{
  "id": 12998727,
  "title": "Copper Fund Slips 0.9% as Centinela Strike Begins | Copper, Oct 8",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/copper-fund-slips-0-9-as-centinela-strike-begins-copper-oct-8",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T00:52:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/copper-markets-latam-thursday-october-8-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Copper prices slipped by 0.9% on Thursday, October 8, as a strike at a major Chilean mine, Centinela, began and Chinese manufacturers returned from a week-long holiday. The London benchmark for copper climbed 0.96% to US$14,614.5 per tonne, while the US-based CPER fund, which tracks copper futures, dropped 0.88% to US$39.46. The Centinela mine, owned by Antofagasta, produces 240,400 tonnes of copper annually and had to grapple with a two-day walk-out by 709 workers. Antofagasta insists its 2026 output plan remains unchanged, but the strike has raised supply concerns in the short term.",
  "summary": "LME copper rose 0.96% to US$14,614.5 on Chinese restocking and a strike at Chile's Centinela mine, while the CPER fund slipped 0.88%. The post Copper Fund Slips 0.9% as Centinela Strike Begins | Copper, Oct 8 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}