Kupfer: Branchen-Gigant Rio Tinto sieht Angebots-Engpass in Zukunft kommen

Die Perspektiven für das rote Metall verbessern sich, auch wenn der Kupferpreis sich aktuell in einer schwachen Phase befindet. Major Rio Tinto (NYE:RIO) will wie BHP Billiton (NYE:BHP) in den nächsten Jahren das Kupfer-Geschäft massiv ausbauen..

Copper sector needs nine Escondida mines over next decade to meet global demand: Rio Tinto

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2015

Chile's Escondida, the world's largest copper-producing mine. (Image courtesy of BHP Billiton).

The global copper industry will need to add the equivalent of a new Escondida mine every 15 months over the next 10 years in order to meet global demand, Rio Tinto’s (LON:RIO) copper boss Jean-Sébastien Jacques told FT.com (subs. required).

The miner, which has a minority stake in the massive Chilean mine, jointly owned with giant BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP), has began stepping up efforts to capture a greater chunk of the $140 billion world market..

Link: http://www.mining.com/copper-sector-needs-nine-escondida-mines-over-next-decade-to-meet-global-demand-rio-tinto-28062/