February 5, 2026 Copper price dips below $13,000 with stockpiles, China demand in focus Investors focused on rising inventories and waning appetite from Chinese buyers, even after some dip-buying emerged earlier this week.
February 5, 2026 Utah rare earth miner Ionic eyes IPO in 2027 The proposed move comes just weeks after the company confirmed the Silicon Ridge discovery.
February 5, 2026 Trafigura in talks with China’s ITG to set up credit fund Since 2022, Trafigura has been diversifying its funding base through deals with national export credit agencies in Europe, Saudi Arabia and the US.
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.
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge Company just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. February 08, 2026 | 06:36 am
