July 14, 2025 Trump’s copper tariffs pile more metal misery on US auto industry The US market is heavily reliant on imported copper, aluminum and steel, and developing new capacity could take years.
July 14, 2025 Gertler, a ‘king’ in Congo, describes mine payments in arbitration testimony Gertler’s testimony cited in the arbitrator’s decision also describes how he made loans to the country and held assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of Congolese partners.
July 14, 2025 Alcoa sees up to $110 million loss as Spain smelter restart delayed to mid-2026 Production at the San Ciprian aluminum smelter was curtailed in 2021.
July 12, 2025 Trump’s 50% copper import tariff said to cover refined metal Refined copper represents the biggest category of the metal that is imported by the US.
July 12, 2025 Australian rare earth stocks soar on MP Materials’ multi-billion US deal Lynas Rare Earths and Iluka Resources shares jumped after the Pentagon said it would take a big stake in MP Materials.
July 11, 2025 Codelco copper recovery on track with output up 9% in first half Codelco is looking to get back to pre-pandemic production levels over the coming years.
July 11, 2025 Ecuador, Codelco claim victory over Llurimagua mining arbitration Under the ruling, Ecuador's Enami is set to retain full ownership and control of the project.
July 11, 2025 Graphic: visualizing the US copper gap The US sends nearly half its copper abroad as concentrate and scrap, only to import refined copper for industrial use.
July 11, 2025 MMG, Hudbay warn Peru production at risk amid wildcat protests The Las Bambas mine and Constancia mines are among Peru's top ten copper producers.
July 11, 2025 The silver–copper connection and the key anniversary For the silver rally, two factors are in play at this time.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm