BHP posts annual production records

A 25% tariff as announced by Trump on Monday would likely cause steel prices to rise by $100 to $150 a short ton, the analysts said.

Romulo Mucho was removed from his post on Tuesday amid protests from small-scale miners in the Andean nation.

The ICSID tribunal ruled in 2020 that Panama was responsible for the "unlawful expropriation" of Dominon's mining investments.

Mining exports were worth $3.3 billion for Ecuador in 2023.