February 12, 2026 Fortescue rolls out battery trains in Western Australia Decarbonization milestone comes as the miner advances large-scale renewable projects and electric mining fleet.
February 12, 2026 Op Ed: Canadians must match American urgency in the race for critical minerals Canada has the minerals the West needs, but slow permits and weak processing threaten our strategic moment.
February 11, 2026 Gabon dismisses energy concerns over 2029 manganese refining deadline The world's No.2 producer introduced the policy last year to diversify its economy after decades of raw‑ore exports.
February 10, 2026 Zanaga Iron lines up $25M in deal with Red Arc Binding term sheet offers staged funding, a path to majority control of the Zanaga project in DRC, and a 1% royalty.
February 8, 2026 Australia’s iron ore hub resumes operations after tropical cyclone Mitchell While the Port of Port Hedland has resumed operations, the ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier, and Varanus Island remain closed.
February 7, 2026 Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore.
February 6, 2026 Salzgitter to take over HKM steel joint venture, end clash with Thyssenkrupp Under the plans, Salzgitter would buy the stakes of its co-owners for an undisclosed sum and continue as HKM's sole owner from June.
February 6, 2026 Australia’s iron ore hub of Port Hedland to be cleared due to cyclone threat Australia's weather bureau had warned a tropical low off Western Australia's coast could develop into a tropical cyclone by Saturday morning.
February 6, 2026 Iron ore price drops below $100 as global fundamentals remain weak Futures for 61%-content ore shed as much as 1.3% to $99.35 a ton in Singapore.
February 6, 2026 How Rio–Glencore talks fell apart In the end it wasn't about copper, iron ore or coal, but who was paying more.
Coal will need more than the army to pull off a US revival “I don’t think there is anything the Trump administration can do to help the coal industry recover,” research analyst says. February 12, 2026 | 09:09 am
