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Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law

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  • Exposed: PICK, XME, FCX, BHP, RIO
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF-7.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • XME SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF-7.3% 30d

    SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • FCX Freeport-McMoRan-14.9% 30d

    Freeport-McMoRan (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • BHP BHP Group-6.0% 30d

    BHP Group (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • RIO Rio Tinto Group

    Rio Tinto Group (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story.

  • VALE Vale S.A-0.3% 10d

    Vale S.A (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
PICKNo price data for this ticker———————
XMENo price data for this ticker———————
FCXNo price data for this ticker———————
BHPNo price data for this ticker———————
RIONo price data for this ticker———————
VALENo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes extending an information collection.

Source: Federal Register

Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • PICK Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining

    Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    In “Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

  • FCX Freeport-Mcmoran

    In “Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law,” Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Freeport-McMoRan (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

  • BHP BHP Group

    For “Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law,” BHP Group (BHP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: BHP Group (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

  • RIO Rio Tinto

    For “Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law,” Rio Tinto (RIO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rio Tinto Group (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

  • VALE Vale S.A

    Vale S.A (VALE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law.” Reason on file: Vale S.A (metal mining): miners' profits move with metal prices. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)

The 3 Nov 2026 story “Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law” names Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK) because of this story.

What ties Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK) to the headline is this: iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (XME), is listed for a different reason: SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “mining” (metals & mining) in this story

The price range for Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK), and the dates in the story

FCX traded between 61.24 and 74.00 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 61.76. PICK traded between 54.38 and 61.57 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 56.72. XME traded between 95.15 and 109.02 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.66.

How strong the case is around Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)

54 out of 100

“Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.