February 6, 2026 Saudi graphite plant is ‘wake-up call’ for Quebec, France: CEO North America’s only producer of natural graphite had been developing plans to build battery material facilities in Baie-Comeau, Quebec and France.
February 4, 2026 Congo to ship copper to Saudi Arabia, UAE via US-backed venture Congo’s state-owned miner Gecamines will provide 50,000 tons of copper cathode via its joint venture with Mercuria.
January 29, 2026 Saudi’s Manara sounds out firms over push into metals trading Manara Minerals Investment Co. has held discussions with traders including Glencore and Mercuria Energy about forming a partnership.
January 26, 2026 Century to take 40% of project to build first US aluminum smelter in 46 years Emirates Global Aluminium plans to build the first primary aluminum smelter in the United States in almost 50 years.
January 23, 2026 Hancock Prospecting, Maaden to ramp up exploration in Saudi Arabia The JV will oversee exploration, development, mining, sales and marketing of minerals in licensed areas.
January 16, 2026 Maaden invests $110B in Saudi bid to be mining powerhouse The investment is aimed at tripling its phosphate and gold business and doubling its aluminum business.
January 14, 2026 Northern Graphite to build $200M Saudi plant with partner Supply is to come from the company’s Okanjande project in Namibia, where Northern expects to start producing graphite concentrate in 2028.
January 14, 2026 Saudi Public Investment Fund plans to spin off mining firm Manara Manara, a joint venture between Maaden and the $925 billion PIF, was established in 2023 to invest in critical minerals abroad.
January 12, 2026 Maaden grows gold resource by nearly 8 million oz. The addition underscores speed and discipline in building a leading gold growth pipeline, it said.
January 12, 2026 How investors buy gold and what fuels the market Large buyers and institutional investors usually buy gold from big banks.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
