January 21, 2026

US House votes to overturn Minnesota mining ban, Senate to consider next

If the ban is lifted, the Trump administration would then be free to reissue mining leases to Chile-focused Antofagasta.

January 21, 2026

Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners

NOAA’s new rules, which take effect immediately, consolidate applications into a single, shorter review period.

January 20, 2026

Brazilian Nickel, Westwin ink offtake deal on Piauí project for US market

Brazilian Nickel would sell up to 10,000 tpa of nickel and 240 to 400 tpa of cobalt.

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.