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Stardust Power breaks ground on $1.2bn lithium refinery in Oklahoma

The project will be developed in two phases, with a production capacity of 50,000 tonnes per annum.

Staff Writer | January 23, 2025 | 10:49 am

Trump’s tariffs could redirect metal flows, Alcoa CEO says

Alcoa will likely send its Australian output to the US…

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | 10:05 am

Trump’s coal comments to Davos audience boost US miners

Trump’s support for fossil fuels is well known, but coal…

Bloomberg News | January 23, 2025 | 9:59 am

Integra shares jump on record gold production at Florida Canyon

Integra reported a total production of 72,229 oz of gold…

Staff Writer | January 23, 2025 | 8:41 am

Freeport-McMoRan’s profit beats estimates due to rising copper prices

Copper prices climbed in the quarter, buoyed by signs of…

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | 7:06 am

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VRIC: Looming US dollar crisis could send gold prices ‘through the roof’

Ballooning US deficits and a dearth of opportunities to mine gold in geopolitically stable jurisdictions are two major reasons to be bullish on the metal, an annual investor forum in Vancouver heard.

Frédéric Tomesco - The Northern Miner | January 22, 2025 | 5:52 am

Rio Tinto bets on Trump support for long-stalled Arizona copper mine

Rio has faced a 12-year permitting battle to develop the Resolution mine, which could meet 25% of US domestic copper needs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2025 | 3:56 am

Video: Another wild ride for copper in 2025

MINING.COM's Frik Els says 2025 is already shaping up to be another wild ride for the red metal.

Staff Writer | January 21, 2025 | 4:11 pm

Trump’s EV rollback not expected to suppress appetite for critical minerals

Trump on Tuesday revoked predecessor Joe Biden's 2021 executive order that sought to ensure half of all new vehicles sold in the US by 2030 are electric.

Reuters | January 21, 2025 | 11:30 am

New York futures for gold, copper tumble on WSJ tariff report

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

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2025 | 12:14 pm

Column: Global aluminum market faces a year of trade turbulence

It's going to be a busy year for aluminum traders as the global market navigates multiple geopolitical storms.

Reuters | January 20, 2025 | 9:09 am

American Pacific boosts copper resource at Palmer project in Alaska

The contained copper in indicated category increased 16% over the 2019 resource estimate.

Staff Writer | January 20, 2025 | 8:32 am

Hearing on Nippon Steel’s lawsuit over US Steel bid set for Feb-March

The two steelmakers on Jan. 6 filed the lawsuit against Biden's order blocking Nippon Steel's planned buyout of US Steel.

Reuters | January 20, 2025 | 7:05 am

Copper market sees half chance of 10% US tariff by first quarter-end, Goldman says

Trump has talked of tariffs of as much as 10% on global imports as well as 60% on Chinese goods.

Reuters | January 20, 2025 | 7:00 am

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