January 20, 2026 Brazilian Nickel, Westwin ink offtake MOU on Piauí project for US market BRN would sell Westwin up to 10,000 tpa of nickel in MHP and circa 240 to 400 tpa of cobalt in MHP extracted from the Piauí project.
January 20, 2026 Geopolitics, tight investment to shape mining in 2026: WoodMac The consultancy says China, US politics and cautious capital will steer metals demand, prices and investment decisions in 2026.
January 19, 2026 Canadian government bank has billions to back critical mineral projects The bank wants to help feasibility-stage projects develop the country’s 34 listed critical minerals.
January 19, 2026 Indonesia targets illegal mining on 190,000 hectares of forest land The military-backed forestry task force said last week it had taken over 8,800 hectares of land where nickel, coal, quartz sand and limestone were being mined.
January 19, 2026 Vale Indonesia says 2026 mining quota won’t be enough to meet demand from new smelters Vale and partners are currently constructing three high-pressure acid leaching plants to extract nickel materials.
January 15, 2026 Vale Indonesia secures mining quota approval for 2026 The company did not disclose the volume of nickel ore it has been allowed to produce this year.
January 15, 2026 Column: Resurgent London Metal Exchange rides speculative tsunami LME posted record trading volumes last year, a remarkable recovery from the dark days of the nickel crisis four years ago.
January 14, 2026 Giga Metals, Arca team up on carbon removal at Turnagain nickel project Tests showed the Turnagain project has potential for significant mineral sequestration of CO2.
January 14, 2026 Column: Europe falling behind in critical minerals race In 2024, 95% of EU rare earth imports came from just three countries: China, Malaysia and Russia, according to Eurostat.
January 14, 2026 Almost 75% of mining M&As flow to Latin America: McKinsey New report shows capital clustering in lower-risk regions as critical minerals demand outpaces supply and funding gaps widen.
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 | 02:08 pm
