A Brief 2000-Year History Of Copper Prices

We have previously talked about the historical use and value of gold and silver , and now we turn to copper . Right off the bat, copper is a very different metal. Like gold, it’s easy to work with for relatively simple tools and technologies, but unlike gold, copper was (and is) quite common and easy to find. Copper has been mined and used for at least 10,000 years and likely vied with meteoric iron as the metal most used in tools [for more copper news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter ]. See the full story here → Related Posts: No Related Posts