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Mining Industry News 6 January 2026 - 8 January 2026

Gold price dips, gold stocks slide as Newmont and GDX track bullion lower before U.S. jobs data

Gold price dips, gold stocks slide as Newmont and GDX track bullion lower before U.S. jobs data

Gold-linked stocks dropped in early New York trading Thursday as spot gold fell 0.5% to $4,432.94 an ounce by 9:39 a.m. ET. Newmont slid 2.9% and VanEck Gold Miners ETF lost 2.3% as traders cut exposure ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report. The dollar firmed, weighing on metals. HSBC trimmed its 2026 gold forecast but still sees a possible $5,000 peak.
Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

Critical Metals Corp rose 9.2% to $12.90 in premarket trading Wednesday, extending a 25.6% gain from the previous session after renewed U.S. talk of acquiring Greenland. The company is developing the Tanbreez rare-earths project in southern Greenland. Investors are watching for U.S. jobs data and further signals from Washington. Greenland and Denmark have rejected any U.S. takeover.
7 January 2026
Anglo American stock dips from 52-week high as copper’s record run meets tariff uncertainty

Anglo American stock dips from 52-week high as copper’s record run meets tariff uncertainty

Anglo American shares fell 0.8% to 3,231 pence in early London trading, easing after a two-day rally to a 52-week high. The move follows copper’s surge above $13,000 a ton and ongoing uncertainty over U.S. tariffs. Investors await Anglo’s Q4 production report on Feb. 5 and full-year results on Feb. 20. The company is still seeking regulatory clearance for its merger with Teck Resources.
Hecla Mining stock jumps 12% as silver tops $80 and Investor Day nears

Hecla Mining stock jumps 12% as silver tops $80 and Investor Day nears

Hecla Mining shares surged 11.6% to $22.02 in afternoon trading Tuesday, tracking a 5.3% jump in spot silver to $80.57 an ounce. The move follows Hecla’s announcement of an Investor Day and NYSE closing bell event on January 26. Other U.S.-listed silver miners rose but lagged Hecla’s gains. Investors await Friday’s U.S. payrolls report for further direction.
Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Northern Star Resources shares closed up 0.8% at A$25.15 after last week’s production guidance cut and a December quarter hit by a crusher failure at KCGM. The miner reported first-half gold sales of about 729,000 ounces and will update cost guidance with its Jan. 22 results. The stock remains 6% below its Dec. 31 close. Gold prices rose 0.5% to $4,469.96 an ounce.
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Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

7 February 2026
Applied Digital Corporation shares jumped 25.52% Friday to $34.95, then slipped to $34.60 after hours. The company reported fiscal Q2 revenue up 250% to $126.6 million and signed leases for 600 MW of data center capacity in North Dakota. Applied Digital broke ground on a new 430‑MW campus in the southern U.S. in January. Financing includes a $100 million promissory note with 8% interest, paid in kind.
Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Eli Lilly shares rose 3.7% to $1,058.18 Friday after the FDA said it would act against telehealth firm Hims & Hers for marketing a $49 compounded weight-loss pill. The move followed a sharp selloff Thursday when Hims announced plans to sell a version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Investors remain uncertain how aggressively regulators will police copycat drugs and pricing in the obesity drug market.
Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

7 February 2026
Saudi Exchange approved Merrill Lynch KSA’s exit as market maker for Saudi Aramco, effective Feb. 8. Aramco shares closed at 25.60 riyals Thursday, down 0.06, with 22.1 million traded. The Tadawul index fell 1.3% as Brent crude dropped to $67.93. Aramco set March official selling prices at $2.10 above Argus for North America and $0.65 above ICE Brent for Western Europe.
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