February 17, 2026

Genome BC, BRIMM biomining partnership aims to de-risk genomic tools development

Partnership Supported by an investment of up to C$1 million over three years.

February 16, 2026

African Rainbow Minerals founder steps down from executive role

Patrice Motsepe has served as ARM's executive chairman since founding the diversified miner in 2003.

February 6, 2026

Wheaton Precious Metals appoints new CEO, Randy Smallwood named chair

After more than 15 years of leading the business he co-founded, Smallwood will step down as CEO March 31.

February 2, 2026

US Department of Energy opens search for Nuclear Innovation Campus hosts

The proposed campuses could support activities across the full nuclear fuel lifecycle.

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.

January 28, 2026

Gold CEO ousted over mystery payments returns to African mining

Sebastien de Montessus was appointed chief executive officer of Mansa Resources Ltd. to turn around the firm’s flagship Kouroussa mine in Guinea.

January 26, 2026

Goldman’s top precious metals trader exits bank

Benjamin Binet-Laisne's departure underscores the challenge for banks in retaining bullion-market traders.

January 22, 2026

Op-Ed: When mining’s leaders no longer fit the moment

History shows that leaders who excel in one moment can falter in another not because they change, but because the problem they were built to solve does.

January 20, 2026

Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister

Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening.

January 19, 2026

Hong Kong billionaire puts quarter of his wealth in gold

The bullish call on gold makes Cheah Cheng Hye a distinct outlier in the world of ultra-high-net-worth investing.