Copper stocks to watch.
Invest in copper stocks.
Copper stocks as represented by the global x copper miners etf have outperformed the broader market copx has provided a total return of 22 7 over the past 12 months well above the russell.
In addition to that the company could invest up to 3 billion in the resolution copper project which holds one of the world s most significant undeveloped copper deposits.
Bhp billiton copper is just one of the segments in which bhp billiton operates.
The other three are petroleum coal and iron ore.
If you are looking to invest in copper companies with proven longevity you won t do much better than bhp billiton which was founded in the middle of the 19th century and is based in melbourne australia.
The stock was trading at its lowest levels since the turn of the century in 2016 as the price of copper dipped to around 2 00 this coming after the stock hit 60 a share in 2011.