Portfolio of Copper Stocks

Stock prices of copper mining companies tend to follow the underlying prices of copper. Therefore, the prices of the mining stocks are quite volatile. Before you buy a copper stock, be sure you research the company and know where prices are in the copper price cycle.

The following table lists 14 major copper mining stocks with major copper mining operations.

Copper Stocks
Company	Stock Symbol	Principal Mine Locations
Anglo American	AAL.L	Souh America and southern Africa
Antofagasta	ANTO.L	Chile
BHP Billiton	BHP	Chile
Equinox Minerals	EQN.TO	Zambia
First Quantum Minerals	FM.TO	Zambia
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold	FCX	United States and Indonesia
Global Copper Corp	GLQ.TO	Canada
Ivanhoe Mines	IVN.TO	Mongolia and Australia
Rio Tinto	RTP	United States
Tech Cominco	TCK	Canada, Peru, Chile and Newfoundland
Sterlite Industries India	STL	India
Vale	RIO	Global
Vendanta Resources	VED.L	India, Australia and Zambia
Xstrata	XTA.L	Seven countries

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Updated August 6, 2008.