February 5, 2026 Chinese trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver Billionaire trader Bian Ximing now holds a short that stands at about 450 tons of silver, or 30,000 contracts.
February 5, 2026 Cornish Metals receives $225M funding interest from US EXIM The funding would be conditional on the mine providing the US with "a responsible supply" of tin, EXIM said.
February 5, 2026 Silver price plunges again as volatility remains high Silver is now trading at 35% below last month's all-time high.
February 5, 2026 Barrick eyes US assets IPO, confirms CEO Barrick’s North American assets “are likely to be an acquisition target and logical fit for Newmont” analyst said.
February 5, 2026 Aurubis sees lower profit on weak copper refining charges The Hamburg-based company said its net cash flow for the first quarter was -8 million euros, significantly worse than the previous year's.
February 5, 2026 LME advances sustainable metal pricing plan; launches new portal LME Insight will publish metals market news, pricing data and details of the methodology used to calculate sustainable metal premiums.
February 5, 2026 China’s 2025 gold consumption slips for second year in a row China's gold consumption in 2025 fell 3.57% to 950.096 metric tons, the state-backed association said.
February 5, 2026 Rio Tinto, Glencore scrap mining mega-merger Deal collapse ends years of on-off talks, despite leadership changes and hopes of creating a copper powerhouse.
February 5, 2026 Anglo flags third De Beers writedown as Teck merger looms Diamond market weakness clouds asset sales and strategy as the miner reshapes its portfolio and resets copper output expectations.
February 4, 2026 Bullish, not breathless: analysts temper base metals calls It should come as no great surprise that copper is the analyst pick for best-performing base metal in 2026.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
