January 9, 2026 La Mancha sells down Endeavour Mining stake The finance firm’s Luxembourg-based fund sold 3.5% of Endeavour in a bought deal.
January 9, 2026 Gold price could hit $5,000 in H1 2026, says HSBC However, for the entire year, it expects gold to trade within a wide range that could go as low as $3,950 per ounce.
January 9, 2026 Chinese demand for copper vanishes after prices hit record A Mysteel Global survey showed that about 60% of the firms making copper rod for electricity transmission cut or shut production over the month.
January 9, 2026 Gold price surge boosts Swiss National Bank’s profit The provisional figure was down from the record 80.7-billion-franc profit in 2024, but still ranked among the top five in the SNB's 119-year history.
January 9, 2026 IPO of India’s top coking coal miner oversubscribed on first day Bharat Coking Coal's $118.7 million IPO drew bids for 1.72 billion shares, nearly five times the shares on offer.
January 9, 2026 Pan Pacific hikes 2026 Japan copper premium to record $330/t Like their global peers, Japanese copper smelters are contending with tumbling TC/RCs.
January 9, 2026 Rio Tinto open to owning coal to secure Glencore deal: reports Rio Tinto’s coal flexibility as it weighs a Glencore takeover underscores copper’s pull and mining’s shifting pressures.
January 9, 2026 Lundin seeks Chile permit for $150M Caserones upgrade Market-driven upgrades aim to secure long-term operations at Caserones without raising output or water use.
January 8, 2026 Mercuria redoubles metals push with $1.2 billion Kazakh deal The group is lending $1.2 billion to help fund the buyout of major Kazakh copper producer Kazakhmys.
January 8, 2026 Gold exports mask weakness in Canada’s broader trade picture Strong gold shipments to the UK pushed Canada’s overall exports to non‑US countries to a record high in October.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
