Copper and silver futures in New York are surging above rival international price benchmarks as traders ramp up bets that Donald Trump will impose hefty import tariffs on the metals as part of a broader escalation of his global trade war. Front-month Comex silver...
American-listed Taseko Mines has set its sights on increased copper production in 2025, forecasting yearly output of between 120-million and 130-million pounds – up from the 106-million pounds produced in 2024 at its 100%-owned Gibraltar copper mine, in British...
Brazil is offering about $815-million in financing for projects aimed at boosting development of strategic minerals within the South American nation. BNDES and government funding agency Finep, earmarked five-billion reais in financial backing for companies, including...
Mali signed an agreement with Canada’s Allied Gold for a 35% stake in a new mine in connection to its Sadiola project. Known as Korali-Sud, the new project will be managed under Mali’s new mining code, Mines Minister Amadou Keita told public broadcaster...
Two of the top traders in Glencore’s aluminum department are leaving for Vitol Group and Mercuria Energy Group — the latest sign of how a return into metals by energy firms is fueling a talent war in the sector. Sam Imfeld, a longstanding trader in Glencore’s...
Donald Trump’s claim that the US doesn’t need anything from Canada is “simply false,” said Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Energy Minister and a potential candidate in the contest to replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister. The US doesn’t have easy alternatives to...
