April 15, 2025

US copper industry seeks export curbs instead of tariffs

Major players in the US copper industry have called on President Donald Trump to restrict exports of ore and scrap metal rather than imposing tariffs on imports.

April 15, 2025

LME approves its first four warehouses in Hong Kong

The new Hong Kong depots will be able to start storing metals on July 15.

April 15, 2025

B2Gold to cut 300 jobs in Namibia this year

The Otjikoto mine produced a record 198,142 ounces of gold last year.

April 15, 2025

Chile, Canada and Peru push back against Trump copper tariff probe

Countries aim to fend off potential tariffs on the metal needed for electric vehicles and myriad industrial uses.

April 15, 2025

Column: Gold is an uncertain certainty amid Trump tariff turmoil

As US President Donald Trump ratcheted up his tariff war on the world, gold kept climbing in lockstep to reach a succession of record highs.

April 14, 2025

Copper traders, manufacturers discuss funding for Chile smelter

Enami has started sounding out advisers for a process to finance the Paipote smelter.

April 14, 2025

Gold that flowed into US in tariff bet now slowly trickles out

Tens of billions of dollars’ worth of bullion flowed into the country — so much so that it distorted US trade data in the process and pushed Comex inventories to…

April 14, 2025

China to keep building coal plants through 2027, state planner says

The plan follows a report from the China Coal Association last week that said China's coal consumption would not peak until 2028.

April 14, 2025

New Jersey warehouse filled with copper shows Trump tariff risk

The owner of E.W. Berger & Bro has been loading up on copper plumbing parts to get ahead of possible US import tariffs.

April 14, 2025

Ghana orders foreigners to exit gold market by April 30

Ghana is shifting away from a system in which local and foreign companies can buy and export gold from artisanal or small-scale mining.