The stock price of copper miners fell in recent trading on Thursday after the price for the metal rose following US President Trump's declaration of a 50% tariff on copper effective Aug. 1.
The shares of Capstone Copper (ASX:CSC) and Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) fell past 1% each.
Copper futures rose to about $5.60 per pound on Thursday, up 1.6%.