Mining

Barrick posts record cash flow, hikes dividend in Q4 as board moves ahead with North American IPO teaser image

Barrick posts record cash flow, hikes dividend in Q4 as board moves ahead with North American IPO

(Kitco News) - Solid production and a parabolic rise in gold prices helped drive record cash flow for the world’s second-largest mining company in the final three months of last year.

Feb 05, 2026 - 11:39 AM

Barrick advances North American gold spinout teaser image

Barrick advances North American gold spinout

Feb 05, 2026 - 11:55 AM

French miner Eramet suspends finance chief days after CEO ouster, FT reports teaser image

French miner Eramet suspends finance chief days after CEO ouster, FT reports

Feb 06, 2026 - 4:50 PM

Salzgitter to take over HKM steel joint venture, end clash with Thyssenkrupp teaser image

Salzgitter to take over HKM steel joint venture, end clash with Thyssenkrupp

Feb 06, 2026 - 4:47 PM

Argentina trade deals with US do not box out China, minister says teaser image

Argentina trade deals with US do not box out China, minister says

Feb 06, 2026 - 4:44 PM

CME Group hikes gold, silver margins again as volatility grips markets teaser image

CME Group hikes gold, silver margins again as volatility grips markets

Feb 06, 2026 - 4:40 PM

Australia’s iron ore hub of Port Hedland to be cleared due to cyclone threat

Australia’s Pilbara Ports said on Friday that Port Hedland, the world’s biggest iron ore export hub, and the Western Australia ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier and Varanus Island were being cleared due to the threat of a cyclone.Pilbara Ports said Australia’s weather bureau had warned a tropical low off Western Australia’s coast could develop into a tropical cyclone by Saturday morning.“The system is already developing slightly faster than forecast. Gales are expected over the southern quadrants from tonight,” it said in a statement.

Feb 06, 2026 - 4:39 PM

Codelco forms joint venture with Quiborax for lithium exploration

Chile’s state miner Codelco and the Chilean acid producer Quiborax have created a joint venture to secure a special lithium operation contract for the Salar de Ascotan salt flat in northern Chile, the companies said on Thursday.The partnership, called Minera Ascotan SpA, has an initial 34% stake for Codelco and 66% for Quiborax, but will seek a new majority partner once the contract is obtained.

Feb 06, 2026 - 4:28 PM

Kumba Iron Ore expects 23% profit jump on higher prices and sales volumes

South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore said on Thursday it expects its full-year profit to increase by as much as 23%, driven by higher mineral prices and sales volumes.Kumba, a unit of Anglo American, said it expects headline earnings between 13.9 billion rand and 15.33 billion rand ($862.55 million – $951.29 million) for the year ended December 2025, compared with 12.5 billion rand the previous year.

Feb 05, 2026 - 3:12 PM

LME advances sustainable metal pricing plan; launches new portal teaser image

LME advances sustainable metal pricing plan; launches new portal

The London Metal Exchange said on Thursday it is moving closer to launching official prices for “sustainable” metals, produced to higher environmental and social standards, and has rolled out a new website, LME Insight, together with its sister company Commodity Pricing and Analysis Limited.LME Insight will publish metals market news, pricing data and details of the methodology used to calculate sustainable metal premiums.

Feb 05, 2026 - 1:54 PM

Rio Tinto expected to push for more time to weigh Glencore deal teaser image

Rio Tinto expected to push for more time to weigh Glencore deal

Rio Tinto and Glencore are expected to announce an extension to merger talks ahead of a UK regulatory deadline on Thursday, to allow Rio more time to study the merits of any deal, three people familiar with the talks said.However, Rio Tinto could walk away, amid pushback from some investors including some in Australia, who want to be assured a deal will create value and who strongly oppose Rio Tinto paying a premium, one of the people said.

Feb 05, 2026 - 1:40 PM

China’s 2025 gold consumption slips for second year in a row teaser image

China’s 2025 gold consumption slips for second year in a row

China’s gold consumption dropped for a second consecutive year in 2025, but sales of bars and coins, fuelled by growing safe haven demand, overtook jewellery purchases for the first time, the China Gold Association said.China’s gold consumption in 2025 fell 3.57% to 950.096 metric tons, the state-backed association said, for the second annual drop after a fall of 9.58% in 2024, to 985.31 tons.

