Monthly Copper Market Report Mar 2026
2026-04-13 08:39:24 【Print】
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1 Market Highlights 2
2 Policy Briefs 2
3 Market Movements 2
3.1 Chinese Market 2
3.1.1 Copper concentrate 25%min TC CIF China 2
3.1.2 Chinese copper concentrate 20%min price delivered 2
3.1.3 Chinese copper cathode 99.99%min price delivered 3
3.1.4 Chinese copper rod Ф8mm PC EXW 3
3.1.5 Chinese blister copper 98.5%min TC delivered 3
3.1.6 Chinese copper scrap wire 99%min price delivered 3
4 Company News 3
4.1 Doubleview Gold reports updated mineral resource estimate for polymetallic Hat porphyry project 3
4.2 Hudbay Minerals to buy Arizona Sonoran in $1B deal 4
4.3 Anax DFS update boosts Whim Creek valuation 4
4.4 Gunnison Copper announces updated preliminary economic assessment of its flagship Gunnison Copper Project 4
4.5 Rio Tinto teams up with CATL to drive low-carbon mining 4
4.6 Lundin Mining to Acquire Additional 5% Ownership in Caserones and a 31% Interest in the Los Helados Project 4
4.7 Alara Resources dispatches 37th copper concentrate parcel from Sohar Port 5
4.8 Kaizhong Precision breaks ground on two manufacturing projects in Heyuan 5
4.9 China's foreign trade up 18.3% YoY in Jan-Feb 5
4.10 Lemba Soni Minerals cuts copper concentrate output 5
4.11 More Than Conquerors halts copper concentrate operation 5
4.12 Huludao Hongyue North Copper enhances copper cathode output 5
4.13 China's copper, aluminum and zinc output rises in Jan-Feb 5
4.14 Chengtun Mining delivers strong 2025 results on higher copper output 6
4.15 MAEX enhances copper cathode output 6
4.16 HBIS Resources' South African copper operations resume after flooding 6
4.17 Pearl River Mining Private recovers copper concentrate operation 6
4.18 China's ten major nonferrous metals output up 3.9% in Jan-Feb 6
4.19 Koryx Copper announces updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Haib Copper Project, Southern Namibia 6
4.20 Jiangxi Copper posts record revenue on solid production growth 7
4.21 Zijin Mining reports steady growth in core mineral output 7
4.22 Rine-Cube Capital suspends copper concentrate production 7
4.23 Western Mining reports strong smelting growth in 2025 7
5 Producers Statistics 7
5.1 Chinese refined copper producers 7
5.1.1 Chinese refined copper producers' operating rate up by 2.03% MoM in Mar 7
5.1.2 Chinese refined copper producers' output up by 8.72% MoM in Mar 8
5.1.3 Chinese refined copper producers' inventory down by 23.74% MoM in Mar 8
5.2 Chinese copper rod producers 8
5.2.1 Chinese copper rod producers' operating rate up by 38.76% in Mar MoM 8
5.2.2 Chinese copper rod producers' output up by 94.07% MoM in Mar 8
5.2.3 Chinese copper rod producers' inventory down by 85.64% MoM in Mar 8
6 Import Statistics 8
6.1 China's copper concentrate import volume fell 11.93% MoM in Feb 2026 9
6.2 China's copper cathode (Cu<99.9935%) import volume decreased 41.82% YoY in Feb 2026 9
6.3 China's copper anode and blister import volume fell 12.33% MoM in Feb 2026 10
6.4 South Korea's copper concentrate import volume decreased 20.57% MoM in Nov 2025 10
6.5 Italy's copper cathode import volume decreased 10.25% YoY in Nov 2025 11
7 Export Statistics 11
7.1 China's copper cathode (Cu≥99.9935%) export volume grew 152.46% YoY in Feb 2026 11
7.2 Zambia's copper concentrate export volume rose 296.32% YoY in Oct 2025 12
