February 13, 2026 Op-Ed: NI 43-101 was necessary, not sufficient Canada’s mining disclosure rules fixed fraud, but not dilution, silence, or social media misinformation.
February 12, 2026 Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle.
February 12, 2026 Sandvik acquires South Africa’s ThoroughTec Simulation The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2026.
February 12, 2026 Fortescue rolls out battery trains in Western Australia Decarbonization milestone comes as the miner advances large-scale renewable projects and electric mining fleet.
February 12, 2026 Op-Ed: Canadians must match American urgency in the race for critical minerals Canada has the minerals the West needs, but slow permits and weak processing threaten our strategic moment.
February 11, 2026 Albemarle to idle Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia The plant processes spodumene from Greenbushes, the world's biggest lithium mine.
February 11, 2026 Aqua Metals to acquire Lion Energy US battery recycler aims to expand in the rapidly growing energy storage market.
February 11, 2026 CopperTech deploys space technology to ramp up exploration at Konkola mine The partnership brings together Axiom’s geoscience and VBKOM’s mining systems expertise and Fleet Space’s ExoSphere platform.
February 11, 2026 Silver’s historic surge fuels rush to sell heirlooms and coins Coin and jewelry shops are seeing a rush of customers seeking to sell their collectibles, silverware and family treasures.
February 11, 2026 Hindalco sees up to $1.6B impact from fire at unit’s New York plant Earlier in the day, Ford Motor flagged that it saw lower production in the fourth quarter due to the Novelis fires.
Trump trade team working to narrow scope of metals tariffs Trump last year imposed a 50% levy on foreign steel and aluminum in a measure aimed at Chinese overcapacity. February 13, 2026 | 12:14 pm
