February 24, 2026 Global zinc market remains in deficit in 2025, study group says Global refined zinc demand rose 1.9% to 13.86 million tons, driven by higher consumption.
February 24, 2026 Op-Ed: Europe’s ‘buy European’ plan misses minerals An industrial strategy that ignores raw materials leaves Europe exposed to global rivals and supply shocks.
February 24, 2026 EU sees US easing impact of metals tariffs in coming weeks The planned changes wouldn’t impact tariffs on commodity-grade forms of the metals.
February 23, 2026 World faces most intense competition for power since World War II: UN A fierce global power struggle is unfolding at a level unseen in 80 years, the UN human rights chief said.
February 20, 2026 Russia sold 300,000 ounces of gold as prices hit record The sale marked the first decrease in gold reserves since October.
February 20, 2026 Metals volatility may slow pace of mining M&A, BMO bankers say Getting companies to agree on the value of deals is now getting harder, they said.
February 20, 2026 Sibanye still committed to battery metals despite lithium impairment, CEO says The comments follow a further 2.46 billion rand ($152.6 million) impairment of its Keliber lithium project in Finland.
February 20, 2026 Anglo American posts $3.7B loss on fresh De Beers writedown Impairment reduces De Beers' value, bringing total writedowns for the diamond unit to $6.8 billion in 2025.
February 19, 2026 Century’s Iceland aluminum smelter to return sooner than expected Century said in November it would take 11-12 months for replacement transformers to be manufactured, shipped and installed.
February 19, 2026 Copper price eases as traders weigh Fed’s next move Copper is consolidating after a two-month surge, driven by a wave of speculative buying that took it to a record high at the end of January.
Global zinc market remains in deficit in 2025, study group says Global refined zinc demand rose 1.9% to 13.86 million tons, driven by higher consumption. February 24, 2026 | 11:46 am