MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

A roundup of the biggest stories from the global mining and metals industry.

This week’s top stories:

• Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining – Read more
• Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic – Read more
• Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension – Read more
• Piedmont Lithium stock soars on confirmed Tesla deal – Read more
• Zambia royalty spat halts $2 billion of copper mine projects – Read more