January 16, 2026 Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day The last Czech black coal shaft, a symbol of Central Europe's industrial power, will close at January's end.
January 16, 2026 First Quantum nears stockpile processing at Cobre Panama copper mine The stockpile is expected to yield 70,000 tonnes of copper, with sales proceeds offsetting 2026 preservation costs.
January 15, 2026 Retail investors steer record amount cash into silver, creating crowded trade The iShares ETF recorded $69.2 million in retail inflows on Wednesday, marking the largest day of retail buying second only to 2021.
January 15, 2026 Brazil shuts down Sigma Lithium waste piles over safety concerns The order adds to Sigma's ongoing struggle to restart the mine, previously Brazil's largest lithium producer.
January 15, 2026 Energy Fuels could rank among top rare earth producers in West, study shows The White Mesa plant could become one of the biggest producers of separated rare earths outside China over a 40-year life.
January 15, 2026 Silver price falls from record as US holds off on critical minerals tariff Spot price of the metal fell as much as 7% on Thursday morning from its all-time high of $93.75 per ounce.
January 15, 2026 China’s CMRG sounds out steel mills on banned BHP ore stockpiles CMRG in recent days has surveyed mills about how much Jimblebar they’re holding and how much it’s costing in storage.
January 15, 2026 TD Securities closes silver short in model‑portfolio update Spot silver jumped about 6.7% on Wednesday to a record high of $93.57 an ounce.
January 15, 2026 Column: Resurgent London Metal Exchange rides speculative tsunami LME posted record trading volumes last year, a remarkable recovery from the dark days of the nickel crisis four years ago.
January 15, 2026 Rio Tinto, Glencore mull ASX coal spin-off Boards explore deal structure as copper hunger, coal politics and culture test talks on a potential mega-merger between the miners.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
