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Summary
Copper and gold markets are entering a pivotal period ahead of key industry events, with price direction increasingly shaped by geopolitics, macro volatility, shifting supply/demand signals, and mounting pressure on costs. Join our analysts for a concise, decision-ready outlook on copper, gold, and the cost and emissions factors that are redefining competitiveness across the mining value chain.
We’ll run two live sessions—APAC and EMEA/AMERs—with identical content to suit regional time zones. Expect clear takeaways, the key indicators to watch next, and time for live Q&A.
Key topics we’ll cover
- Copper market outlook: supply/demand signals, pricing risks, and what to watch near term
- Gold market outlook: macro drivers, risk sentiment, volatility, and potential scenarios
- Mine costs & emissions: margin pressure points, cost trends, and how emissions performance is influencing strategy and competitiveness
Speakers
S&P Global Energy
Patricia Barreto
Senior Principal Analyst, Non-Ferrous Markets
Patricia Barreto is a Senior Analyst in the Metals and Mining Research Team at S&P Global Energy, based in São Paulo. She specializes in the fundamental analysis of supply and demand to develop price outlooks for base metals markets.
Prior to joining S&P Global, she spent over eight years at zinc producer Nexa Resources SA, where she mostly acted as a zinc and copper analyst. Her expertise includes price forecasting, comprehensive supply and demand analysis, and commercial intelligence. Patricia holds a BE in Materials Engineering from the Federal University of ABC in Brazil.
S&P Global Energy
Aude Marjolin
Principal Analyst, Gold & Non-Ferrous Markets
Aude Marjolin is an Associate Research Analyst in the Metals and Mining Research team of S&P Global Energy. She is responsible for delivering the monthly Consensus Metals Price analysis and reports on various commodities covered by the team. She was previously a Senior Commodities Editor in the Market Intelligence division, providing support to the Metals and Mining team. Aude's background is in theoretical chemistry, and she worked at the University of Pittsburgh prior to joining S&P Global. Aude received her BSc in materials science from the Université Paris XII Val de Marne and her MSc and PhD in chemistry from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie.
Aude Marjolin is a Commodities editor, covering Energy and Metals & Mining research.
Her experience in providing peer-review for and editing research papers for scientific publications has translated well to the commodities industry. Aude especially enjoys working on texts in English as a Second Language.
She has been building the position by establishing procedures and reference documents and has also been the liaison between Commodities and various other teams. Specifically, Aude has been working with Operations to develop workflows for and Production to offer data visualization support to Commodities.
Aude is a happily reconverted theoretical chemist, who received her degrees from the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris.
In her one-woman office in Tonganoxie, Kans., she is assisted by Baby Clara and Kitties Ash and Willow, who often pop in on meetings.
S&P Global Energy
Katherine Matthews
Principal Analyst, Mine Economics & Emissions
Katherine Matthews is an Associate Research Analyst in the Mine Economics team of S&P Global Energy, where she is responsible for building and maintaining financial models for numerous operations globally, covering a wide range of commodities including gold, nickel and uranium. Katherine has previously worked in Azerbaijan and Western Australia as a Project Mine Geologist in porphyry copper and gold deposits, working in both exploration and underground gold mines. Katherine holds a Masters in Applied and Economic Geology from the University of Leicester.
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