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Southern Copper maintained the lowest costs, rising only 17% from $0.88 to $1.03 per pound. These changes underline how inflation, ore quality, and operational challenges …
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The cost data is sourced from our copper mine cost service and modelled using our latest macroeconomic and price assumptions. The excel download includes: Current year C1 cash cost curve on a composite basis; Mine-by-mine production and cash cost breakdown to C3; Mine ownership information; Metal price assumptions for the current year.
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Find out how hefty copper concentrate costs amid a sustained supply deficit are expected to cause most global copper smelters to run below costs from 2025 onwards
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In the two 2024 cost curves shown below, we compare the production costs of the assets which predominantly produce zinc before and after the duty tax introduction. As highlighted by the charts, all four of Ozernoye, Kyzyl-Tashtygskoe, Dalpolymetall and Uchalinsky will remain within the same quartiles.
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Rio Tinto experienced the steepest increase, with costs nearly doubling from $0.93 per pound to $1.95. Codelco followed with a 43% rise, from $1.42 to $2.03 per pound. BHP's costs at ndida climbed more moderately, increasing 23% from $1.14 to $1.40 per pound. Southern Copper maintained the lowest costs, rising only 17% from $0.88 to $1.03 per pound.
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CRU's Sarah Macnaughton and Eoin Dinsmore participated as panellists at the FT Commodities Summit in Lausanne from 21-23 March. Sarah presented on the Asia energy transition and Eoin spoke about green premiums in aluminium and base metals. ... LME copper is trading at a near 50% premium to the 90 th percentile on the copper cost curve, versus ...
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CRU places Almalyk's Kolmakir mine in the lower second quartile of the global copper cost curve for all-in sustaining costs. The combined proven and probable reserve life for Kalmakir and Yoshlik mines, based on projected production, is high at over 60 years.
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New report shows of all commodities, the 90th percentile of the cost curve has worked as a support level best in copper. Gold Futures $ 3042 / ozt 1.08% Micro Gold Futures $ 3041.1 / ozt 1.03%
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As it stands, Quebrada Blanca is located in the fourth quartile of the CRU copper industry cost curve. Quebrada Blanca has a Project for a brownfield expansion – Quebrada Blanca 2 (QB2). In this expansion the operation would begin concentrate production – a much more water intensive process than the one currently in use.
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The free cashflow analysis considered different assumptions and inputs, namely CRU's Cost Analysis Tool database, to forecast annual production and costs as well as a long term copper price forecast of 3.70 $/lb (real $2023) – refer to CRU Copper Long Term Outlook. In order to derive a proxy for an actual copper price premium to the capital ...
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Based on CRU's 2023 zinc price forecast of $2,500 /t and $2,200 /t for the last quarter of 2023, further mine closures may occur before the price can begin a sustained recovery. In the following cost curve, we focus on the all-in-sustaining costs in 2023 to identify which other mines are within the risk zone at a zinc price of $2,500 /t.
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Detailed research by the Commodities Research Unit (CRU) reveals a wide variation in direct operating costs at copper smelters and refineries. The cost curve for smelters is almost a straight line ...
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List of operations - CRU Copper Cost Curve* Mine Name Alumbrera CuConc Argentina Various AuAgCu Australia Various Boddington Cadia Valley CSA (P) CuConc Australia Various DeGrussa Ernest Henry Golden Grove Kanmantoo Lady Annie Mount Gordon Mount Isa Mount Lyell Nifty (Concs) Nifty (SXEW) Northparkes Olympic Dam Osborne Prominent Hill SXEW ...
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Copper Mine Cost Service. Detailed asset reports and summaries covering mine life costings, resources, reserves, production, revenue, cost, margins, OpEx, CapEx and cashflows. 500+ copper mines modelled and analysed based on …
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Attached is our global C1 cash cost curve for the current year. The cost data is displayed on a composite basis, using either a normal and pro-rata method depending on the …
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Build asset curves to view costs, emissions and valuation performance. Compare sites to benchmark costs, Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions and production volumes. Use the web-based scenario tool to run efficient modelling with no need to …
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CRU's 2017 Copper Mining Cost Model, ... with prices encroaching on the flattest section of the cost curve. Our historical analysis suggests that prices need to fall below the 80th percentile mine to trigger a pronounced supply response, which was not the case in 2016. In addition, much of the capacity at the top end of the cost curve is either ...
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The cost curve shifts this year are linked to the inflationary pressure in all cost drivers and rising realisation costs. By-product credits support was the main story in 2021. However, this year, credits coming from lead, copper, silver and gold will try hard to keep pressure off miners in the currently less positive metal prices environment.
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Current and historical Copper prices, stocks and monthly averages.
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Build asset curves to view costs, emissions and valuation performance. Compare sites to benchmark costs, Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions and production volumes. ... CRU World Copper Conference Asia 2025. 26-27 November 2025. Shanghai, …
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Uranium analysis, forecasts, prices and costs CRU ... Jul 17, 2013 South America still dominates copper production. CRU Global Cost Curve, 2012, 298 profiles, 17.0 million tonnes. 2012 Production. 16.7million. Copper as an Investing Opportunity – Investiv.
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Get expert analysis on copper smelting and refining costs. CRU offers detailed insights help optimise efficiency and profitability in the copper industry. Learn More. Cost Services. Build an accurate view of costs performance for individual assets and projects. Compare producers and regions and analyse cost drivers.
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Cost and revenue curves Primary and secondary sourced data Scope 1, 2 and selected scope 3 emissions curves Asset Modelling Information ... CRU's Copper Services span the entire value chain, from mining to consumption, providing unparalleled insights across key stages. Our
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Wood Mackenzie's Q4-2024 Global Copper Mine Cost Summary assesses that the period of disinflation will continue in 2025, helping stabilize production and realization cost …
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Accelerated shift to green energy and high energy prices support the current copper price level in the mid-term. Note: Lost production is an internal estimation based on duration of maintenance closures Sources: CRU Copper Concentrates Outlook 2022Q1; Wood Mackenzie Copper Long-Term Outlook 2021Q1; Aurubis ... Smelter Cost Curve –Net Cash ...
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inventory cover extremely low, which should keep copper at a premium to the cost curve. Further out, we have to constrain potential demand growth via thrifting and substitution due to a lack of available supply. Page 2 of this report shows our new summary copper supply-demand table. BMO Global Commodities Research Colin Hamilton Analyst
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Vale produces high-purity nickel from its Sudbury and Long Harbor operations. However, its Canadian assets sit in the third and fourth quartile of CRU's Net Cash Cost Excl. Royalties Industry Costs Curve. Despite being positioned near the top of the cost curve, Vale's operations appear to be able to turn a profit at YTD prices.
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Get expert analysis on copper smelting and refining costs. CRU offers detailed insights help optimise efficiency and profitability in the copper industry.
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CRU's Paul Robinson presented at the 28th BMO Metals & Mining Conference in Florida. As hundreds of mining companies and analysts attend the event, sentiment on the day serves as a bellwether for the industry. ... "Demystifying Cost Curves and Credit Ratings" contact us via the form below. ... CRU World Copper Summit 2025. 07-09 April ...
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Based on these scenarios we used CRU's Copper Cost Model to construct different project cost curves to set up the downside and upside scenarios, with nearly ten different exchange rates and other cost drivers. Finally, we were able to construct different copper price paths, which iteratively affected several of the variables. ...
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