U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a probe into possible tariffs on copper imports to rebuild U.S. production of ...

President Donald Trump has made it clear that he is concerned about the United States’ dependence on foreign countries for ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry’s biggest wishes by ...

The White House proclamation directing Commerce to initiate a Section 232 investigation on copper imports is now live. As always, the stakes are ...

President Trump issued an executive order (EO) requiring the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) to investigate the national ...

In his order, the president sought policy recommendations that could lead to greater capacity to process copper in the United States. Only two U.S. smelters process copper, one in Arizona and one ...

“The United States has ample copper reserves, yet our smelting and refining capacity lags significantly behind global competitors,” the order reads. It could mean a new day for U.S. copper ...

to begin an investigation into whether foreign production of copper and imports of the material into the United States pose risks to America’s economic and national security. White House ...

The aide expressed concern that China could gain control of the world’s copper markets at the expense of the United States, whose companies he said have seen their share of both domestic and ...

President Donald Trump ordered the Commerce Secretary to investigate the security risks of importing copper and look for ways of producing more at home. Arizona still produces 70% of the nation's ...