February 15, 2026 Acid, not copper, is paying China’s smelters but will it last? Tight global sulphur supply from disruptions has constrained availability of a feedstock used to make sulphuric acid, analysts say.
February 13, 2026 OP-Ed: Permanent magnets are the spear in the critical minerals supply chain It is critical for key decisionmakers to keep in mind the symbiotic relationship between critical minerals and permanent magnets.
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 lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia The Kemerton plant processes spodumene from Greenbushes, the world's biggest lithium mine.
February 11, 2026 Aqua Metals acquires Lion Energy in $88M all-stock deal 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.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
