Copper miners fall as Trump's latest tariffs fan recession fears

Copper miners extend premarket losses as price of the key metal slips on fears U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs on key trading partners could fuel a global recession

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange down 2.7% to $9,441.5 per metric ton

Copper miners Southern Copper SCCO.N and Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N down ~5.06% and 7.8%, respectively

U.S.-listed shares of Canada's miners Teck Resources TECKb.TO TECK.N fall 7.6%, while Hudbay Minerals HBM.TO, HBM.N declines 6.2%

U.S.-listed shares of global mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.N and BHP Group BHP.N drop 1.2% and 2.07%, respectively