January 21, 2026 China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday.
January 21, 2026 Silver retail buying keeps supplies tight as rally gathers pace Silver’s dizzying rally is leaving banks and refiners scrambling to meet unprecedented demand from retail investors.
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 Venezuela aluminum restart could cost up to $2.3B: WoodMac Years of outages and neglect have shut Venezuela’s smelters, but analysts say the country still holds strategic value.
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.
January 20, 2026 CMOC raises $1.2 billion in convertibles deal The notes mark the largest convertible-bond deal by a Chinese miner since Zijin’s $2 billion issuance in 2024.
January 20, 2026 Geopolitics, tight investment to shape mining in 2026: WoodMac The consultancy says China, US politics and cautious capital will steer metals demand, prices and investment decisions in 2026.
January 19, 2026 China rare earth product exports fall as Japan spat draws focus Rare earths have emerged as a flash point in trade relations in recent years, with the US and other nations seeking to challenge China’s dominance.
January 19, 2026 China’s aluminum output hits record while steel sinks Aluminum production increased 2.4% to to 45.02 million tons, having risen every year this decade.
January 19, 2026 China’s coal output hits record in 2025 even as it burns less Coal output rose to 4.83 billion tons in 2025, up 1.2% from the previous year.
Trump streamlines permitting for deep-sea miners NOAA’s new rules, which take effect immediately, consolidate applications into a single, shorter review period. January 21, 2026 | 10:09 am
