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Copper has had a stellar first half of 2021, with prices rallying to its all-time highest price on record.
Unlike the first half of 2020, the trend in
copper prices
was upward for most of the first half of 2021, with the red metal
hitting an all-time high
in May.
Copper prices remain robust heading into the second half of 2021 , and there is plenty of optimism that the red metal is entering a bull market. Many analysts and companies expect copper to boom in the coming years, with electrification and electric vehicles growing in popularity and subsequently increasing the world’s appetite for copper.
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Some of the top copper stocks on the TSX so far have seen significant gains year-to-date, as shown on the list below. The list was generated on July 8, 2021, using TradingView’s
stock screener
, and only companies with market capitalizations greater than C$50 million at that time are included.
1.
Capstone Mining (TSX:
CS
)
Current share price: C$5.18, year-to-date gain: 118 percent
Capstone Mining is a
base metals
-focused company with two producing copper mines: Pinto Valley in the US and Cozamin in Mexico. In addition, Capstone has the large-scale 70 percent owned copper-
iron
Santo Domingo development project in Region III, Chile, in partnership with Korea Resources, as well as a portfolio of exploration properties.
During Q1, the company
released its 2020 results
. Capstone exceeded both production and cost guidance last year, finishing the year at 156.9 million pounds of copper production, above its guidance range of 140 million to 155 million pounds. It reported consolidated C1 cash costs of US$1.84 per payable pound of copper, below its guidance range of US$1.85 to US$2.
In 2021, Capstone
expects to produce
between 175 million and 190 million pounds of copper at C1 cash costs of between US$1.75 and US$1.90 per pound of payable copper produced.
2.
Solaris Resources (TSX:
SLS
)
Current share price: C$12.62, year-to-date gain: 107.5 percent
Solaris Resources has a portfolio of copper and
gold
projects in the Latin American region, including in Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Mexico. The company has established a high-grade resource with expansion and additional discovery potential at the Warintza copper-gold project in Ecuador.
Solaris has had steady news flow from its 2021 resource drilling program at Warintza. In July, the company
reported
1,000 meters of 0.60 percent copper equivalent from surface, extending the Warintza Central zone to 1,250 meters in strike length. The drilling program continues to expand the footprint of this zone toward defining a large, high-grade, open pit resource.
3.
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX:
CMMC
)
Current share price: C$3.55, year-to-date gain: 95.58 percent
Copper Mountain Mining’s flagship asset is the Copper Mountain mine, located in British Columbia near the town of Princeton. It produces about 100 million pounds of copper equivalent per year.
Last year, Copper Mountain’s production was 77.6 million pounds of copper,
exceeding guidance
of 70 to 75 million pounds. Its C1 cash costs were US$1.53 per pound of copper, while its all-in sustaining costs were US$1.69; Copper Mountain’s all-in costs were US$1.90, meeting the mid-point of the company’s improved and revised all-in cost guidance of US$1.80 to US$2.
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The company released its
2021 guidance
in January, saying production is expected to increase up to a range of 85 million to 95 million pounds of copper. Copper Mountain also said its all-in costs in 2021 are expected to be in the range of US$1.80 to US$2.
4.
China Gold International Resources (TSX:
CGG
)
Current share price: C$3.22, year-to-date gain: 76.92 percent
Gold and base metal mining company China Gold International Resources is headquartered in Vancouver, BC and operates two mines: the CSH gold mine in Inner Mongolia, China and the Jiama copper-polymetallic mine in Tibet, China.
China Gold
released
its 2021 Q1 financial and operational results in May. The company’s revenue increased by 83 percent to US$272.1 million from US$148.6 million for the same period in 2020. Cash flow from operation increased by 964 percent to US$170.2 million from US$16.0 million for the same period in 2020.
Total gold production increased by 3 percent to 53,521 ounces from 51,829 ounces for the same period in 2020, and total copper production increased by 37 percent to 48.9 million pounds (22,191 tonnes) from 35.7 million pounds (16,185 tonnes) for the same period in 2020.
5.
Entrée Resources (TSX:
ETG
)
Current share price: C$0.94, year-to-date gain: 67.86 percent
Entrée Resources has a carried joint venture interest in of one of the world’s largest copper-gold projects, the Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia. The company’s major shareholders include Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (24 percent), Rio Tinto (9 percent) and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (8 percent).
Entrée recently
announced
the results of a feasibility study completed on the Hugo North Extension Lift 1 portion of the Oyu Tolgoi JV project, including an updated reserve case after-tax NPV (8 percent) of C$139 million. In addition, there has also been a preliminary economic assessment completed on the Hugo North Extension Lift 2 portion, showing an after-tax NPV (8 percent) of C$372 million.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Melissa Pistilli, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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