February 2, 2026 Column: China’s surging exports a sign of global metals turmoil The world's largest buyer of copper shipped out almost 800,000 tons.
February 2, 2026 Chinese copper plants buy the dip after weeks out of market With futures down 12% from last week’s peak, some will continue to buy hand-to-mouth to meet their post-Lunar New Year production needs.
February 2, 2026 Glencore close to appointing Citi as adviser for Rio Tinto merger talks Citi has a long-standing relationship with Glencore, having advised the miner and trader on several major transactions.
February 2, 2026 BHP selects largest intake for Xplor program The 2026 cohort will feature 10 companies -- the most ever -- with a total seed funding of $5 million.
February 2, 2026 Metals frenzy gets painful gut check just as YOLO crowd piles in Now the worry is that the increasing involvement of a potentially fickle group — individuals chasing a quick gain — may spur even wilder swings.
February 2, 2026 EU mulls ban on Russian copper, platinum in new sanctions If adopted, the new restrictions would mainly target Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s largest mining company.
February 2, 2026 Eldorado to buy Foran Mining for $2.8B amid copper push Deal adds McIlvenna Bay in Saskatchewan, as near-term growth project ahead of planned commercial output this 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.
February 1, 2026 Capstone Copper restarts Mantoverde mine while strike drags on The company reiterated that it expects to continue operations at a level between 50% to 75% of normal production during the strike.
January 30, 2026 CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly.
Indonesia identifies eight blocks with large rare earth reserve potential The blocks will be mined by the new state-owned miner Perminas. February 10, 2026 | 09:51 am