May 14, 2024 Biden adds tariffs on Chinese critical minerals, EVs The tariff rate on natural graphite and permanent magnets will increase from zero to 25% in 2026.
May 14, 2024 CME copper premium to LME attracting metal shipments to US Hedge funds have increased their positions in the futures market amid relatively strong demand in the US.
May 13, 2024 New copper-based surface makes cell phone screens antibacterial Researchers have designed a transparent copper surface that is non-conductive and resistant against the growth of certain bacteria.
May 12, 2024 US Forest Service kicks off federal permitting process for South32’s Hermosa project The federal permitting process starts with the environmental review required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
May 10, 2024 Rio Tinto has not ruled out bid for Anglo American — report While Rio has a smaller market capitalization than rival BHP, it's large enough to make an all-share offer for some or all of Anglo American.
May 9, 2024 Nutrien beats quarterly profit estimates on robust North America demand An early start to spring planting season in the region helped fertilizer demand.
May 9, 2024 Nippon Steel sticks to plan to close US Steel deal by year-end The takeover should bring Nippon Steel's global crude steel capacity to 86 million tons per year, close to its goal of 100 million.
May 9, 2024 BHP, Ivanhoe Electric team up to hunt for US copper The partnership is structured in two phases: project generation and possible development and operation of mining projects on a 50:50 basis.
May 8, 2024 Democrats call for probe into foreign mining on public lands The group wants to know how closely the federal government tracks exports of minerals extracted from public lands.
May 8, 2024 US Gold surges after obtaining Wyoming mining permit A 2021 pre-feasibility study gave the project a 10-year mine life, averaging 108,500 oz. of gold equivalent output per year.
Chile copper supply gains seen years away, mining council warns Chile has the project pipeline to lift annual production to 7 million metric tons from about 5.4 million tons. January 23, 2026 | 10:08 am
