February 2, 2026 Glencore close to appointing Citi as adviser for Rio Tinto merger talks Citi has a long-standing relationship with Glencore, having advised the miner and trader on several major transactions.
February 2, 2026 Metals frenzy gets painful gut check just as YOLO crowd piles in Now the worry is that the increasing involvement of a potentially fickle group — individuals chasing a quick gain — may spur even wilder swings.
February 2, 2026 Japan boosts deep-sea mining plan to cut rare earth reliance The aim is to pull metal-bearing mud from the seabed for tests as early as February 2027.
February 2, 2026 EU mulls ban on Russian copper, platinum in new sanctions If adopted, the new restrictions would mainly target Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s largest mining company.
February 2, 2026 UK firm signs deal with Mitsui to make iron ore pellets from Pilbara material Under the preliminary agreement, Binding Solutions will use its technology to turn lower-grade "fines" iron ore material from the Pilbara into pellets.
February 1, 2026 Algeria opens 600-mile railway to tap vast iron ore deposit The step gives the green light for the first shipments of ore from the Gara Djebilet mine in the western desert near the Moroccan border.
February 1, 2026 Capstone Copper restarts Mantoverde mine while strike drags on The company reiterated that it expects to continue operations at a level between 50% to 75% of normal production during the strike.
February 1, 2026 Eramet board ousts CEO Paulo Castellari citing divergences Chairwoman Christel Bories, who had passed the role of CEO to Castellari last year, will assume the role again.
February 1, 2026 Indonesian coal association says quota cuts risk mine shutdowns Indonesia flagged plans to slash coal output to about 600 million tons a year in a bid to boost prices for the commodity.
January 31, 2026 CME raises gold, silver margins after historic price plunge Gold margins will rise to 8% of the value of the underlying contract from the current 6% for non-heightened risk profile, the exchange said.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
