Copper Smelters are Facing both Market and Pricing Crises

London June 20 2025: Copper smelters are now so desperate to find raw material they are paying miners for converting their concentrates into refined metal. So-called treatment and refining charges (TCRC) should be a core revenue stream for copper smelters but spot charges have been negative since the start of the year and the mid-year […]

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