Hancock Prospecting, Maaden to ramp up exploration in Saudi Arabia The JV will oversee exploration, development, mining, sales and marketing of minerals in licensed areas. Staff Writer | January 23, 2026 | 12:14 pm
Chilean regulator fines Antofagasta’s Centinela copper mine for non-compliance The Superintendence of the Environment (SMA) said the company did not keep proper track of water resources. Reuters | January 23, 2026 | 11:05 am
India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, says British Columbia premier Premier David Eby recently spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries, the conglomerate controlled by Asia’s richest person. Bloomberg News | January 23, 2026 | 11:02 am
Silver price hits $100 milestone, gold price nears $5,000 Friday's rally brings silver's gains this year to more than 25%. Staff Writer | January 23, 2026 | 10:10 am
Chile copper supply gains seen years away, mining council warns Chile has the project pipeline to lift annual production to 7 million metric tons from about 5.4 million tons. Bloomberg News | January 23, 2026 | 10:08 am
ERG earmarks $1B for Kazakhstan operations Operations of the private, Luxembourg-headquartered miner in Kazakhstan represent more than one-third of the country’s metals and mining industry. Blair McBride | January 23, 2026 | 9:36 am
Copper price rallies back above $13,000 on supply worries Year to date, the industrial metal has risen more than 6%, pacing closely with gold. Staff Writer | January 23, 2026 | 9:35 am
German precious metals refiner Heraeus hit with fraud probe The Frankfurt prosecutors’ office said it’s conducting an investigation into 16 suspects. Bloomberg News | January 23, 2026 | 8:48 am
Sigma Lithium rebounds on additional sales, denies report on Brazil ops Earlier this month, several news outlets in Brazil claimed that authorities had ordered a "shutdown" of waste piles at Sigma's Grota do Cirilo operations. Staff Writer | January 23, 2026 | 8:38 am