February 12, 2026 Vale posts $3.8 billion loss on nickel impairment Vale said it logged a $3.5 billion impairment on Vale Base Metals' nickel assets in Canada.
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 12, 2026 South America seen as West’s safest minerals bet: Report New risk data suggests the region offers a rare mix of large reserves, political stability and pro-West alignment.
February 11, 2026 Nornickel reports 36% rise in net profit The major producer of refined nickel and palladium said 2025 revenue increased by 10%.
February 11, 2026 Nickel price jumps as Indonesia’s top mine cuts output Quota cuts at Indonesia’s largest producer, PT Weda Bay Nickel, tighten supply as LME nickel extends a 20% rally.
February 9, 2026 Eramet shares drop as CFO’s suspension deepens management crisis Eramet said in a statement that the suspension of its finance chief was not related to the firing of Paulo Castellari as CEO.
February 7, 2026 Column: As global metals fever spreads, markets buckle under the heat China's metal exchanges have for two months been struggling to contain the unprecedented liquidity rush caused by the spreading metals mania.
February 6, 2026 Prabowo puts Indonesia on collision course with global investors Reports emerged that Danantara, a sovereign wealth fund that reports directly to President Subianto, was considering a takeover of one of Indonesia's largest gold mines.
February 4, 2026 Bullish, not breathless: analysts temper base metals calls It should come as no great surprise that copper is the analyst pick for best-performing base metal in 2026.
February 4, 2026 Ardea Resources secures up to $700M funding for Kalgoorlie nickel project Project received letters of support for a potential funding of up to A$1 billion ($699.90 million), separately from Export Finance Australia and the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Gold price rises above $4,900 as dip-buyers come in amid thin trade Bullion rose as much as 2.7% in thin trading on Wednesday. February 18, 2026 | 10:39 am
