Advertisement/Advertising – This article is distributed on behalf of Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. and Axo Copper Corp., with which SRC swiss resource capital AG has paid IR advisory agreements. Creator: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: 16.10.2025, 4:50 p.m. Zurich/Berlin

Aurubis, Europe’s largest copper producer, is now charging European customers a record copper surcharge of US$315 per ton of copper. This surcharge, known as a premium, must be paid in addition to the copper price on the London Metal Exchange. In recent years, it has been US$228 per ton of copper. The fact that the price of the reddish metal recently reached a 16-month high is due to various production disruptions at important mines (Grasberg Mine, Kamoa-Kakula Mine, El Teniente Mine). Thieves have long recognized that copper is a valuable commodity.

Thieves recently stole copper cables from the Benediktbeuern monastery. The pure material value was in the five-digit range. Five tons of copper were stolen from a railway line, not only stored material but also cables that had already been laid. The thieves‘ hunger for copper is becoming problematic in the field of electromobility. According to Germany’s largest fast-charging operator, more than 1,000 cable thefts have been committed since June 2025. This is causing millions in damage, as 15 to 20 cables are stolen every day. Before 2024, there were approximately 20 cases per year across Germany. Alarm systems are now being developed.

Goldman Sachs expects copper supply to grow by only 1.9 percent in the coming year. Whereas it recently predicted a copper surplus of 105,000 tons for 2025, Goldman Sachs now expects a deficit of 55,500 tons of copper. Copper companies should therefore have no shortage of buyers. And when the price of copper rises, companies with copper in the ground benefit.

This includes Arizona Sonoran Copper Company – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/arizona-sonoran-copper-company-inc/. The company owns the Cactus project in Arizona, which has received a very good economic assessment. A preliminary feasibility study is expected at the end of 2025.

Axo Copper – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/axo-copper-corp/ – owns the La Huerta copper project in Mexico. It covers approximately 11,300 hectares and is a new copper discovery in the promising Sierra Madre belt.

Current company information and press releases from Axo Copper (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/companies/axo-copper-corp/ -) and Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/companies/arizona-sonoran-copper-company-inc/ -).

Sources:

https://www.domradio.de/artikel/kupferdiebstahl-im-kloster-benediktbeuern-verursacht-hohen-schaden;

https://www.merkur.de/verbraucher/kupferdiebstahl-kabelklau-an-ladesaeulen-millionenschaeden-durch-93975108.html;

https://stock3.com/news/aurubis-hebt-kupfer-aufschlag-fuer-2026-auf-rekordwert-16702231;

https://goldinvest.de/goldman-sachs-senkt-prognose-kupfermarkt-nach-grasberg-desaster-2025-im-defizit/.

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