Why Copper’s Rally Is Different This Time | Rob McEwen
McEwen Mining (NYSE: MUX; TSX: MUX) Executive Chair and Chief Owner Rob McEwen joins Kitco Mining’s Paul Harris at Future Minerals Forum 2026 in Riyadh as copper trades near $6 per pound.
McEwen says copper’s surge is being driven by excitement around future uses and a growing shortage of supply. He points to AI, electrification, energy infrastructure, long lead times, and the scarcity of major discoveries as structural forces reshaping the market, noting that for new copper projects, “it might take you 15 years” to move from discovery to production.
He highlights McEwen Copper’s Los Azules…
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