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.

July 30, 2025

Glencore to cut costs by $1 billion and raises trading goal

Glencore raised its long-term annual profit forecast for trading to $2.3 billion to $3.5 billion despite mining pressures.

July 30, 2025

Chile’s 2025 vote puts mining sector’s future on the line

At stake is the future of Codelco, the state-owned copper giant that helped build modern Chile, and vast deposits of lithium.

July 30, 2025

Rio Tinto logs smallest first-half profit in five years on lower iron ore prices

The world's largest iron ore producer posted underlying earnings of $4.81B in H1 down 16% from a year earlier.

July 29, 2025

Grupo Mexico reports profit bump as copper costs shrink

Grupo Mexico, controlled by billionaire German Larrea, ranks among the world's largest copper producers by volume.

July 29, 2025

Finland reclaims mining crown as Canada loses ground

Finland is now the top jurisdiction for mining and exploration, reclaiming its early 2010s status, followed by Nevada and Alaska.