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.
January 5, 2026 BlueScope plays down $8.8B bid from Stokes, Steel Dynamics BlueScope says the A$30-a-share offer fails to reflect its value, after rejecting multiple earlier approaches.
January 4, 2026 Indonesia tightens grip on resources with Switzerland-sized land grab Indonesia is the world’s top exporter of coal and palm oil, the biggest nickel producer and a leading source of copper and tin.
January 4, 2026 Energy storage boom strengthens demand outlook for beaten-down lithium The data centre building boom in China and globally has also driven growing power storage demand for lithium, analyst says.
January 4, 2026 Korea Zinc revises share issuance for US smelter to $1.94 billion The $1.94 billion would fund the establishment of a non-ferrous metal smelter for the production of core minerals such as antimony and gallium.
Heavy rainfall disrupts Australian metallurgical coal supplies Some coal miners have declared force majeure on portions of their shipments or warned customers of potential delays, according to traders. January 16, 2026 | 07:09 am
