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Lexington Gold receives updated MREs for US project, completes fundraise
13th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold has received updated independent Joint Ore Reserve Committee- (Jorc-) compliant mineral resource estimates (MREs) for the Jones... 


Segilola mine
Thor Explorations generates record quarterly revenue
13th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and Aim-listed Thor Explorations produced 23 719 oz of gold in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, bringing its full-year total to 91 910 oz, from the Segilola mine, in Nigeria. The... 


Rainbow Rare Earths launches final phase pilot plant
13th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has started operations at its Johannesburg pilot plant, marking the final phase of process testwork for the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa. The... 


Tsodilo detects critical minerals, rare earth elements at Botswana project
13th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has announced the verification of significant critical minerals and rare earth element (REE) mineralisation from its 100%-owned Gcwihaba Metals project, in northwest... 


Cullinan mine
Petra recovers 41.82 ct blue diamond at Cullinan
13th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Petra Diamonds has recovered a 41.82 ct Type IIb blue diamond of seemingly exceptional quality in terms of both its colour and clarity at the Cullinan mine, in South Africa. The... 


Tharisa mine
Tharisa reports softer first-quarter output as operational indicators improve, PGM prices remain firm
13th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Integrated resource group Tharisa has reported a softer start to the 2026 financial year, with production for the first quarter, ended December 31, having been affected by seasonal conditions. The... 


Platreef mine
Ivanhoe rapidly scaling up output at Platreef amid ‘supercycle’ for prices
13th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines says development of its Platreef mine, in South Africa, is rapidly advancing after the first production of concentrate was achieved in November last year. The company... 


Kula shareholders urged to accept Forrestania bid
13th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration company Forrestania Resources has tightened its grip on Kula Gold, lifting its stake to 86.87% as it urges remaining shareholders to accept its off-market takeover bid before it closes... 


Absa CIB Coverage Head for Resources and Energy Shirley Webber.
Call for Africa to turn fragmented mineral belts into coherent regional value chains
13th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa does not have the luxury of treating regional cooperation and regional beneficiation as afterthoughts. If the continent continues to negotiate in small, fragmented units, the result will be... 


Industry organisation promotes price-support model for Australian critical minerals strategic reserve
Industry organisation promotes price-support model for Australian critical minerals strategic reserve
13th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed fresh detail on the Australian federal government’s proposed Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve, while pressing the case for... 


Congressman Pete Stauber
US lawmaker moves to overturn Biden-era Minnesota mining ban
13th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

A US Republican congressman has introduced legislation aimed at overturning a Biden administration decision that restricted mining across a large area of northern Minnesota, reopening a... 


G7, other allies discuss ways to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths
G7, other allies discuss ways to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths
13th January 2026 By: Reuters

Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in Washington on Monday to discuss ways to reduce dependence on rare earths from China, including setting a price floor and new... 


Washington commits $450m to revive Atalco, build gallium capacity
Washington commits $450m to revive Atalco, build gallium capacity
13th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Atlantic Alumina Company has announced a $450-million strategic partnership with the US government and private investors to sustain domestic alumina production and establish America’s first... 


Integra on accelerated federal permitting path for DeLamar
Integra on accelerated federal permitting path for DeLamar
13th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Integra Resources has secured a clearly defined and accelerated federal permitting schedule for its DeLamar heap leach gold-silver project in Idaho, US, materially reducing... 


Codelco expects to lift copper output by 10 000 t this year
Codelco expects to lift copper output by 10 000 t this year
13th January 2026 By: Reuters

Chilean State-run miner Codelco is expected to produce 1.344-million metric tons of copper in 2026, up about 10 000 tons from last year, Chairman Maximo Pacheco said on Monday. Speaking to Reuters... 


BHP CEO Mike Henry
BHP is stuck on the sidelines of copper M&A frenzy it started
13th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group’s bold bid to buy rival Anglo American in 2024 was supposed to set it up as the clear winner in a copper boom it had long predicted. Two years later, the copper market is indeed booming.... 


British Columbia seeks closer ties on trade and resources with India
13th January 2026 By: Reuters

British Columbia is seeking to deepen its commercial ties with India in sectors including liquefied natural gas, critical minerals, lumber and technology, the Canadian province's Premier David Eby... 


Lilac signs 10-year deal with Traxys to supply lithium from Utah project
13th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Lilac Solutions has signed a binding 10-year offtake agreement with Traxys North America to supply lithium carbonate from Lilac's planned Great Salt Lake facility in Utah, the companies said on... 


