Australia’s core mining exports look set to escape the worst of a new 12.5 per cent US tariff, with the country’s bulk commodities largely bound for Asia rather than North America.

Aluminium stocks on the London Metal Exchange have slumped to their lowest this century as supply constraints in the war-hit Middle East leave consumers drawing down inventories to secure metal.

The Brazilian government announced 18.5-billion reais ($3.66-billion) in financing for companies hit by the new US tariffs valid as of Wednesday

Restarted capacity at Alcoa’s Portland smelter in south-west Victoria is selling into rising aluminium prices

The mining industry has been a crucial driver of Peru’s economic development for centuries

Ontario-based materials company Cymat Technologies has signed a commercial agreement with aluminium

In June 2026, China's total imports of boric acid reached 30,849.52 tons

In June 2026, China's total exports of metallic calcium reached 2,354.79 tons