(Updates prices) By Brijesh Patel Oct 7 (Reuters) – Copper prices rose on Tuesday on concerns over supply from top producer Chile and major supplier Indonesia, although a stronger U.S. dollar kept the gains in check. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.3% to $10,679.50 per metric ton by 0717 GMT. On Monday, the metal hit its highest since May 2024 before easing. Miner Freeport said on Sunday that five workers, missing since a mud flow disaster at the Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia last month, were found dead. "This tragic event, combined with ongoing tightness at other major copper-producing sites, has injected a firm floor under prices," Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at City Index and FOREX.com, said in a note. "With U.S. inventories still elevated yet tig
METALS-Copper rises as supply woes offset pressure from stronger dollar

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