Three ways to profit from rising copper prices in 2012

With the last few quarters' of copper output having been relatively stagnant, we'll be seeing the big mining companies working hard to get ready to meet the supply shortage. Global economic uncertainty can create a volatile metals sector and lead some investors to bail on the industry altogether. But doing so would mean missing the huge profit opportunities from rising copper prices in 2012. With uses in both manufacturing and construction, copper remains one of the world's most versatile metals. When economies are doing well, copper prices do well due to increased demand. Currently, global economic woes are still around us. Greece is still on the fritz, and European uncertainty is weighing on growth - which caused a slip in copper. Copper prices fell close to $3.00 per pound in September. They've climbed back to around $3.90 per pound, but are still about 18% from where they were a year ago. The uncertain European outlook has triggered concern for one of its biggest trading partners as well as copper's ultimate buyer: China. Continue reading this article here.