February 6, 2026 Virtus agrees to buy Congo cobalt miner amid US pact Virtus Minerals will pay an undisclosed sum for Chemaf and assume the firm’s liabilities, including debt owed to Trafigura.
February 5, 2026 US government plans new mining house to tap Africa’s copperbelt Orion CMC's transaction with Glencore would create a new entity that could become a vehicle to buy up additional assets.
February 3, 2026 Glencore to sell 40% stake in Congo mines to US-backed consortium Orion CMC would acquire 40% of Mutanda Mining and Kamoto Copper Company for a total enterprise value of $9 billion.
February 3, 2026 Congo fighting drove spike in insurance costs, squeezing miners, insurer says Political violence insurance premiums in Democratic Republic of Congo jumped as much as tenfold last year.
February 2, 2026 Trump launches $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance The initiative, Project Vault, aims to shield manufacturers from mineral shocks, mirroring the oil reserve but focused on critical metals.
January 30, 2026 Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on new mining permits, excludes gold The country has kept the issuance of new mining licences on hold since 2010.
January 29, 2026 From copper to selenium: Chile maps critical minerals Chile’s first national strategy outlines how it plans to secure supply chains and expand its role in mining for emerging technologies.
January 29, 2026 Glencore copper output drops 11% as Rio takeover deadline looms Annual copper production landed at the low end of guidance, while markets watch closely for a potential mega-merger.
January 27, 2026 Chinese miners accelerate fundraising as global deals loom CMOC and Jiangxi Copper have announced a combined $4.8 billion worth of bond issuance in January.
January 27, 2026 How long would critical minerals last in a supply shock? Strategic reserves look reassuring, but most major economies would run short of key minerals within weeks of a disruption.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
