COPPER CONCS SNAPSHOT: TC/RCs rebound from all-time low on improved spot availability

Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) rebounded in the week ending September 11, rising from an all-time low due to the improved spot availability of copper materials.

TC/RCs fell to record lows in the week to September 4.
Smelter purchases were mostly settled at high $40s/4 cents with very few parcels transacted at a TC level below or above that.

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