January 21, 2026 Copper price spreads ease in sign squeeze will prove short-lived Contracts maturing tomorrow closed at a $2 premium to those expiring a day later, after the one-day spread briefly spiked to a huge premium of $100 a ton.
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 Key LME copper spread spikes to highest level since 2021 squeeze Copper contracts expiring Wednesday briefly traded at a $100 premium to those expiring a day later.
January 20, 2026 US proposed SECURE Act aims to offset China’s grip on critical minerals Bill would establish a strategic reserve to support domestic production and processing of minerals vital to electrification, clean energy and national defense.
January 20, 2026 Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening.
January 20, 2026 Centerra surges on PEA valuing Kemess gold-copper project at $1.1B When factoring in spot commodity prices, the Kemess NPV would almost triple to $2.7 billion, according to its latest PEA report.
January 20, 2026 Jiangxi Copper plans $3.6 billion bond sales to fund expansion Proceeds will be used to repay debt, supplement working capital, or fund merger-and-acquisition activity, it said.
January 20, 2026 CMOC raises $1.2 billion in convertibles deal The notes mark the largest convertible-bond deal by a Chinese miner since Zijin’s $2 billion issuance in 2024.
January 20, 2026 Vale’s copper ambition is to produce 1 million tons a year The only miners to exceed that in 2024 were Freeport-McMoRan, BHP, Codelco and Zijin.
Japanese copper smelters still in talks for 2026 charges with miners Fees paid by miners to turn concentrate into refined metal have come under pressure as global smelting capacity expands faster than mined supply. January 22, 2026 | 07:16 am
