January 28, 2026 Southern Copper sees lower output as silver rally grabs focus Company expects copper output to decline over the next two years as ore grades fall at key mines in Peru.
January 28, 2026 Gold price soars past $5,500, silver price nears $118 Spot gold jumped another 2% to a new record of $5,588.36 an ounce.
January 28, 2026 CME raises silver margins as prices smash records in wild rally Margins will rise to 11% of so-called notional from the current 9% for non-heightened risk profile.
January 28, 2026 China’s precious metals frenzy sparks protest as risks grow Authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen set up a special task force to oversee the operations of a gold-trading platform.
January 27, 2026 Skeena secures environmental assessment certificate for Eskay Creek mine in BC The Tahltan Nation’s consent to the project is embedded within the EAC, marking a historic first in Canada.
January 27, 2026 Citi sees silver price surging to $150 as China buying still has legs “Silver is behaving like ‘gold on steroids’, analysts wrote.
January 27, 2026 Chinese miners accelerate fundraising as global deals loom CMOC and Jiangxi Copper have announced a combined $4.8 billion worth of bond issuance in January.
January 27, 2026 Hecla to sell Quebec gold mine to Orezone, focus on silver The price tag includes $160 million in cash due upon closing and about 65.7 million Orezone common shares.
January 27, 2026 Silver’s parabolic rally pushes ETF volume near S&P 500 fund A few months ago, daily trading in the silver ETF was about $2 billion, before it increased to around $10 billion in late December.
January 27, 2026 Vedanta to sell 1.59% Hindustan Zinc stake worth $500.8 million As of December 31, Vedanta held 61.84% of the zinc and silver miner.
Column: Can Africa win as the West and China scramble for minerals? What is different this time compared to the colonial conquest of Africa two centuries ago is that African countries have far more choice. February 12, 2026 | 09:36 am
