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 3, 2026 Agnico, Hycroft and Sidney top January mining ranks Investor sentiment and firm metals prices shaped January’s leaders across large, small and micro-cap miners.
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.
Copper and aluminum prices drop as gains peter out before China break Exchange inventories have been rising in China and the wider Asian market in the run-up to the holiday. February 10, 2026 | 01:42 pm
