February 3, 2026 Some 30 countries want to join critical minerals club, US Interior Secretary Burgum says The Interior Secretary referred to previous trade deals that President Donald Trump has signed with Japan, Australia and South Korea.
February 3, 2026 Glencore to sell 40% stake in Congo mines to US-backed consortium Orion CMC would acquire 40% of Mutanda Mining and Kamoto Copper Company for a total enterprise value of $9 billion.
February 3, 2026 ‘Morale is sky high,’ Friedland tells Trump “I’m telling you, on behalf of every miner I know, they’re elated," Ivanhoe Mines founder and co-executive chairman told the US President.
February 3, 2026 Gold price poised for new records as buyers return to the fray Analysts see the drop as a healthy correction.
February 3, 2026 Agnico, Hycroft and Sidney top January mining ranks Investor sentiment and firm metals prices shaped January’s leaders across large, small and micro-cap miners.
February 3, 2026 University of Texas spinout targets US gallium and scandium supply gaps UT Austin startup plans to extract high-purity minerals from US waste, cutting reliance on foreign refining and supply chains.
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.
Aluminum price drops as Trump moves to narrow levies on metal products While import tariffs have weighed on US metals demand, global aluminum prices have been rallying since early April. February 13, 2026 | 09:13 am
