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A Coal India operation
Coal India eyes rare earth pacts in Australia, Russia and Africa, unit exec says
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India is scouting partnership opportunities in rare-earth mining across Australia, Russia, Argentina, Chile and several African countries, a top executive of its coking coal-focussed unit said... 


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LBMA tasks IBA to also administer platinum, palladium prices
15th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Independent precious metals authority the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has appointed ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) as the administrator of the LBMA Platinum and Palladium Prices.... 


Kalahari Copper Belt area in Botswana
Aterian achieves positive study results at Kalahari Copperbelt
15th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Aterian has reported encouraging results from an independent geophysical study completed over prospecting licence PL265/2025, in the Kalahari Copperbelt (KCB), in Botswana. The company... 


Blanket mine
Caledonia announces $100m note offering
15th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation, which owns and operates the Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, intends to launch a private placement offering $100-million of convertible senior notes due 2033.... 


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Purification testwork confirms highest-purity graphite products at Orom-Cross
15th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Blencowe Resources has reported further exceptional high-grade purification results from testwork undertaken in association with Alkeemia – a specialist graphite processing organisation... 


Waterberg project location
Half of Waterberg pre-construction work complete while PTM mulls development options
15th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) says its primary business objective remains to advance the Waterberg project in South Africa’s Bushveld complex to a development and construction decision.... 


Artemis caps inaugural year with record Q4 output, sets low-cost 2026 guidance
Artemis caps inaugural year with record Q4 output, sets low-cost 2026 guidance
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-focused Artemis Gold has closed out its first full year of production with record quarterly output from its Blackwater mine in British Columbia, while outlining guidance that positions the... 


Island Gold
Alamos reports lower-than-guided 2025 gold production
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Alamos Gold has reported fourth-quarter gold production of 141 500 oz and full-year 2025 production of 545 400 oz, with both figures coming in below revised guidance owing mainly to... 


Australian Rio Tinto investor raises concerns over merits of potential Glencore deal
Australian Rio Tinto investor raises concerns over merits of potential Glencore deal
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

One of Australia's oldest and largest investors has added to the growing local chorus of concerns about Rio Tinto's potential acquisition of Glencore, questioning the proposed tie-up's merits and... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Significant new platinum-linked green hydrogen advances sweeping across UAE and US
15th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Speaking at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on Tuesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa positioned green hydrogen at the centre of Africa’s big energy opportunity – and then on Wednesday... 


Wia Gold appoints Henk Diederichs as MD and CEO
15th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Namibia-focused project developer Wia Gold has appointed Henk Diederichs as MD and CEO, effective February 1. Following the appointment, executive chairperson Josef El-Raghy will transition to the... 


Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesian military rescued 18 workers at gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia that had been surrounded by armed rebels for three days at a company outpost in the insurgency-plagued Papua... 


Canada seeks to boost Indigenous participation in critical minerals
15th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Canadian federal government has committed more than C$850 000 to support Indigenous participation in critical minerals–related development across Northern Ontario, as part of its broader... 


Processing facilities at the Karowe mine in Botswana
Lucara more than doubles private placement to C$165m
15th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diamond miner Lucara Diamond has increased its previously announced non-brokered private placement to C$165-million, citing strong investor demand, as it advances development of the Karowe... 


Rio Tinto and BHP weigh joint push to unlock Pilbara iron-ore
Rio Tinto and BHP weigh joint push to unlock Pilbara iron-ore
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia's two biggest miners Rio Tinto and BHP on Thursday announced that they were exploring a new collaboration in the Pilbara that could unlock up to 200-million tonnes of additional iron-ore,... 


Processing infrastructure at the Shafter project
Black Bear assesses restart of Texas silver project
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Black Bear Minerals has engaged global engineering and project delivery firm Ausenco to undertake an operational restart assessment at its Shafter silver project in Texas, as it... 


US President Donald Trump
Trump says no critical minerals tariffs for now, will seek overseas supplies
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had opted for now against imposing tariffs on rare earths, lithium and other critical minerals, and instead ordered his administration to seek... 


Ontario Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce
Ontario fast-tracks Crawford nickel project
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada Nickel Company says Ontario has formally named its Crawford nickel project as the second development to be advanced under the province’s new One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework. The... 


