January 6, 2026 Copper prices hit yet another record on supply and tariff fears Supply disruptions, tariff fears and strong demand expectations pushed copper past $13,000, raising questions about the rally's limits.
January 6, 2026 Gold Reserve aims to retake Venezuela assets after Maduro’s fall After years battling Maduro over seized gold assets, the miner now sees hope to reclaim assets after his US capture.
January 5, 2026 Most mineral and metal prices to edge higher in 2026, BMI forecasts Country risk team expects broad tariff uncertainty to continue to decline over 2026.
January 5, 2026 Venezuela’s oil and mining sectors: large potential, weak infrastructure A 2018 report estimated coal reserves of roughly 3 billion metric tons and 407,885 metric tons of nickel reserves.
January 5, 2026 Viridis gets support for up to $50M funding for Colossus rare earth project The Colossus project last month received a preliminary environmental license from Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais.
January 5, 2026 Codelco’s 2025 copper production hits 1.332mt: Chilean media Output slightly increased from the 1.328 million tons produced in 2024.
January 5, 2026 Gold price rises to weekly high on US-Venezuela fallout Spot gold hit a one-week high of $4,455.42 per ounce, about $100 shy of its record high.
January 5, 2026 Petrobras to supply Vale’s Minas Gerais operations with S10 diesel The commercial partnership with Vale is part of Petrobras' strategy to get closer to end consumers.
January 5, 2026 Largo receives $56M term sheet for iron ore calcine stockpiled at Brazil mine The term sheet provides for a multi-year contract to sell 4.5 million tonnes of iron ore calcine.
January 5, 2026 Copper price hits new record of $13,000 in London Benchmark futures on the London Metal Exchange rallied as much as 4.3%.
Caledonia plans to spend $132 million on Zimbabwe’s biggest gold mine this year Caledonia plans to develop the Bilboes mine at a projected total capital cost of $584 million. January 14, 2026 | 06:58 am