THE GLOBAL copper market is reeling from its biggest shock yet in a year of policy surprises, violent price swings and unprecedented trade dislocation. US President Donald Trump went ahead with 50% tariffs on copper imports but exempted refined metals, which are the mainstay of international trading. The move triggered a record plunge for US […]
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A MAJOR gold operation in Western Australia has awarded Metso an order to supply a first-of-its-kind portable crushing and grinding circuit based on its high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) technology. The order, which was placed in the third quarter of 2025, is the first deployment of a portable HPGR circuit in Australia. “The objective is to
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INDONESIA revealed Thursday that a Chinese investor was interested in Indonesia’s coal gasification plan in a possible deal worth around $1.2 billion. Coal gasification is the process of turning the combustible black rock into a synthetic gas like dimethyl ether (DME). The domestic DME production can help Indonesia cut its reliance on liquefied petroleum gas
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GLOBAL gold demand including over-the-counter (OTC) trading rose by 3% year-on-year to 1,248.8 metric tons in the second quarter of 2025 as investment jumped 78%, the World Gold Council said on Thursday. Spot gold prices are up 26% so far this year after hitting a record $3,500 per troy ounce in April as uncertain global
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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s decision to exclude refined metal from his proposed import tariff led to an immediate and significant drop of over 19% in COMEX copper. Wednesday saw the most significant intraday decline on record, with prices dropping by 19%, though they later recovered some of these losses. At the time of writing, the
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GOLD prices were flat on Friday and is set to log a weekly fall as the dollar crept higher after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped new tariff rates on dozens of countries, while investors awaited U.S. non-farm payrolls data due later in the day. Spot gold was steady at $3,289.79 per ounce, as of 0127
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GLOBAL lead production reached 4,590.7 kilotonnes in 2024, up by 2.8% over 2023, with Australia, Mexico, Russia, and India contributing 27.8% of the global total. Australia and India were key contributors, driven by the ramp-up of projects such as the Abra Base Metals mine in Australia and India’s Sindesar, Zawar, and Rajpura Dariba mines. Mexico’s
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PT VALE Indonesia Tbk. (INCO) mencatat pelemahan kinerja signifikan sepanjang semester I/2025. Laba bersih perusahaan nikel ini turun 32% secara tahunan menjadi US$25,2 juta atau setara Rp414 miliar. Penurunan paling tajam tercatat pada kuartal II/2025. Dalam periode April–Juni, Vale hanya mampu membukukan laba US$3,5 juta, merosot jauh dibanding kuartal sebelumnya yang mencatat US$21,8 juta. Salah
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