output began at the Chinese-owned Mirador mining project in Tundayme, Ecuador July 18, 2019 (Reuters/Daniel Tapia)

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