January 22, 2026 Column: US aluminum consumers pay the spiraling cost of tariffs American aluminum buyers are now paying an eye-watering 68% premium over the LME price to get physical metal.
January 22, 2026 South32 backs $35M push at Alaska Arctic copper project The miner has signed off on a $35M work program to advance its Arctic copper project in Alaska through the Ambler JV.
January 21, 2026 South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter.
January 21, 2026 Rio Tinto copper output rises as merger talks loom Strong iron ore shipments and Oyu Tolgoi’s copper surge steadied results, but analysts question chasing Glencore at cycle highs.
January 20, 2026 Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale.
January 20, 2026 Venezuela aluminum restart could cost up to $2.3B: WoodMac Years of outages and neglect have shut Venezuela’s smelters, but analysts say the country still holds strategic value.
January 20, 2026 Geopolitics, tight investment to shape mining in 2026: WoodMac The consultancy says China, US politics and cautious capital will steer metals demand, prices and investment decisions in 2026.
January 19, 2026 China’s aluminum output hits record while steel sinks Aluminum production increased 2.4% to to 45.02 million tons, having risen every year this decade.
January 18, 2026 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 16, 2026 Maaden invests $110B in Saudi bid to be mining powerhouse The investment is aimed at tripling its phosphate and gold business and doubling its aluminum business.
Freeport says it’s on track to restart Grasberg mine after deadly mudslide The company declared force majeure on its Indonesian shipments in late September, estimating output would be curbed well into 2026. January 22, 2026 | 10:58 am
