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Gold • Sep 15, 2026

Gold mining costs cross $1,500 an ounce

Gold mining’s cost base has moved beyond a threshold that once marked the upper end of the industry’s normal range. Global average all-in sustaining costs (AISC)…

Critical Minerals • Sep 15, 2026

Critical minerals refining concentration reaches 86%

Modern critical minerals refining and separation facility. The world is adding mines, but the refining system that turns ore into usable industrial material is becoming more…

Mining Equipment • Sep 15, 2026

Autonomous mining technology reaches the 1,000-truck threshold

Komatsu’s commissioning of its 1,000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck marks a significant change in mining technology. The milestone does not mean autonomy is new to mining,…

Battery Metals • Sep 15, 2026

Lithium supply cuts remove 500,000 tonnes from the market

The lithium market is moving toward a more fragile balance as mine closures, delayed project ramps and export restrictions remove supply that producers once expected to…

Copper • Sep 15, 2026

Copper price forecast 2026: smelter fees hit a new low

Copper’s 2026 outlook is being reshaped by a market signal that is easy to miss in the headline price: spot treatment charges have fallen to around…

Gold • Sep 15, 2026

Gold, silver slide as oil rally and hot inflation lift Fed rate-hike odds

Gold and silver fell sharply on Monday as a surge in oil prices and stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data pushed traders to raise bets that the Federal…

Asia Pacific • Sep 15, 2026

India Rewrites Mineral Tax Rules After Supreme Court Ruling on State Powers

India’s MMDR Amendment Act 2026 places new limits on state taxation of mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands, reshaping the fiscal framework for mining.

Rare Earths • Sep 15, 2026

Saudi Arabia Identifies 110 Million Tonnes of Rare Earth- and Uranium-Bearing Ore at Jabal Sayid

Saudi Arabia has identified an estimated 110 million tonnes of ore containing rare earth elements and uranium at Jabal Sayid in the Madinah region.

Copper • Sep 15, 2026

Copper slips to three-week low as US tariff deadline and Fed risk loom

Copper Price Falls to Three-Week Low: US Tariff Deadline and Fed Risk Explained The copper price fell to a three-week low on Monday as traders unwound…

Processing & Smelting • Sep 15, 2026

Missouri S&T Selected to Build National Mining Technology Proving Ground

Missouri S&T will develop a national mining technology proving ground under DOE's Mine of the Future initiative, focusing on underground technology, advanced comminution and workforce development.