The word from Wall St. is “don’t stop buying now,” with Goldman Sachs Group and Bank of America among those advising investors to load up.

Chile’s lower house approved a measure that would introduce progressive taxes on copper sales, potentially creating a total burden of more than 80%.

Lead and zinc have been lifted by the broader metallic rally but seem reluctant participants.

Chile’s lower house approves a progressive royalty on sales topping out at 75% at today's copper price.

Copper has gained 28.1% since the end of last year and is up 114.9% from its 2020 low, hit in March of that year.

Gold is likely to remain silent, but it may catch up later.

The share prices of major producers have not quite matched the stellar gains of the commodities they produce.

The Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive converts tax losses into exploration credits for investors and provides a tax offset for junior mining companies.