An analysis by Mineweb.com today shows the price of copper has dropped 46.4% from its high, in line with other metals. The price of copper mining companies, are off 75.8% from their highs, with Arizona-based Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold and Southern Copper close to those drops. Both companies are up from their lows. They describe Freeport as "the world's biggest listed miner of copper." [right, copper plates in Peru. Copyright Southern Copper]
| Stock | From | From | Value |
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| price | high* | low* | USD bn |
| USD 36.35 | -71.4% | 11.8% | 13.957 | |
| USD 11.36 | -76.2% | 18.3% | 10.036 |