Metals, miners slide as Trump tariffs raise global growth fears

Billets of aluminium in the factory. The Hall–Heroult process produces aluminium with a purity of above 99%. Further purification can be done by the Hoopes process.

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Industrial metals and shares of the companies that mine them tumbled across the board Monday after President Trump imposed tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, threatening a trade war that may disrupt global economic growth.

Before paring losses, iron ore futures (

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