Why did copper escape US tariffs when aluminum did not?
Since June, aluminum metal shipped to the US, where smelters face higher electricity bills than copper producers, has attracted 50% tariffs.
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Guinea strips EGA of bauxite rights, hands asset to state firm
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Agnico, Barrick lead the pack of top Canada miners
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