January 5, 2026 Coal India met coal unit sets price for $119 million IPO The company expects India’s demand for the fuel to rise annually at an average rate of 4% through 2030.
January 5, 2026 Most mineral and metal prices to edge higher in 2026, Fitch forecasts Country risk team expects broad tariff uncertainty to continue to decline over 2026.
January 5, 2026 Codelco’s 2025 copper production hits 1.332 million tons: Chilean media Output slightly increased from the 1.328 million tons produced in 2024.
January 5, 2026 Record copper price signals accelerating race for supplies Analysts at Citi estimate refined copper production at 26.9 million tons this year, indicating a 308,000 ton deficit.
January 5, 2026 Gold price rises to weekly high on US-Venezuela fallout Spot gold hit a one-week high of $4,455.42 per ounce, about $100 shy of its record high.
January 5, 2026 Andurand’s hedge fund pared 2025 loss to 40% on metals rally With no set risk limits, Andurand’s Discretionary Enhanced fund often sees double-digit gains and losses.
January 5, 2026 Sprott kicks off new year with 100,000-lb uranium buy The market value of its uranium totals $6.13 billion.
January 5, 2026 Largo receives $56M term sheet for iron ore calcine stockpiled at Brazil mine The term sheet provides for a multi-year contract to sell 4.5 million tonnes of iron ore calcine.
January 5, 2026 Copper price hits new record of $13,000 in London Benchmark futures on the London Metal Exchange rallied as much as 4.3%.
January 5, 2026 China’s iron ore starts new year higher on strong demand, tight supplies Chinese iron ore prices are being underpinned by steelmakers restocking ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday in February.
Trapper target emerges as Saga’s top titanium-vanadium plot in Labrador Initial drilling at Radar iron-titanium-vanadium project in Labrador is revealing high grades at shallow depths. January 05, 2026 | 04:48 pm
Most mineral and metal prices to edge higher in 2026, Fitch forecasts Country risk team expects broad tariff uncertainty to continue to decline over 2026. January 05, 2026 | 04:37 pm
Venezuela’s oil and mining sectors: large potential, weak infrastructure A 2018 report estimated coal reserves of roughly 3 billion metric tons and 407,885 metric tons of nickel reserves. January 05, 2026 | 02:19 pm