BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report The world's top miner is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist with the sale of the Western Australia-based nickel operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2018 | 5:45 am
EPA to clean up wastewater at 26 Colorado mines The selected areas are known for presenting high levels of aluminum, cadmium, copper, iron, lead and/or zinc. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 17, 2018 | 7:17 am
Wall Street builds immunity to trade war rhetoric So far, Trump has taken little action beyond tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum on imports from China, the European Union and other countries. Reuters | June 17, 2018 | 6:18 am
China’s Tsinghua University unit to buy aluminium firm for $3.7bn Tianshan has annual aluminium smelting capacity of 1.4 million tonnes. Reuters | June 12, 2018 | 11:44 am
Billionaire schools teacher in NAFTA talks How did we get here and what does this ratcheted-up trade war mean for Canada, the United States and investors? Rick Mills | June 8, 2018 | 2:38 pm
LME says plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019 The exchange said in March that any launch of a new cobalt contract would not be until the end of 2018 or early 2019. Reuters | June 7, 2018 | 11:46 am
US lawmakers set bill seeking to control Trump on tariffs – key lawmaker Some Republican lawmakers warn that Trump could trigger a trade war that would destabilize the economy and ultimately hurt American workers. Reuters | June 5, 2018 | 10:27 am
Canada vows to protect metals sector but resists call for quick action Canada retaliated against the latest punitive measures last week by proposing levies on C$16.6 billion worth of U.S. exports. Reuters | June 5, 2018 | 9:47 am
Mexico hits back on US steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon As of Tuesday, Mexico will impose tariffs of 15 percent to 25 percent on U.S. steel products. Reuters | June 5, 2018 | 9:25 am