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The outlook for base metals in 2025 is marked by tight market conditions and constrained supply, especially for copper, nickel and aluminum.    Base metals appear to be better positioned due to the relatively tighter physical markets, analysts at Bank of America (BofA) and UBS have highlighted.

China will reduce import tariffs on ethane and certain recycled copper and aluminium raw materials from next year, the government said on Saturday.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2024) - CopperCorp Resources Inc. (TSXV: CPER) (OTCQB: CPCPF) ("CopperCorp" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from drill hole JDD002 and JDD002W1 at the Jukes prospect on its 100% owned Razorback Copper-Gold-REE property in western Tasmania, Australia (Figure 1). Highlights JDD002W1 intersected a broad zone of copper-gold mineralization assaying 50.0m @ 0.66% Cu and 0.27g/t Au from 498.0m, including two zones of higher-grade mineralization, with best intercepts of: 20.0m @ 0.76% Cu and 0.17g/t Au from 498.0m; and 19.0m @ 0.86% Cu and 0.48g/t Au from 529.0m, including 2.05m @ 4.2% Cu and 1.66g/t Au from 545.4m Historical gradient array Induced Polarization ("IP") survey data over Jukes indicates a strong IP chargeability response associated with known surface geochemistry extending over a +700m undrilled strike length.

TNR Gold Corp (TSX-V:TNR, OTC:TRRXF) earlier this week highlighted significant progress in its royalty portfolio, particularly with the Los Azules copper project in Argentina. Executive chairman Kirill Klip shared that McEwen Copper, the project's operator, secured an environmental permit for construction and operation—a key milestone in advancing the project toward a feasibility study expected in early 2024.

XXIX Metal Corp, formerly QC Copper and Gold Inc. (TSX-V:QCCU, OTCQB:QCCUF), announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of Cuprum Corp and its copper assets. The deal gives XXIX control over two multi-billion-pound copper deposits in Quebec and Ontario.

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Ibero Mining Corp (TSX-V:IMC) has confirmed significant depth extensions of copper mineralization at its Miguel Vacas project in Portugal. The latest drill results from a deep undercut hole revealed 19.9 meters (m) grading 0.89% copper (Cu), including high-grade intervals of 5m grading 1.35% Cu and 6.2m grading 1.11% Cu.

QC Copper and Gold Inc. (TSX-V:QCCU, OTCQB:QCCUF) announced the completion of a drill core resampling program at the K1 Zone at the Thierry copper project in Pickle Lake, Ontario.   The drill core resampling program focused on resampling core from 34 historical drill holes, dating from 2002 to 2023, that were previously never sampled due to an unidentified style of mineralization.

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