What Led to the Rise in Glencore’s First-Quarter Copper Production
By looking at leading copper miners’ production profiles, we can get crucial insights into the global copper supply. Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) shipped 450,000 metric tons of copper in the first quarter, compared to 461,000 metric tons in the sequential quarter. While Freeport’s first-quarter copper production fell slightly on a sequential basis, it rose 22.7% year-over-year (or YoY).