Polymetals continues with Endeavor ramp-up after October incident, ships first concentrates
Polymetals continues with Endeavor ramp-up after October incident, ships first concentrates
14th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Polymetals Resources continued the staged ramp-up of operations at its Endeavor mine during the December 2025 quarter, despite significant disruption following a fatal incident in late... 


Saudi Arabia Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef adressing delegates at the Future Minerals Forum
FMF underscores importance of securing minerals supply
14th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

With burgeoning demand for critical minerals globally, there is a need for secure, sustainable and resilient supply chains to ensure countries can capitalise on this momentum and their resources.... 


Firering reports production momentum at Zambia lime asset
Firering reports production momentum at Zambia lime asset
14th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has reported that production momentum is accelerating at its producing lime asset, in Zambia, Limeco Resources, with new potential revenue streams and a... 


Blanket mine
Caledonia reports solid production at Blanket, outlines investment plans for Bilboes
14th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Caledonia Mining achieved gold production of 76 213 oz at its Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, for the year ended December 31, which the company says met increased guidance and was... 


Longonjo site
Pensana moves ahead with construction at Longonjo
14th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Pensana has reported that, following conclusion of the early works programmes, funded by the Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSDEA) during 2025, the main construction activities for... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad
Future Minerals Forum launches pioneer Future Minerals Barometer
14th January 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Future Minerals Forum (FMF) has launched the inaugural Future Minerals Barometer, a pioneering tool designed to measure and track progress of critical mineral value-chain developments across... 


An August 2025 image of the Florence site
Taseko wraps up Florence construction
14th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Copper miner Taseko Mines has completed construction at its Florence project in the US and is moving into commissioning and early operations, while reporting improved copper and molybdenum... 


Eland mine
Northam reports higher interim PGM, chrome concentrate production
14th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has reported a 3.7% year-on-year increase in total equivalent refined platinum group metals (PGMs) produced from its own operations and a 14.8% year-on-year increase in... 


B2Gold's Otjikoto mine in Namibia
Fifth Canada-Africa Business Conference to be hosted by Namibia next month
14th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business will be holding the fifth Canada-Africa Business Conference in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, on February 5. The conference will have a strong focus on... 


Banio potash project
Millennial Potash initiates DFS at Gabon project
14th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V listed Millennial Potash has announced that it has initiated a definitive feasibility study (DFS) at its Banio potash project, in Gabon. The company has engaged ERCOSPLAN... 


Coeur CEO Mitchell Krebs
ISS backs New Gold–Coeur deal ahead of shareholder vote
14th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended that New Gold shareholders vote for the company’s proposed plan of arrangement with Coeur Mining, providing... 


FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday after President Donald Trump recently stepped up threats to take... 


Greg Field
Greg Field to start early at Deep Yellow
14th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed uranium developer Deep Yellow has confirmed that newly appointed MD and CEO Greg Field will start in the role on February 2, earlier than initially anticipated. The company announced... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Platinum research head notes demand for precious metals as fiat currency alternatives
14th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The Trump administration’s policies and repeated attacks on the independence of the Federal Reserve are bringing into question the role of the US dollar as the global reserve currency and driving... 


United North ventilation (left) and decline (right) portals established
Rox charges into 2026, Youanmi mine and plant development gather pace
14th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Rox Resources has launched “head-first into 2026”, accelerating mine development and advancing processing plant works at its Youanmi gold project in Western Australia. The company... 


China's December coal imports hit record high despite 10% annual drop
China's December coal imports hit record high despite 10% annual drop
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

China's December coal imports climbed to a record monthly high, spurred by winter stockpiling and rising domestic prices, even as total imports for the year fell 10%, customs data showed on... 


China's 2025 rare earth exports hit highest since at least 2014 despite restrictions
China's 2025 rare earth exports hit highest since at least 2014 despite restrictions
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

China's rare earth exports in 2025 hit the highest level since at least 2014, even as Beijing began restricting shipments of several medium to heavy elements from April. The world's top producer... 


China's 2025 copper imports lowest since 2020 amid major price rally
China's 2025 copper imports lowest since 2020 amid major price rally
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

China's unwrought copper imports in 2025 fell to the lowest level since 2020, China's customs data showed on Wednesday, as high prices weighed on demand. The top consumer imported 5.32-million... 


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