February 9, 2026 Australian lithium miner PLS Group signs supply deal with China’s Canmax Company has signed an offtake deal to supply 150,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate for two year.
February 9, 2026 Harmony Gold says newly acquired Australian copper mine requires two-year revamp Harmony officially took over the CSA mine in New South Wales last October after acquiring it from Australian miner Mac Copper.
February 8, 2026 Australia’s iron ore hub resumes operations after tropical cyclone Mitchell While the Port of Port Hedland has resumed operations, the ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier, and Varanus Island remain closed.
February 7, 2026 Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore.
February 6, 2026 Australia’s iron ore hub of Port Hedland to be cleared due to cyclone threat Australia's weather bureau had warned a tropical low off Western Australia's coast could develop into a tropical cyclone by Saturday morning.
February 6, 2026 Iron ore price drops below $100 as global fundamentals remain weak Futures for 61%-content ore shed as much as 1.3% to $99.35 a ton in Singapore.
February 6, 2026 How Rio–Glencore talks fell apart In the end it wasn't about copper, iron ore or coal, but who was paying more.
February 5, 2026 A years-long push to unite Glencore and Rio fell apart in a day The two companies were locked in merger talks for at least the fourth time.
February 5, 2026 Berkeley Energia files $1.25B claim from Spain over uranium project dispute The company had initially filed in May 2024 a request for an arbitration to seek $1 billion in damages from the Spanish government.
February 5, 2026 Infographic: Global gold demand Global gold demand is being reshaped by shifting sovereign reserve strategies.
OSMRE grants nearly $120M to reclaim abandoned US coal mines There are estimated to be as many as 500,000 abandoned coal mines in the United States. February 09, 2026 | 04:52 pm