January 20, 2025

Hearing on Nippon Steel’s lawsuit over US Steel bid set for Feb-March

The two steelmakers on Jan. 6 filed the lawsuit against Biden's order blocking Nippon Steel's planned buyout of US Steel.

January 20, 2025

Copper market sees half chance of 10% US tariff by first quarter-end, Goldman says

Trump has talked of tariffs of as much as 10% on global imports as well as 60% on Chinese goods.

January 18, 2025

Republican-led states sue Biden administration over offshore drilling ban

The lawsuit seeks a reversal of Biden's ban with declaratory and injunctive relief, according to a court filing.

January 17, 2025

Gunnison Copper, Rio’s Nuton get $13.9m tax credit to expand production in Arizona

The Johnson Camp mine is under construction, with first copper production expected in mid-2025.

January 17, 2025

Biden boosts loan for ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine to nearly $1 billion

The loan is nearly 50% larger than a conditional funding commitment made two years ago, and cannot be reversed by incoming President Donald Trump.

January 17, 2025

CME precious metals stocks soar on Trump tariff threat

Gold stocks in COMEX-approved warehouses have jumped by one-third in the past six weeks.

January 17, 2025

Trump tariff risks fuel a chaotic hunt for gold in London

In recent weeks US prices for gold, silver and other metals have surged above other international benchmarks.

January 16, 2025

Rio Tinto and Glencore discussed potential merger

A $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a copper-centric world, but we've been here before.

January 16, 2025

Standard Lithium and Equinor secure $225m to develop Arkansas project

Since December, Standard Lithium has operated a pilot DLE plant at its South West Arkansas project.

January 16, 2025

SSR review of Çöpler mine incident points to third-party design flaw

Experts found third-party test data overestimated the shear strength properties of the liner system at the base of the heap leach.