Lord CopperNov 5, 2014How Glasenberg did the Right Thing in ZambiaIt was possibly one of Glencore’s better deals – to buy the Mufulira and Nkana operations of ZCCM from the Zambian Government at...
Lord CopperOct 29, 2014Manipulations, Corners and CrashesThis morning, I read the obituary of Nelson Bunker Hunt. (London papers are clearly a little behind the times, since he actually died a...
Lord CopperOct 22, 2014Staring into the AbyssThis being LME Dinner Week, I have been quite occupied. Richard Horswill has kindly stepped in to write this article (the first half of a...
Lord CopperOct 15, 2014Marketing – Who Needs It?I hear a whisper from a substantial mining house to the effect that they are considering whether or not it would make sense for them to...
Lord CopperOct 8, 2014And Now the Criminal Indictments….A New Jersey-based trader was indicted last Thursday in Chicago on charges of manipulating commodities markets. It is alleged that...