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. Reuters | January 15, 2026 | 6:47 am
Rio Tinto, Glencore mull ASX coal spin-off Boards explore deal structure as copper hunger, coal politics and culture test talks on a potential mega-merger between the miners. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2026 | 4:13 am
Iron ore’s strength hard to reconcile with soft Chinese demand Benchmark Singapore futures topped $109/t this week, a level last reached 15 months ago when the Chinese government was busy with measures to stimulate the economy. Bloomberg News | January 14, 2026 | 5:38 pm
Silver’s torrid rally has Americans in frenzy to buy, sell coins The last time silver was this hot, Reddit posters piled in to drive prices even higher, creating a frenzy that overwhelmed dealers. Bloomberg News | January 14, 2026 | 4:54 pm
Trump says no critical minerals tariffs for now, will seek overseas supplies The move defers a decision on duties that could further roil the US economy. Reuters | January 14, 2026 | 4:27 pm
Trump sets process to secure critical minerals after trade probe Industry watchers for months have awaited the decision on the critical minerals investigation. Bloomberg News | January 14, 2026 | 2:39 pm
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. Staff Writer | January 14, 2026 | 2:21 pm
Codelco gets environmental permit for $2.8B Ministro Hales mine extension The world's largest copper producer said the initiative will allow the mine to increase production to 200,000 tons per year. Reuters | January 14, 2026 | 12:36 pm
Critical Metals soars on project upgrades, US-Greenland talks Earlier this week, the company announced it will acquire a fully integrated, mobile assay laboratory to supplement its Tanbreez project. Staff Writer | January 14, 2026 | 10:50 am