January 5, 2026 Trapper target emerges as Saga’s top titanium-vanadium plot in Labrador Initial drilling at Radar iron-titanium-vanadium project in Labrador is revealing high grades at shallow depths.
January 5, 2026 Venezuela’s oil and mining sectors: large potential, weak infrastructure A 2018 report estimated coal reserves of roughly 3 billion metric tons and 407,885 metric tons of nickel reserves.
January 5, 2026 Petrobras to supply Vale’s Minas Gerais operations with S10 diesel The commercial partnership with Vale is part of Petrobras' strategy to get closer to end consumers.
January 5, 2026 Largo receives $56M term sheet for iron ore calcine stockpiled at Brazil mine The term sheet provides for a multi-year contract to sell 4.5 million tonnes of iron ore calcine.
January 5, 2026 China’s iron ore starts new year higher on strong demand, tight supplies Chinese iron ore prices are being underpinned by steelmakers restocking ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday in February.
January 5, 2026 BlueScope plays down $8.8B bid from Stokes, Steel Dynamics BlueScope says the A$30-a-share offer fails to reflect its value, after rejecting multiple earlier approaches.
December 31, 2025 RERATED: Top 50 mining companies soar past $2 trillion valuation The world’s 50 biggest mining stocks add nearly $900 billion in value after a bombshell 2025 as gold, silver and copper prices surge.
December 31, 2025 Iron ore price logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fueled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China.
December 30, 2025 Rio, Fortescue change benchmark used for China iron ore pricing Both Rio and Fortescue will stop using S&P Global Energy Platts Iron Ore Index — the industry’s seaborne benchmark — for term contracts.
December 30, 2025 ISA rules leave seabed mining stuck without benefit sharing Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am