Glencore close to appointing Citi as adviser for Rio Tinto merger talks Citi has a long-standing relationship with Glencore, having advised the miner and trader on several major transactions. Reuters | February 2, 2026 | 9:29 am
BHP selects largest intake for Xplor program The 2026 cohort will feature 10 companies -- the most ever -- with a total seed funding of $5 million. Staff Writer | February 2, 2026 | 9:25 am
Kazatomprom plans 9% uranium output rise this year The increase is mostly due to ramp up at the Budenovskoye joint venture in southern Kazakhstan which Kazatomprom holds with Russia. Blair McBride | February 2, 2026 | 9:24 am
Metals frenzy gets painful gut check just as YOLO crowd piles in Now the worry is that the increasing involvement of a potentially fickle group — individuals chasing a quick gain — may spur even wilder swings. Bloomberg News | February 2, 2026 | 8:47 am
JPMorgan sees gold price reaching $6,300 by year-end Gold has "further to run amid a still well-entrenched regime of real asset outperformance vs paper assets," analysts wrote. Staff Writer | February 2, 2026 | 8:04 am
Japan boosts deep-sea mining plan to cut rare earth reliance The aim is to pull metal-bearing mud from the seabed for tests as early as February 2027. Bloomberg News | February 2, 2026 | 7:25 am
EU mulls ban on Russian copper, platinum in new sanctions If adopted, the new restrictions would mainly target Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s largest mining company. Bloomberg News | February 2, 2026 | 7:19 am
UK firm signs deal with Mitsui to make iron ore pellets from Pilbara material Under the preliminary agreement, Binding Solutions will use its technology to turn lower-grade "fines" iron ore material from the Pilbara into pellets. Reuters | February 2, 2026 | 7:03 am
Eldorado to buy Foran Mining for $2.8B amid copper push Deal adds McIlvenna Bay in Saskatchewan, as near-term growth project ahead of planned commercial output this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2026 | 6:48 am