Feb 05, 2026 - 1:33 PM

Bullish, not breathless: analysts temper base metals calls teaser image

Bullish, not breathless: analysts temper base metals calls

It should come as no great surprise that copper is the analyst pick for best-performing base metal in 2026.Not only does the red metal play a starring role in both the energy transition and the artificial intelligence narratives, it is also a market facing structural supply challenges.The same can be said of both tin and aluminum, the other two bull stand-outs in the latest Reuters poll .

Feb 05, 2026 - 12:41 PM

Ardea Resources secures up to $700M funding for Kalgoorlie nickel project teaser image

Ardea Resources secures up to $700M funding for Kalgoorlie nickel project

Australian miner Ardea Resources said on Thursday its Kalgoorlie nickel project received letters of support for a potential funding of up to A$1 billion ($699.90 million), separately from Export Finance Australia and the Export-Import Bank of the United States.($1 = 1.4288 Australian dollars)(By Jasmeen Ara Shaikh; Editing by Alan Barona)

Feb 05, 2026 - 12:39 PM

Argentina signs critical minerals deal with US, foreign ministry says teaser image

Argentina signs critical minerals deal with US, foreign ministry says

Argentina and the United States signed an agreement on critical minerals on Wednesday to strengthen and secure supply chains, the Argentine foreign ministry said.The ministry said in a statement that the initiative is expected to drive significant economic growth for Argentina. The country’s mining exports reached $6.04 billion in 2025, the ministry said.(By Leila Miller and Brendan O’Boyle; Editing by Cassandra Garrison)

Feb 05, 2026 - 10:58 AM

Pandora to launch platinum-plated jewelry as silver prices soar teaser image

Pandora to launch platinum-plated jewelry as silver prices soar

Danish jewellery maker Pandora will start selling platinum-plated versions of its best-selling bracelets, the company said on Wednesday, as it tries to limit the impact of a historic surge in silver prices that has driven up costs.“With this innovation, we can navigate the new realities of raw material costs while offering consumers precious metal jewellery that is exceptionally well-suited for everyday wear,” said Pandora CEO Berta de Pablos-Barbier, who started in the job in January.

Feb 04, 2026 - 5:14 PM

Senators seek US EXIM reauthorization to support push for critical minerals teaser image

Senators seek US EXIM reauthorization to support push for critical minerals

US Senators Kevin Cramer and Mark Warner have introduced legislation to reauthorize the US Export-Import Bank for the next decade, Cramer said in a statement on Wednesday, as the US speeds up efforts to secure critical minerals.Washington has been moving to offset what policymakers view as Chinese manipulation of prices for lithium, nickel, rare earths and other critical minerals, which are vital to making electric vehicles, high-tech weaponry and many other manufactured goods.

Feb 04, 2026 - 4:55 PM

Rio Tinto seeks leadership roles in Glencore merger talks, FT says teaser image

Rio Tinto seeks leadership roles in Glencore merger talks, FT says

Rio Tinto is pushing for its chair and CEO to retain their roles, while Glencore is holding out for a hefty premium, as the deadline for a potential merger between the companies looms, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.Negotiations for the deal, which began in early January, are expected to continue beyond Thursday’s deadline, the FT said, citing people close to the talks.

Feb 04, 2026 - 4:52 PM

Some 30 countries want to join critical minerals club, US Interior Secretary Burgum says teaser image

Some 30 countries want to join critical minerals club, US Interior Secretary Burgum says

About 30 countries want to join a club of allies and partners on trading critical minerals to reduce reliance on China, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told a conference on Tuesday.Burgum, who also heads the US National Energy Dominance Council, said countries including Japan, Australia and South Korea have joined the club. “We have plans to announce as many as 11 more of those agreements this week,” Burgum said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies conference.

Feb 04, 2026 - 12:48 PM

Commonwealth LNG strikes 20-year supply deal with Mercuria as US pushes LNG export growth teaser image

Commonwealth LNG strikes 20-year supply deal with Mercuria as US pushes LNG export growth

Commonwealth LNG said on Tuesday it signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to supply Mercuria with 1 million metric tons per annum of liquefied natural gas.According to the terms of the deal, Mercuria will provide the equivalent amount of natural gas – estimated at 133 million cubic feet per day – to Commonwealth, which will then convert it into LNG for Mercuria to purchase.

Feb 04, 2026 - 12:46 PM