July 31, 2025

Trump tariff surprise triggers implosion of massive copper trade

The move triggered a record plunge for US prices after a period of fat profits for traders who hurried metal to America before the levies kicked in.

July 31, 2025

Vedanta misses quarterly profit estimates on weak aluminum prices

Its aluminum business is the biggest in India and contributes to nearly 40% of the company's revenue.

July 31, 2025

Trump’s scrap copper quotas too small to shift the market

Exports of scrap copper to China in May were worth just $7.4 million, down from $248 million a year earlier.

July 31, 2025

Anglo American posts $1.9B loss, cuts dividend

Company expects copper to make up more than 60% of its EBITDA post-restructuring.

July 31, 2025

Southern Copper eyes $10.2B Mexico investment pending talks

Southern Copper ramps up Mexico talks, with over $600 million in mining investments expected by end of 2025.

July 30, 2025

Copper price collapses by 20% as US excludes refined metal from tariffs

The decision is the latest surprise from Trump to upend the copper market.

July 30, 2025

Codelco sees ‘good news’ in exclusion of cathodes from US copper tariffs

Chile, the world's biggest supplier of the red metal, is also the top importer of copper cathodes to the United States.

July 30, 2025

Trump shocks markets with scaled-back copper tariff

The tariffs will exclude copper scrap and copper input materials such as copper ores, concentrates, mattes, cathodes, and anodes, the statement said.

July 30, 2025

Southern Copper warns US-China trade war could hit copper in short-term

"We maintain a positive long-term outlook for copper," company CFO said.

July 30, 2025

Trump’s deep-sea mining push defies treaties, stirs alarm

Trump's deep-sea mining push aims to cut reliance on China but has sparked fears of ocean damage and global instability.