Ukraine awards State-owned lithium project to Dobra Lithium
13th January 2026 By: Reuters

Ukraine awarded development rights for the Dobra lithium deposit in the Kirovohrad region to Dobra Lithium Holdings under a production sharing agreement, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on... 


Amanda Lacaze
Lynas Rare Earths CEO to retire after over a decade in role
13th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths said on Tuesday its CEO Amanda Lacaze was retiring after 12 years, just as Western countries seek greater security of supply for the metals for which Lynas is the top... 


A haul truck at a Congo copper mine
Congo sending first copper to US under Mercuria-backed venture
12th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo is sending its first shipment of copper to the US through a partnership with Mercuria Energy Group, as the Trump administration pushes to challenge China’s... 


Argosy advances 40 MW grid power solution for Rincon lithium project
12th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Argosy Minerals reported on Monday that detailed engineering had been completed for a 40 MW grid connection that would underpin initial production and future expansion of its Rincon... 


Revolver flags strong restart case for Dianne copper mine
Revolver flags strong restart case for Dianne copper mine
12th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Revolver Resources has outlined a compelling business case to restart its Dianne copper mine in north Queensland, following the completion of a detailed recommencement study that... 


Platinum bars
Heraeus says platinum, silver investment demand not matching price highs
12th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Precious metals industry service provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that platinum prices may soon retreat back to average levels, with the rally having become... 


Gold leaps to record high, dollar drops as US prosecutors target Fed's Powell
Gold leaps to record high, dollar drops as US prosecutors target Fed's Powell
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Gold vaulted to a record high and both the dollar and Wall Street futures fell on Monday, as a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stoked concerns about the independence... 


Lithium soars as China to revoke battery export tax rebates
Lithium soars as China to revoke battery export tax rebates
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Lithium prices soared in China on Monday after Beijing said it would roll back value-added tax export rebates, as investors bet the move would spur front-loaded export demand. The most-active... 


Haranga Resources confirms extensive gold system at project in Senegal
12th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and FRA-listed Haranga Resources has confirmed the presence of a laterally extensive gold system at its Ibel South gold project, in southeastern Senegal, following the completion of its Phase... 


Zinc
Shuka to settle Kabwe acquisition consideration this week
12th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals expects to shortly receive £815 000 from investment banking group Gathoni Muchai Investments as part of an increased loan agreement entered into in June last... 


NOVAGOLD eyes Alaska LNG gas tie-up to power Donlin Gold
NOVAGOLD eyes Alaska LNG gas tie-up to power Donlin Gold
12th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold project developer NOVAGOLD has taken a step toward securing long-term energy supply for its proposed Donlin Gold mine in Alaska, with its Donlin Gold joint venture signing a non-binding letter... 


Platinum ingots.
Significant 2026 platinum price rise forecast by Bank of America Securities
12th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With strong demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) continuing, Bank of America Securities Global Research has raised its 2026 platinum price forecast to $2 450/oz from $1 825/oz and its 2026... 


Talon completes Eagle Mine acquisition
Talon completes Eagle Mine acquisition
12th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals company Talon Metals has completed its previously announced acquisition of Lundin Mining’s Eagle Mine and associated Humboldt Mill, creating a multi-asset, cash-generating... 


Elevra identifies staged pathway to accelerate NAL expansion
Elevra identifies staged pathway to accelerate NAL expansion
12th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Elevra Lithium Limited has identified a revised, staged development pathway for the expansion of its North American Lithium (NAL) operation that is expected to bring forward... 


Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Australia to prioritise antimony, gallium, rare earths in A$1.2bn reserve
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as part of its A$1.2-billion strategic reserve, it said on Monday, as its Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to join a G7 meeting to... 


The Karowe underground project
Lucara to raise at least $70m in private placement to fund Karowe underground project
12th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Independent diamond producer Lucara Diamond Corp, which owns and operates the Karowe mine, in Botswana, is planning to raise $70-million in a private placement of about 437.5-million shares at a... 


Coal mined in the US
US EPA rejects Colorado haze plan to retire coal plants early
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday rejected Colorado's plan to comply with regional haze regulations by shutting its coal plants, saying the state needs the plants to remain running... 


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Rio Tinto's bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto's talks to buy Glencore and create a new global industry leader could spur consolidation efforts across the copper-hungry mining sector and heap pressure on BHP, currently the world's... 


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