January 30, 2026 CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly.
January 30, 2026 Copper price falls as LME trade halt caps turbulent week for metals Following the delayed start, benchmark three-month futures fell by almost 4% to near $13,000 a ton on the LME.
January 30, 2026 Rio and Glencore set to extend deadline for talks on mega deal A particular concern for Rio is how to value Glencore’s copper business, Bloomberg reported.
January 30, 2026 Trafigura was victim of a nickel fraud on a grand scale, judge says Ruling gives the trading house a chance to recoup some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in losses it suffered.
January 30, 2026 Solidcore sees 37% growth in gold output in 2026 The company's 2025 gold equivalent production was down by 19% year-on-year to 395,000 oz.
January 30, 2026 Polish copper miner KGHM dismisses CEO The change creates uncertainty just as the company was preparing to update its strategy, analyst says.
January 30, 2026 Niger attack endangered uranium stockpile near main airport The attack targeted the airport area and adjacent military base that involved gunmen on motorbikes and drone strikes.
January 30, 2026 High metal prices don’t equal more industrial demand: BMO Metals demand in the global industrial economy has been soft since November, BMO said.
January 29, 2026 Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather.
January 29, 2026 Global gold demand hits record high in 2025, WGC says Global gold demand rose by 1% in 2025 to 5,002 metric tons.
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks Glencore has repeatedly come under fire in the province of Quebec due to the pollution that Horne causes in Rouyn-Noranda. January 30, 2026 | 01:25 pm
