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Consultancy flags geopolitical risk, investment restraint for mining sector in 2026
20th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Geopolitical uncertainty, a slower but irreversible energy transition and continued capital discipline will define conditions in the global metals and mining sector this year, consultancy Wood... 


Drill rig underground at Bulyanhulu mine, in Tanzania
Mining services company Capital expects more revenue gains in high-demand environment
20th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed mining services provider Capital says it delivered a strong finish to the year ended December 31, 2025, with full-year revenue having been at the upper end of revised and raised... 


Bisie mine
Alphamin reports solid full-year earnings increase, retirement of CEO
20th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and JSE-listed tin miner Alphamin Resources has reported a 25% year-on-year increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation to $341-million for the year ended... 


Glass Lewis backs New Gold–Coeur deal
20th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co has recommended that New Gold shareholders vote in favour of the proposed plan of arrangement under which Coeur Mining will acquire the Canadian gold producer,... 


BHP lifted its 2026 production guidance for Escondida
BHP upgrades copper guidance on back of record half-year performance
20th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major BHP has lifted its 2026 copper production guidance after delivering record operating performances across its copper and iron-ore assets in the half year ended December 31, capitalising... 


Jansen Stage 1 price tag swells as BHP completes cost reassessment
Jansen Stage 1 price tag swells as BHP completes cost reassessment
20th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner BHP has lifted the capital cost estimate for Stage 1 of its Jansen potash project in Canada to $8.4-billion, citing inflationary pressures, design development and scope changes,... 


Gold
Concerns over US Fed’s independence also keeping gold prices high
19th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Spot gold prices reached a high of $4 666/oz on January 19, compared with an average price of $4 590/oz last week, while silver hit a fresh intraday record of $93/oz on January 15, mostly owing to... 


The big blue Cullinan diamond.
South Africa’s illustrious Cullinan diamond mine doing it again with big blue
19th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The illustrious Cullinan diamond mine, flagship of London-listed Petra Diamonds, is not only famous for hosting the largest gem diamond but a flurry of reports is now affording sky-high status to... 


Iamgold meets 2025 production guidance, sets outlook for 2026
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Iamgold has reported preliminary attributable gold production of 765 900 oz for 2025, achieving the midpoint of its full-year guidance following record quarterly output across all... 


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Gold, copper underpin commodities outlook as oil, grains eye recovery
19th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Commodities are entering 2026 on a firmer footing, with gold and copper supported by strong structural drivers and the potential for recovery emerging in oil and grain markets later in the year,... 


Lumwana mine, in Zambia
Barrick deploys Metso Concorde Cell tech at Lumwana
19th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global gold and copper producer Barrick Mining Corporation has chosen to use end-to-end mining solutions company Metso’s Concorde Cell flotation technology at its Lumwana expansion project, in... 


Greenland
Global stocks take hit from tariff threats; gold gets safety bid
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

Global stocks slid and the dollar eased against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap extra tariffs on goods imported from eight European... 


New Gold meets guidance
New Gold meets guidance
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed New Gold has met its 2025 production guidance across its operations, delivering strong fourth-quarter and full-year results and generating consolidated free cash flow of more than... 


Perseus Mining's Sissingué complex
Perseus confirms death of a second employee involved in vehicle accident
19th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has confirmed the death of a second employee following an offsite vehicle accident, near its Bagoé gold mine, in Côte d’Ivoire, on January 15. The employee had... 


Endeavour Silver sets 2026 guidance as Terronera enters first full year
Endeavour Silver sets 2026 guidance as Terronera enters first full year
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Midtier precious metals producer Endeavour Silver has set a guidance of 14.6-million to 15.6-million silver-equivalent ounces for 2026. The guidance comprises 8.3-million to 8.9-million ounces of... 


Frontier Lithium signs First Nation process agreements, advances Ontario permitting
Frontier Lithium signs First Nation process agreements, advances Ontario permitting
19th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has signed process agreements with Deer Lake First Nation and Sandy Lake First Nation, as it advances permitting for its PAK lithium project in Ontario under the... 


Critical Metals plans $1.5bn rare earths JV in Saudi
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp has executed a nonbinding term sheet with Saudi Arabian industrial conglomerate Tariq Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Brothers Company (TQB) to establish a 50:50... 


A gold mine in Mali
Mali gold output plunges 23% as Barrick halt, tougher rules reshape sector
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

Mali's industrial gold output fell 22.9% in 2025, hurt by the lengthy suspension of Barrick Mining's operations due to a dispute over tougher mining rules, provisional figures from the West African... 


The Kolomela mine
Iron-ore falls as high prices deter buyers
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

 Iron-ore futures drifted lower on Friday as high prices and slim margins deterred buying in the biggest consumer China, with the Dalian iron-ore contract reporting a weekly decline for the first... 


trade port shipping containers
Global trade set to slow in 2026 as protectionism, fragmentation intensify, Unctad says
16th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Global trade is expected to continue growing this year but at a slower pace after reaching a record high in 2025, as rising protectionism, geopolitical tensions and tighter regulation reshape trade... 


Endeavour Silver completes sale of Bolañitos mine
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Midtier silver producer Endeavour Silver has completed the sale of its Bolañitos silver and gold mine in Guanajuato, Mexico, to TSX-V-listed Guanajuato Silver for an upfront consideration of... 


Contractor employee dies in offsite vehicle accident near Perseus’ Bagoé mine
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia- and Canada-listed Perseus Mining has confirmed that a contractor employee has died following an offsite vehicle accident near its Bagoé gold mine, in Côte d’Ivoire. The company said on... 


Boston Consulting Group’s Tycho Möncks (left) and Mikhail Nikomarov.
2025 to 2035 decisive for Africa’s new mineral wealth opportunity, say Boston execs
16th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa’s mineral wealth has become a focal point for the clean energy transition and advanced manufacturing and coordinated action by Africa can convert the continent’s mineral wealth into GDP... 


Jim Grech
Peabody CEO Grech appointed chair of US National Coal Council
16th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US coal major Peabody Energy president and CEO Jim Grech has been made chairperson of the National Coal Council (NCC), with the appointment formalised at a meeting at the White House on Thursday.... 


Brazil shuts down Sigma Lithium waste piles over safety concerns
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

Brazil's Labor Ministry has shut down three waste piles at Sigma Lithium's flagship mine in the state of Minas Gerais, citing a "grave and imminent" risk to workers and the local community,... 


First Quantum backs Panama's plan to allow stockpile processing at shut copper mine
First Quantum backs Panama's plan to allow stockpile processing at shut copper mine
16th January 2026 By: Reuters

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals on Thursday welcomed Panama President Jose Raul Mulino's plan, announced early this month, to allow the removal and processing of stockpiled ore at its... 


KATIE JACKSON: The partnership demonstrates how mining and digital innovation can combine to deliver cleaner materials at scale.
Amazon becomes first buyer of Rio Tinto's Nuton bioleached copper
16th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Rio Tinto has entered into a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will see AWS become the first customer for copper produced using Rio’s Nuton bioleaching... 


US lawmakers introduce bill to create $2.5bn critical-minerals stockpile
US lawmakers introduce bill to create $2.5bn critical-minerals stockpile
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to create a $2.5-billion stockpile of critical minerals, a move aimed at stabilizing market prices and encouraging domestic mining... 


Kinross approves construction of three US growth projects
Kinross approves construction of three US growth projects
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Kinross on Thursday announced the construction of three organic growth projects in the US – the Round Mountain Phase X and Bald Mountain Redbird 2 projects in Nevada, and the Kettle... 


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... 


Palladium bar closeup
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.... 


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.... 


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.... 


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