February 2, 2026 US Department of Energy opens search for Nuclear Innovation Campus hosts The proposed campuses could support activities across the full nuclear fuel lifecycle.
February 2, 2026 ‘Project Vault’ wins some metals industry support as stocks gain The initiative shows the administration’s “major focus on rare earth” and its “determination to take control back from China,” wrote William Blair’s Neal Dingmann.
February 2, 2026 Pentagon strikes deal with Canada’s 5N Plus The US Department of Defense made an $18 million investment in Canada’s 5N Plus to help the company expand refining capacity for germanium metal.
February 2, 2026 Column: China’s surging exports a sign of global metals turmoil The world's largest buyer of copper shipped out almost 800,000 tons.
February 2, 2026 Chinese speculators set the stage for gold and silver crash “China sold and now we’re suffering the consequences,” one analyst said.
February 2, 2026 Glencore close to appointing Citi as adviser for Rio Tinto merger talks Citi has a long-standing relationship with Glencore, having advised the miner and trader on several major transactions.
February 2, 2026 BHP selects largest intake for Xplor program The 2026 cohort will feature 10 companies -- the most ever -- with a total seed funding of $5 million.
February 2, 2026 Metals frenzy gets painful gut check just as YOLO crowd piles in Now the worry is that the increasing involvement of a potentially fickle group — individuals chasing a quick gain — may spur even wilder swings.
February 2, 2026 JPMorgan sees gold price reaching $6,300 by year-end Gold has "further to run amid a still well-entrenched regime of real asset outperformance vs paper assets," analysts wrote.
February 2, 2026 Trump launches $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance The initiative, Project Vault, aims to shield manufacturers from mineral shocks, mirroring the oil reserve but focused on critical metals.
China’s copper demand to cool as buyers shut for longer holiday The rally has “increased financial costs at copper rod and pipe producers, and reduced their order books,” analyst says. February 09, 2026 | 10:32 am
