July 11, 2025 Rio Tinto wants to invest more in US copper under tariffs Its Resolution project has the potential to become the biggest copper mine in North America.
July 11, 2025 Ecuador court to decide on fee that mining industry says imperils drilling The industry says that some junior exploration firms would have to pay more in fees than their market value.
July 11, 2025 Copper’s positive, long-term trajectory unchanged despite US tariff, Barrick CEO says "The copper price is going to be unstable just like everything else in the world," Mark Bristow told journalists.
July 11, 2025 Philippine miner sees surge in nickel shipments to Indonesia Exports from the Philippines to Indonesia will likely rise to between 5 million and 10 million tons this year from around a million tons at the end of 2023.
July 11, 2025 Mercuria, Zambia to ship first copper under new partnership Zambia’s partnership with Mercuria is part of a broader continental drive to derive more benefits from its mineral wealth.
July 11, 2025 China rejects EU condemnation over rare earth controls China urged the European Parliament to stop politicizing trade and economic issues.
July 11, 2025 Russian court approves seizure of owner’s stake in gold producer Uzhuralzoloto Prosecutors accused businessman Konstantin Strukov and several others of obtaining property "through corruption."
July 11, 2025 First Quantum says Prospect investment key to Zambia copper expansion In April, First Quantum became the largest shareholder in the Australia-listed exploration company.
July 10, 2025 Trump’s copper tariffs set to include products for power grids, data centers Plans involve including semi-finished products, according to Bloomberg sources.
July 10, 2025 Trump’s 50% copper tariff risks squeezing American metal buyers Once tariffs are introduced, US consumers would draw from stockpiles built up ahead of time, impacting demand.
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