January 15, 2026 US approves Warrior Met Coal’s mining plans in Alabama Plans authorize the recovery of more than 53 million tons of federal metallurgical coal.
January 15, 2026 Amazon to be first user of copper made by Rio Tinto venture AWS will use Nuton's copper products across its US data centers over a two-year period.
January 15, 2026 Trump’s rare earth push extends lifeline to green tech Venture capitalists invested more than $628 million in US startups working on rare earth minerals in 2025, according to PitchBook data.
January 15, 2026 Energy Fuels could rank among top rare earth producers in West, study shows The White Mesa plant could become one of the biggest producers of separated rare earths outside China over a 40-year life.
January 14, 2026 Giga Metals, Arca team up on carbon removal at Turnagain nickel project Tests showed the Turnagain project has potential for significant mineral sequestration of CO2.
January 14, 2026 China’s coal imports post biggest annual drop Gas imports also slipped for the first time in three years.
January 13, 2026 Rio Tinto kicked off number 2 perch, Agnico tops $100 billion for the first time Global mining started 2026 the way it ended 2025 – with a huge rally. But M&A contenders seem to be underperforming.
January 13, 2026 JPMorgan warns of ‘more volatility’ facing energy transition It’s clear that “oil and gas will remain a meaningful part of the energy mix for the foreseeable future,” analyst said.
January 10, 2026 Facebook parent, Sprott power nuclear revival Meta signed deals this week with three US utilities to buy enough electricity to power 6 million homes by 2035.
January 9, 2026 Orano may seek investors for $5 billion nuclear fuel plant in US Orano was awarded $900 million this week by the US government to build the facility.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to Ar Rjum mine The order includes process electrification, field instrumentation and automation. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
