January 7, 2026

Column: US tariff pull on copper drains China’s bonded warehouses

China's exports of refined copper surged to record levels last year as the world's top buyer found itself in unusual competition with the US for spare metal.

January 7, 2026

Gold overtakes US bonds as largest foreign reserve asset

The value of gold held by foreign central banks is now approaching the $4 trillion mark.

January 7, 2026

Critical Metals to build pilot plant in Greenland

The facility will be engineered for Arctic climate conditions and be ready for use no later than May 2026, it said.

January 7, 2026

Revival logs shallow gold at Mercur project in Utah

The 2025 drilling program furthers a push by Revival to expand resources at one of the few large undeveloped western US gold projects.

January 7, 2026

Venezuela shock lifts gold, but mining revival remains elusive

Gold hit $4,430/oz after Maduro’s capture, but analysts say decades of underinvestment and data gaps will deter miners.

January 6, 2026

Intrepid Potash weighs potential to develop battery-grade lithium processing plant in Utah

Test results achieved a lithium extraction rate of 92.9%, producing an overall lithium chloride purity above 99.5%, the company said.

January 6, 2026

Op-Ed: From Allende to Maduro – the price of resources and defiance

Across the Americas, control of copper and oil has shaped coups, interventions and the struggle for economic sovereignty.

January 6, 2026

Nova Minerals downplays report of sourcing antimony from Pakistan

Financial Times recently reported that Nova would buy over 100 tonnes of Pakistani antimony concentrates for about $2 million early in 2026.

January 6, 2026

Nickel price spikes more than 10% as Chinese buying fuels metals surge

While the nickel market is heavily oversupplied, mounting risks to production in top supplier Indonesia have helped to shore up sentiment.

January 6, 2026

Banks bullish on gold price as Morgan Stanley sets $4,800 target

The same sentiment is being echoed by those at Bank of America, which is projecting gold to average $4,538 per ounce through the year.