February 11, 2026 Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said.
February 10, 2026 China’s Premier inspects rare earth facilities, hints at leverage in US rivalry Li Qiang inspected rare earth facilities in the southern province of Jiangxi on Tuesday.
February 10, 2026 BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy.
February 10, 2026 American Tungsten drills high grades at former Idaho mine The IMA project is the site of a former tungsten mine that operated between 1945 and 1957.
February 10, 2026 Black Pine among largest gold projects in western US A resource update gives Black Pine 502.7 million indicated tonnes grading 0.3 gram gold per tonne for 4.8 million oz.
February 10, 2026 Uranium market gathers momentum in 2026: Sprott Sprott noted the gains in January reflect "an important shift in investor attention" from downstream nuclear themes back to the upstream supply chain.
February 10, 2026 US Antimony, Americas Gold to jointly build Idaho plant Americas Gold will control 51% of the joint venture, compared with 49% for US Antimony.
February 9, 2026 OSMRE grants nearly $120M to reclaim abandoned US coal mines There are estimated to be as many as 500,000 abandoned coal mines in the United States.
February 9, 2026 Scientist still diving at 90 says deep-sea mining won’t succeed “Going up in space is relatively easy compared to going deep into the ocean,” said Sylvia Earle.
February 9, 2026 Critical Metals extends mineralization, confirms high-grade HREEs at Tanbreez project Additional drilling across Area B and the Upper Fjord area is considered warranted to further define mineralized scale, continuity and potential resource growth, company said.
Nickel price jumps as Indonesia’s top mine cuts output Quota cuts at Indonesia’s largest producer, PT Weda Bay Nickel, tighten supply as LME nickel extends a 20% rally. February 11, 2026 | 03:50 am