BHP still has iron ore pricing power despite discounts, RBC says The world’s largest mining company is deliberately absorbing the discounts to protect pricing, analyst wrote. Bloomberg News | January 20, 2026 | 11:01 am
Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening. Bloomberg News | January 20, 2026 | 10:57 am
Ferrexpo halts Ukraine operations, furloughs staff after power grid attacks The suspension will remain in place until power can be provided consistently at required levels, the company said. Reuters | January 20, 2026 | 10:15 am
Venezuela aluminum restart could cost up to $2.3B: WoodMac Years of outages and neglect have shut Venezuela’s smelters, but analysts say the country still holds strategic value. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2026 | 9:08 am
USA Rare Earth to build plant in France with gov’t backing USAR's proposed facility has a capacity of 3,750 metric tons per annum and will be co-located at the Caremag oxide facility. Staff Writer | January 20, 2026 | 9:05 am
Portugal’s Lifthium wins $210 million grant for lithium refinery Bondalti, Portugal's largest chemicals producer, already operates sites there and Lifthium aims to start operations by 2030. Reuters | January 20, 2026 | 8:36 am
Gold price soars past $4,700 for new record Spot gold rose as much as 1.4% to an all-time best $4,749.84 an ounce. Staff Writer | January 20, 2026 | 8:31 am
Centerra surges on PEA valuing Kemess gold-copper project at $1.1B When factoring in spot commodity prices, the Kemess NPV would almost triple to $2.7 billion, according to its latest PEA report. Blair McBride | January 20, 2026 | 8:25 am
Jiangxi Copper plans $3.6 billion bond sales to fund expansion Proceeds will be used to repay debt, supplement working capital, or fund merger-and-acquisition activity, it said. Bloomberg News | January 20, 2026 | 7:38 am