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The new boss of Vale’s base metals unit has reiterated a target of getting the sprawling nickel-and-copper business ready for a potential initial public offering by 2027, if not sooner https://t.co/t6hWwu08Cm

The threat of US levies on copper imports has been a boon for Freeport, with North America’s top producer selling the metal at a premium. Still, the firm’s CEO warns that broader tariffs could hurt an industry that President Trump is trying to help https://t.co/s4KTcQZmXL

A Nevada mining project has attracted the attention of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which is showing interest in offering $896 million https://t.co/pQEqC30cK1

Julio Ponce, the former son-in-law of Chile’s deceased dictator Augusto Pinochet, announced his departure from the group of cascading holding companies through which he owns a major stake in lithium supplier SQM https://t.co/iUVjvpkOYF

Peru’s government is acknowledging for the first time the existence of large-scale informal mining of copper, warning that high prices could see the activity grow in the near future https://t.co/wuRimqM8eM

A Chilean startup backed by BHP has delivered its first copper cathodes from a demonstration plant at a mine site in northern Chile https://t.co/2QI5qHDlbY

Teck Resources has been hit by unrelated port and mill disruptions at two copper operations in Chile, marking the latest example of global supply snags helping support prices of the wiring metal.

Ivanhoe Mines shares jumped after the Canadian company said it’s advancing work on reopening parts of a giant copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, without yet committing to a restart date https://t.co/lXlitOZnId

SQM Feeds Global Lithium Glut With Record-High Sales Volume https://t.co/z0tjdj9h5P

Chile, the biggest copper-producing country, raised its price projections for the metal this year and next on easing trade-war tensions and supply disruptions https://t.co/FCTF8YUjNt

De Beers has been quietly selling rough diamonds at sharply marked-down prices to a small handful of customers. @tbiesheuvel reports https://t.co/VfAWakhHdK

BYD and Tsingshan reiterated their interest in building lithium plants in Chile, appearing to contradict comments by local authorities that the projects had been scrapped https://t.co/WLK2ckrTra

SolGold Plc, an Ecuador-focused firm backed by some of the biggest names in mining, is working on options to start production at its flagship project three or four years ahead of previous plans https://t.co/VvdJBywkrs

US authorities are expected to decide on copper tariffs well before a year-end deadline, according to a trade group https://t.co/wMaBT5YkiL

Barrick boss Mark Bristow says he has shown a willingness to cede ground in a dispute with Mali’s military junta, but won’t be waiving the company’s rights in order to restart a shuttered gold mine there https://t.co/WD3wCBYKND

Two Chinese companies dropped plans to develop lithium-processing projects in Chile after the price of the battery metal tumbled https://t.co/HMe4pNZ4gs

The execution of 13 guards at a Peruvian mine shows the government's struggles to deal with an illegal gold rush that's being further fueled by record high prices. https://t.co/AYayo3sVoy via @markets