The Swedish Monarchy and the Copper Trade: The Copper Company, the Deposit System, and the Amsterdam Market, 1600-1640

This is the story of Gustav II Adolf’s efforts to improve efficiencies at the Stora Kopparberg, the largest copper mine in Europe and control the marketing of its bounty.

Lawrence Stryker studied European History at the University of Virginia where he earned a PhD before entering work as a metal commodities trader in New York City. He has been active as a trader for the last thirty-eight years and is currently the head of trading at DBlock Metals, LLC based in North Carolina.