Copper futures prices rebounded sharply on Monday on the back of a surge in Chinese imports of the metal widely used in industry and construction.
Copper for delivery in September trading in New York changed hands for $2.8850 a pound ($6,360 a tonne) in afternoon trade, snapping back 3.3% from a sharp drop on Friday.
In March, the bellwether metal briefly traded below $2.00, levels last seen during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, but has now recovered by nearly 50%.
KEFI Minerals plc (LON:KEFI) is an exploration and development company focussed on gold and copper deposits, primarily in the highly prospective Arabian-Nubian Shield.