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.

January 6, 2026

Agnico, Aya and Gunnison lead MDC December rankings

Investor sentiment, firm metals prices and 2025 milestones lifted gold, silver and copper leaders in December.

January 6, 2026

G7 finance ministers to meet in Washington to discuss rare earths

G7 countries, except Japan, are heavily or exclusively reliant on China for a range of materials from rare earth magnets to battery metals.

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

US awards $2.7 billion worth of orders to boost uranium enrichment

American Centrifuge Operating, General Matter and Orano Federal Services secured the orders, the US Energy Department said.

January 5, 2026

Record copper price signals accelerating race for supplies

Analysts at Citi estimate refined copper production at 26.9 million tons this year, indicating a 308,000 ton deficit.

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.