April 3, 2025 Trump envoy says US-Congo mining and security deal moving ahead Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is hoping US interest in Congo’s minerals will encourage the country to back his government.
April 3, 2025 Myanmar’s tin-rich Wa State delays mining resumption meeting after earthquake A tin trader said it was difficult to predict when operations could resume.
April 3, 2025 The race to get gold bars into the US screeches to a halt US premiums for precious metals tumbled after a list of exemptions from the tariffs included gold, silver, platinum and palladium.
April 3, 2025 Trump’s policies to spur further central bank gold buying Central banks bought over 1,000 tons of gold annually since 2022.
April 2, 2025 US excludes steel, aluminum, gold from reciprocal tariffs The White House said steel and aluminum imports won’t be subject to reciprocal tariffs in a move that will provide at least some relief to domestic buyers already incurring 25%…
April 2, 2025 Dirtiest US coal-fired power plant applies for EPA exemption The Colstrip plant, located in eastern Montana, has the highest emission rate of fine particulate matter out of any coal-burning plant in the nation.
April 2, 2025 Korea Zinc agrees historic cut in smelting fees in Teck deal The annual deals for concentrates produced at Teck’s Red Dog mine in Alaska are often used as the benchmark for other deals in the zinc industry.
April 2, 2025 US produces most uranium since 2018, EIA says Output of the concentrate totaled 375,401 lb. in the fourth quarter, higher than the total production for each of the three prior years.
April 2, 2025 An American mine still has millions of tons of copper, if companies can get to it Freeport is trying to develop technology that can burrow within those gigantic waste piles at Morenci and extract low-grade copper that miners previously saw as too expensive.
April 2, 2025 Column: Copper market grows wary of what follows its US tariff rush The race is on to get as much physical copper as possible through US customs before tariffs kick in.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm