https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-metals-headlinesMetals & Mininghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/072026-trump-to-impose-additional-50-tariff-on-some-canadian-goodsUS President Donald Trump on July 20 issued new 50% tariffs on a variety of Canadian imports in response to Ottawa's trading policies. Trump signed three new proclamations on July 20 to impose the additional tariffs, under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, on certain products from Canada to offset what the administration alleges is "discriminatory" or unfair treatment by Canada against USMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous, Ferrous2026-07-21T20:35:29Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/072126-interview-sibanye-stillwater-ceo-ties-keliber-lithium-ramp-up-to-market-conditionsSibanye-Stillwater's Keliber lithium project in Finland has moved from construction into operational ramp-up, with mining underway at the Syväjärvi open-pit mine and key processing infrastructure now in place, CEO Richard Stewart said. "Keliber has completed construction of its main infrastructure — the concentrator and refinery. Mining commenced at the Syväjärvi open-pit mine in February 2026,Metals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-07-21T15:28:13Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/072126-china-refined-copper-output-hits-record-high-despite-concentrate-crunchChina's refined copper production reached an all-time high in June as smelters increasingly turned to scrap and blister copper to offset a persistent shortage of copper concentrate, highlighting the country's ability to maintain output despite tightening raw material supply. The world's largest copper consumer produced 1.33 million metric tons of refined copper in June, up 5.5% from May and 4%Metals & Mining, Ferrous, Non-Ferrous2026-07-21T12:25:58Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/072126-trade-review-asian-met-coal-market-looks-to-india-in-q3-as-china-led-rally-fadesThis report is part of the S&P Global Energy's Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, cobalt, lithium, nickel and steel and scrap. We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts to new arbitrages and quality spread fluctuations. The Asian seaborneCoal, Metals & Mining, Metallurgical Coal, Ferrous2026-07-21T02:30:19Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/072026-trump-announces-directives-to-strengthen-domestic-aluminum-critical-mineral-productionUS President Donald Trump on July 20 signed two directives aimed at bolstering domestic aluminum production and securing critical mineral supply chains. The move comes as the Trump administration has focused on reshoring domestic production for critical minerals and reducing reliance on trading partners for key components. For aluminum, Trump directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish anMetals & Mining, Non-Ferrous2026-07-20T23:19:18Z