July 15, 2025 World’s top cable maker sees US copper tariff as opportunity Italy’s Prysmian, which last year shelled out $4 billion-plus to buy Texas-based Encore Wire, is in regular contact with the administration ahead of the measure’s implementation on Aug. 1.
July 15, 2025 Trump’s 50% copper tariffs jolt US market as buyers slash imports and delay orders Now that the 50% levy is just weeks away, there are already signs that demand for the metal is drying up from Texas to New Jersey.
July 15, 2025 Sandvik, Glencore expand partnership to include Newtrax collision-avoidance technology The Newtrax product offers a scalable, OEM-agnostic safety and data solution designed to meet the evolving needs of modern underground mining operations.
July 15, 2025 Newmont shares plunge following CFO’s departure Shares of the world’s top gold producer fell as much as 8.9% on Tuesday in New York.
July 15, 2025 Pentagon looking forward to working with US rare earths firms, official says The Pentagon last week signed a multibillion-dollar deal to become the largest shareholder in rare earths producer MP Materials.
July 15, 2025 Ghana moves to hedge gold price to preserve build-up of reserves Increased production and higher prices have helped Africa’s top gold miner to boost gross international reserves to $11.1 billion.
July 15, 2025 Informal miners lift blockades along Peru’s key copper route, protest leader says The informal miners plan to suspend the protest at least through Friday.
July 15, 2025 China’s lithium giants tumble after first-half profit warnings Two of the largest miners warned that battery metal woes had weighed on earnings for the first half of the year.
July 15, 2025 Indonesia looking at coal export levy to boost state coffers The tariff would be collected from miners only when coal prices are high, with authorities potentially including it in the 2026 budget plan.
July 15, 2025 Barrick weighs sale of gold mine to Discovery Silver Discovery Silver is in the final stages of a process Barrick launched in April to sell the Hemlo gold mine in Ontario.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm