| Copper prices finished 2012 on a strong note and sprinted to multi-month highs to ring in the New Year . Aside from piggybacking on the stock market rally, the strength in copper prices has been underpinned by what seem to be some bullish supply and demand fundamentals.
Expectations for growth of 2012 Chilean production ran high, even as recently as several months ago. Early estimates put output up by as much as 10% over 2011. Between June and August, monthly production figures averaged 7.7% growth...............................................Full Article: Source
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