April 2, 2025 US excludes steel, aluminum, gold from reciprocal tariffs The White House said steel and aluminum imports won’t be subject to reciprocal tariffs in a move that will provide at least some relief to domestic buyers already incurring 25%…
April 2, 2025 Dirtiest US coal-fired power plant applies for EPA exemption The Colstrip plant, located in eastern Montana, has the highest emission rate of fine particulate matter out of any coal-burning plant in the nation.
April 2, 2025 Korea Zinc agrees historic cut in smelting fees in Teck deal The annual deals for concentrates produced at Teck’s Red Dog mine in Alaska are often used as the benchmark for other deals in the zinc industry.
April 2, 2025 US produces most uranium since 2018, EIA says Output of the concentrate totaled 375,401 lb. in the fourth quarter, higher than the total production for each of the three prior years.
April 2, 2025 An American mine still has millions of tons of copper, if companies can get to it Freeport is trying to develop technology that can burrow within those gigantic waste piles at Morenci and extract low-grade copper that miners previously saw as too expensive.
April 2, 2025 Column: Copper market grows wary of what follows its US tariff rush The race is on to get as much physical copper as possible through US customs before tariffs kick in.
April 2, 2025 Gold price climbs to near record ahead of Trump’s latest tariff reveal Traders are on edge as Trump plans to announce sweeping levies on all of America’s trading partners on Wednesday, raising the risks of retaliatory measures.
April 2, 2025 Adviser pushes back on Trump plan to boost domestic minerals production A well-known adviser to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is pushing back against a plan to use it to boost domestic mining.
April 2, 2025 Trump’s executive orders a boost for US metals market — GreenMet CEO Drew Horn talks about aligning private investments with federal policies and points at key gaps in the US supply chain.
April 1, 2025 Lithium Americas reaches final investment decision for Thacker Pass mine Once open, Thacker Pass is expected to produce 40,000 metric tons of battery-quality lithium carbonate per year.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
