Bristow says copper market intact despite tariff shock
BARRICK Mining Corp. was confident of copper's long-term prospects despite market turbulence from new US trade barriers, said Reuters citing the miner's CEO Mark...
Mining tycoon backs Trump’s copper tariff plan
ROBERT Friedland, the billionaire founder of Ivanhoe Mines, has thrown his support behind US President Donald Trump's controversial 50% tariff on copper imports, arguing...
Chris Griffith confirms resignation from Vedanta
CHRIS Griffith has confirmed his resignation from Vedanta, the Indian company where he was appointed about two years ago to lead its base metals...
Indonesia’s nickel boom faces supply chain crisis
INDONESIA'S ambitious nickel expansion strategy is encountering significant difficulties as plummeting prices and ore shortages compel refiners to cut production and dismiss workers, said...
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...