Brazil’s only rare earth producer offers US stake option for loan deal Serra Verde Group secured a $565 million loan with the US International Development Finance Corporation. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2026 | 7:35 am
South Africa rare earths project gets $20 million in state funds The state-owned Industrial Development Corp. is backing Frontier Rare Earths’ Zandkopsdrift project in the Northern Cape province. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2026 | 7:28 am
Kumba Iron Ore expects 23% profit jump on higher prices and sales volumes Africa's top iron ore miner said the increase in earnings was mainly due to a higher average realized free-on-board export price. Reuters | February 5, 2026 | 7:24 am
LME advances sustainable metal pricing plan; launches new portal LME Insight will publish metals market news, pricing data and details of the methodology used to calculate sustainable metal premiums. Reuters | February 5, 2026 | 7:21 am
Rio Tinto expected to push for more time to weigh Glencore deal One of the key concerns for Rio Tinto investors is that Glencore is holding out for a big premium. Reuters | February 5, 2026 | 7:15 am
China’s 2025 gold consumption slips for second year in a row China's gold consumption in 2025 fell 3.57% to 950.096 metric tons, the state-backed association said. Reuters | February 5, 2026 | 7:07 am
Rio Tinto, Glencore scrap mining mega-merger Deal collapse ends years of on-off talks, despite leadership changes and hopes of creating a copper powerhouse. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2026 | 7:03 am
Resolute secures permit for Doropo gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire Doropo targets 169,000 ounces of gold a year at $1,406/oz AISC over 13 years, with operations starting in 2028. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2026 | 5:48 am
Anglo flags third De Beers writedown as Teck merger looms Diamond market weakness clouds asset sales and strategy as the miner reshapes its portfolio and resets copper output expectations. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2026 | 4:03 am