January 23, 2026

Sigma Lithium rebounds on additional sales, denies report on Brazil ops

Earlier this month, several news outlets in Brazil claimed that authorities had ordered a "shutdown" of waste piles at Sigma's Grota do Cirilo operations.

January 23, 2026

Vittangi graphite mine in Sweden gets zoning plan approval

The mine, operated by Australia's Talga Group, is expected to produce around 100,000 metric tons of graphite ore a year.

January 22, 2026

Global Commodities Holdings launches trading in nickel premiums

The LME lost the confidence of many users after a nickel crisis in 2022, but LME nickel volumes have recently rebounded.

January 21, 2026

China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again

The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday.

January 21, 2026

Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners

NOAA’s new rules, which take effect immediately, consolidate applications into a single, shorter review period.

January 20, 2026

Brazilian Nickel, Westwin ink offtake deal on Piauí project for US market

Brazilian Nickel would sell up to 10,000 tpa of nickel and 240 to 400 tpa of cobalt.

January 20, 2026

Portugal’s Lifthium wins $210 million grant for lithium refinery

Bondalti, Portugal's largest chemicals producer, already operates sites there and Lifthium aims to start operations by 2030.

January 20, 2026

DRC pitches manganese, copper, cobalt, lithium to US

Kinshasa has sent Washington a shortlist of mines and projects as part of a push to turn diplomacy into supply-chain influence.

January 20, 2026

Geopolitics, tight investment to shape mining in 2026: WoodMac

The consultancy says China, US politics and cautious capital will steer metals demand, prices and investment decisions in 2026.

January 19, 2026

Canadian government bank has billions to back critical mineral projects

The bank wants to help feasibility-stage projects develop the country’s 34 listed critical minerals.