February 6, 2026 Prabowo puts Indonesia on collision course with global investors Reports emerged that Danantara, a sovereign wealth fund that reports directly to President Subianto, was considering a takeover of one of Indonesia's largest gold mines.
February 4, 2026 Bullish, not breathless: analysts temper base metals calls It should come as no great surprise that copper is the analyst pick for best-performing base metal in 2026.
February 4, 2026 Ardea Resources secures up to $700M funding for Kalgoorlie nickel project Project received letters of support for a potential funding of up to A$1 billion ($699.90 million), separately from Export Finance Australia and the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
February 4, 2026 Fitch Solutions’ BMI upgrades industrial metals forecasts For copper, the unit sees prices staying elevated through at least mid-2026 and averaging $11,900/t for the year.
February 2, 2026 Column: China’s surging exports a sign of global metals turmoil The world's largest buyer of copper shipped out almost 800,000 tons.
February 2, 2026 Trump launches $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance The initiative, Project Vault, aims to shield manufacturers from mineral shocks, mirroring the oil reserve but focused on critical metals.
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 Bravo raises $64M including Orion for Brazil nickel-PGMs Bravo said it will use the proceeds to fund a preliminary feasibility study and subsequent feasibility study.
January 30, 2026 Trafigura was victim of a nickel fraud on a grand scale, judge says Ruling gives the trading house a chance to recoup some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in losses it suffered.
January 30, 2026 Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on new mining permits, excludes gold The country has kept the issuance of new mining licences on hold since 2010.
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