7.3 South Korea's copper scrap export volume increased 44.30% YoY in Nov 2025 12
2 Policy Briefs 2
3 Market Movements 2
3.1 Chinese Market 2
3.1.1 Copper concentrate 25%min TC CIF China 2
3.1.2 Chinese copper concentrate 20%min price delivered 2
3.1.3 Chinese copper cathode 99.99%min price delivered 3
3.1.4 Chinese copper rod Ф8mm PC EXW 3
3.1.5 Chinese blister copper 98.5%min TC delivered 3
3.1.6 Chinese copper scrap wire 99%min price delivered 3
4 Company News 3
4.1 Doubleview Gold reports updated mineral resource estimate for polymetallic Hat porphyry project 3
4.2 Hudbay Minerals to buy Arizona Sonoran in $1B deal 4
4.3 Anax DFS update boosts Whim Creek valuation 4
4.4 Gunnison Copper announces updated preliminary economic assessment of its flagship Gunnison Copper Project 4
4.5 Rio Tinto teams up with CATL to drive low-carbon mining 4
4.6 Lundin Mining to Acquire Additional 5% Ownership in Caserones and a 31% Interest in the Los Helados Project 4
4.7 Alara Resources dispatches 37th copper concentrate parcel from Sohar Port 5
4.8 Kaizhong Precision breaks ground on two manufacturing projects in Heyuan 5
4.9 China's foreign trade up 18.3% YoY in Jan-Feb 5
4.10 Lemba Soni Minerals cuts copper concentrate output 5
4.11 More Than Conquerors halts copper concentrate operation 5
4.12 Huludao Hongyue North Copper enhances copper cathode output 5
4.13 China's copper, aluminum and zinc output rises in Jan-Feb 5
4.14 Chengtun Mining delivers strong 2025 results on higher copper output 6
4.15 MAEX enhances copper cathode output 6
4.16 HBIS Resources' South African copper operations resume after flooding 6
4.17 Pearl River Mining Private recovers copper concentrate operation 6
4.18 China's ten major nonferrous metals output up 3.9% in Jan-Feb 6
4.19 Koryx Copper announces updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Haib Copper Project, Southern Namibia 6
4.20 Jiangxi Copper posts record revenue on solid production growth 7
4.21 Zijin Mining reports steady growth in core mineral output 7
4.22 Rine-Cube Capital suspends copper concentrate production 7
4.23 Western Mining reports strong smelting growth in 2025 7
5 Producers Statistics 7
5.1 Chinese refined copper producers 7
5.1.1 Chinese refined copper producers' operating rate up by 2.03% MoM in Mar 7
5.1.2 Chinese refined copper producers' output up by 8.72% MoM in Mar 8
5.1.3 Chinese refined copper producers' inventory down by 23.74% MoM in Mar 8
5.2 Chinese copper rod producers 8
5.2.1 Chinese copper rod producers' operating rate up by 38.76% in Mar MoM 8
5.2.2 Chinese copper rod producers' output up by 94.07% MoM in Mar 8
5.2.3 Chinese copper rod producers' inventory down by 85.64% MoM in Mar 8
6 Import Statistics 8
6.1 China's copper concentrate import volume fell 11.93% MoM in Feb 2026 9
6.2 China's copper cathode (Cu<99.9935%) import volume decreased 41.82% YoY in Feb 2026 9
6.3 China's copper anode and blister import volume fell 12.33% MoM in Feb 2026 10
6.4 South Korea's copper concentrate import volume decreased 20.57% MoM in Nov 2025 10
6.5 Italy's copper cathode import volume decreased 10.25% YoY in Nov 2025 11
7 Export Statistics 11
7.1 China's copper cathode (Cu≥99.9935%) export volume grew 152.46% YoY in Feb 2026 11
7.2 Zambia's copper concentrate export volume rose 296.32% YoY in Oct 2025 12
7.3 South Korea's copper scrap export volume increased 44.30% YoY in Nov 2025 12
