January 20, 2026 Energy Fuels to buy Australian Strategic Materials in $300 million deal Uranium and critical minerals miner Energy Fuels will acquire the rare earth producer.
January 20, 2026 Lynas Rare Earths’ quarterly revenue surges as higher prices offset lower production Prices of rare earths have been rising as Western countries scramble to reduce dependence on China.
January 20, 2026 Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale.
January 20, 2026 Key LME copper spread spikes to highest level since 2021 squeeze Copper contracts expiring Wednesday briefly traded at a $100 premium to those expiring a day later.
January 20, 2026 BHP still has iron ore pricing power despite discounts, RBC says The world’s largest mining company is deliberately absorbing the discounts to protect pricing, analyst wrote.
January 20, 2026 Venezuela aluminum restart could cost up to $2.3B: WoodMac Years of outages and neglect have shut Venezuela’s smelters, but analysts say the country still holds strategic value.
January 20, 2026 Gold price soars past $4,700 for new record Spot gold rose as much as 1.4% to an all-time best $4,749.84 an ounce.
January 20, 2026 Centerra surges on PEA valuing Kemess gold-copper project at $1.1B When factoring in spot commodity prices, the Kemess NPV would almost triple to $2.7 billion, according to its latest PEA report.
January 20, 2026 Jiangxi Copper plans $3.6 billion bond sales to fund expansion Proceeds will be used to repay debt, supplement working capital, or fund merger-and-acquisition activity, it said.
January 20, 2026 Russia gains $216 billion in gold rally, replacing lost assets Russia, the world's second-largest gold producer, mines over 300 tonnes/y of the metal.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
