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.

January 4, 2026

Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges

In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information.

January 3, 2026

Coronado’s Curragh mining suspension adds to financial woes

A roof collapse occurred at about 3 p.m. local time Friday at Curragh’s Mammoth underground mine.

January 2, 2026

Mulberry Industries, Ramaco Resources enter rare earth offtake MOU for Brook mine

Brook, in Wyoming, is America's first new rare earth element and critical mineral mine in over 70 years.

January 2, 2026

India’s coal supply glut forces top miner to explore exports

Coal India has been sitting on bloated inventories of unsold fuel after a milder-than-expected summer subdued demand for electricity last year.