February 10, 2026 Diamond slump pushes Botswana to broaden mining base Botswana is stepping up exploration beyond diamonds as weak prices and lab-grown rivals expose risks of reliance.
February 10, 2026 Zanaga Iron lines up $25M in deal with Red Arc Binding term sheet offers staged funding, a path to majority control of the Zanaga project in DRC, and a 1% royalty.
February 9, 2026 China’s copper demand to cool as buyers shut for longer holiday The rally has “increased financial costs at copper rod and pipe producers, and reduced their order books,” analyst says.
February 9, 2026 Gold price advances 2% ahead of US jobs data Spot gold surged as much as 2.3% to $5,070 per ounce.
February 9, 2026 Zijin Mining raises 2028 gold output target on record prices Mined gold output will rise to between 130 to 140 tons over the next three years, it said.
February 9, 2026 TechMet plans additional $200M raise, has Africa in sight CEO Brian Menell has said that the company is planning to make more investments in the coming months.
February 9, 2026 Eramet shares drop as CFO’s suspension deepens management crisis Eramet said in a statement that the suspension of its finance chief was not related to the firing of Paulo Castellari as CEO.
February 9, 2026 Newmont wants Barrick to fix Nevada operations before IPO Barrick last week announced plans to sell 10% to 15% of those operations through a late-2026 IPO.
February 9, 2026 Sibanye expects short-term platinum price volatility, but return to previous lows unlikely Sibanye was also assessing when to restart its Stillwater West mine in the United States, which was placed on care and maintenance in 2024.
February 9, 2026 Copper price surge is masking mining woes in top producer Chile A modest rise in Chilean copper export values last month masks declining output as the nation faces falling grades.
OSMRE grants nearly $120M to reclaim abandoned US coal mines There are estimated to be as many as 500,000 abandoned coal mines in the United States. February 09, 2026 | 04:52 pm
