U.S. adds silver, copper to ‘critical minerals’ list, Financial Times says

The U.S. Department of the Interior has added copper, silver and metallurgical coal to its list of “critical minerals,” increasing the likelihood that these materials could be included in future tariff policies, Financial Times’ Leslie Hook reports. The three materials are among 10 elements added on Thursday to the list, which is updated every three years by the U.S. Geological Survey. The Trump administration has made it a top priority to secure the supply chains of critical minerals used in the U.S., and greatly expanded the definition of what constitutes a “critical” mineral, the author notes. Publicly traded companies in the space include Ero Copper (ERO), Pan American Silver (PAAS), BHP Group (BHP), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Hecla Mining (HL), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Southern Copper (SCCO), and Teck Resources (TECK).