Metals Market Headlines — 21 January 2026
Top 10 Metals & Mining Headlines
- Rio Tinto copper output rises as merger talks loom
- Brazilian Nickel, Westwin ink offtake MOU on Piauí project for US market
- US proposed SECURE Act aims to offset China’s grip on critical minerals
- Venezuela aluminum restart could cost up to $2.3B: WoodMac
- USA Rare Earth to build plant in France with gov’t backing
- Gold price soars past $4,700 for new record
- Centerra surges on PEA valuing Kemess gold-copper project at $1.1B
- DRC pitches manganese, copper, cobalt, lithium to US
- Geopolitics, tight investment to shape mining in 2026: WoodMac
- Canadian government bank has billions to back critical mineral projects