The copper price climbed to a record high of US$5.64 per pound on the COMEX during the second quarter of 2025. The price rise comes on the back of escalating trade tensions and economic chaos from the United States’ new tariff policy. While copper was initially spared from tariffs at the start of the year, US President Donald Trump announced the US would be imposing a 50 percent tariff on all copper products entering the US. The announcement sparked speculative buying by US metals traders, who sought to position themselves ahead of the yet-to-be-announced tariff deadline. How has this affected small-cap copper-focused companies on the TSX Venture Exchange? Read on to learn about the five best-performing junior copper stocks since the start of 2025. Data for this article was gathered on July 17, 2025, using TradingView’s stock screener, and copper companies with market caps of over C$10 million at that…
