Trump’s tariff threat is “watershed moment” for copper
US copper prices reached historic highs on Tuesday after Donald Trump announced Washington would impose 50% tariffs on the industrial metal, marking the latest...
Copper surges after Trump unveils 50% import tariff
PRESIDENT Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff increase on copper imports during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, according to a report by Bloomberg News. The levy...
Climate threatens global semiconductor copper supply chains
CLIMATE change could disrupt 32% of global semiconductor production by 2035 through copper supply shortages, quadrupling current risk levels, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report...
Orion raises A$5.8m as question over big capital looms
ORION Minerals confirmed on Tuesday it had raised A$5.8m (R67m) through an issue of shares which was encouragingly supported by its key shareholders.
The capital...
Guinea bauxite exports surge to record high
GUINEA'S bauxite shipments soared 36% to a record 99.8 million tons in the first half of 2025, said Reuters citing official data.
The increase in...
South32 sells Colombian nickel operations amid price collapse
AUSTRALIAN diversified miner South32 has announced it will incur an impairment charge of $130m related to the sale of its Cerro Matoso ferronickel operations...
Orion halts ASX trade ahead of capital raise
A TRADING halt in Orion Minerals shares on the Australian Stock Exchange could indicate that the company has begun the fundraising flagged by former...
Copper market in extraordinary trading conditions
LONDON copper prices have surged to near yearly highs as the metal enters backwardation, creating unprecedented market volatility driven by a scramble for dwindling...
Alphamin gets Bisie back on track after war-enforced stoppage
TIN miner Alphamin, which had to temporarily suspend operations at its Bisie mine in Northeast DRC for almost a month earlier this year because...
Soaring costs heap pressure on Copper 360
JUNIOR copper miner Copper 360 is going to need more capital to achieve its 6-12 month goal of scaling its production up to 40,000...