- Five questions about Trump’s 35% tariff threat to Canada by Financial Post. “I think what’s really costing us more than anything is the issue of uncertainty,” Mark Warner, principal counsel and trade expert at MAAW Law said. “I think the effect on the economy is clear, in business decisions, and … in a drag on our growth.” READ MORE
- The EU will continue to seek a negotiated agreement with the US, but European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the bloc will take "proportionate countermeasures" to the US' planned 30% import tariffs if necessary. READ MORE
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence that a deal could be reached between the US and Mexico, BBC News reported. READ MORE
- [CLOCK IS TICKING CANADA] UK's first commercial-scale rare earth manufacturing plant starts production. READ MORE
- Liontown Resources Ltd. on July 10 opened the Kathleen Valley lithium operation in Western Australia, the first underground lithium mine in Australia. Liontown started open pit mining at Kathleen Valley in July 2024 but began transitioning to underground production in April 2025 as the company prioritized higher-margin ore at reduced costs in response to low lithium prices. READ MORE
- US may struggle to meet copper demand with Trump's 50% tariff. READ MORE
- US builders are delaying projects, and construction permitting has slowed as Trump's 50% steel tariffs take hold, builders and steel experts said, Platts reported. READ MORE
- Antofagasta PLC CEO Ivan Arriagada sees Trump’s copper tariffs as an opportunity to revisit the development of the Maturi copper-nickel project in Minnesota. READ MORE
- Rio Tinto PLC's CEO for copper expressed a "strong desire" to invest in US copper mining, noting "significant opportunities" for expanding the company's US operations, Bloomberg News reported. READ MORE
- Equinox could close Mexico gold mine amid compensation dispute with locals. READ MORE
- BHP Group Ltd. signed an agreement with BYD and CATL to explore battery solutions for mining equipment and locomotives across its operations. READ MORE
- MMG and Hudbay executives met with Peru's Cabinet chief to discuss the potential effects of protests on production at their Las Bambas and Constancia copper mines, Reuters reported. READ MORE
- Russia's summer offensive could deter investors from US-Ukraine mineral deal. READ MORE
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