January 20, 2026

Energy Fuels to buy Australian Strategic Materials in $300M deal

Uranium and critical minerals miner Energy Fuels will acquire the rare earth producer.

January 20, 2026

Lynas Rare Earths’ quarterly revenue surges as higher prices offset lower production

Prices of rare earths have been rising as Western countries scramble to reduce dependence on China.

January 20, 2026

Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates

Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale.

January 20, 2026

Bolivia tightens gold buying rules after past irregularities

Bolivia’s central bank has resumed purchases of domestically mined gold to bolster foreign reserves.

January 20, 2026

Key LME copper spread spikes to highest level since 2021 squeeze

Copper contracts expiring Wednesday briefly traded at a $100 premium to those expiring a day later.

January 20, 2026

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.

January 20, 2026

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.

January 20, 2026

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.

January 20, 2026

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.

January 20, 2026

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.