Big new silver mining equipment order for Atlas Copco

The possibility of both silver and gold being caught up in the sweeping tariff measures has whipsawed the market in recent weeks.

Eramet expects to announce Bories' successor as CEO by the end of the first quarter.

Premiums for gold traded on the US-based Comex over the London spot market halved following the news report, to around $20 an ounce.

The DRC in December filed criminal complaints accusing Apple subsidiaries of using so-called conflict minerals in their supply chain.