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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.
8 January 2026
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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
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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.
7 January 2026
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Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) stock jumps as platinum, gold rally; payrolls and strategy update ahead

Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) stock jumps as platinum, gold rally; payrolls and strategy update ahead

New York, January 6, 2026, 14:03 EST — Regular session South Africa’s Sibanye Stillwater Limited shares jumped 6.7% to $16.16 on Tuesday, after touching $16.31 in afternoon New York trade. Spot gold rose 0.9% to about $4,488 an ounce and edged closer to December’s record as investors bought safe-haven assets after the U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. “Precious metals traders see more risk on the horizon than stock and bond traders do,” said Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals; platinum and palladium were up 6.5% and 6.3%, respectively. Traders are pricing two Federal Reserve
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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

New York, January 6, 2026, 13:15 EST — Regular session Hecla Mining (HL.N) shares jumped 11.6% to $22.02 in afternoon trading, after touching an intraday high of $22.19. The stock closed at $19.73 in the prior session and has traded between $19.81 and $22.19 so far on Tuesday. The move comes as precious metals rallied, lifting sentiment across silver-linked miners. Spot silver rose 5.3% to $80.57 an ounce, supported by safe-haven demand — assets investors buy for protection during turmoil — and expectations for U.S. interest-rate cuts ahead of Friday’s U.S. payrolls report. “Precious metals traders see more risk on
6 January 2026
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Rio Tinto stock jumps as copper cracks $13,000 — what to know before Wall Street opens

Rio Tinto stock jumps as copper cracks $13,000 — what to know before Wall Street opens

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 03:41 EST — Market closed Rio Tinto plc stock ended Monday’s U.S. session up 2.17% at $83.21, according to Markets Insider data, with the ADRs—U.S.-listed certificates that trade like shares—printing a $83.24 52-week high. markets.businessinsider.com The move matters because Rio is a bellwether for global metals demand, and traders have been leaning into materials as copper prices re-rate on supply worries. For investors, it is a quick read-through on how durable the commodity rally looks heading into a heavy macro calendar. Copper is central to that narrative. The metal, used widely in power cables and
6 January 2026
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Anglo American stock rallies toward a fresh 52-week high as copper tops $13,000 — what to watch next

Anglo American stock rallies toward a fresh 52-week high as copper tops $13,000 — what to watch next

London, January 6, 2026, 08:04 GMT — Regular session Anglo American plc shares rose in early London trade on Tuesday as copper extended its run to record highs, lifting mining stocks. The stock was up 1.7% at 3,196 pence by 0804 GMT after briefly touching 3,213 pence, a new 52-week high. Google The early move matters because copper is driving the tape for diversified miners. When copper rallies, investors tend to reprice the sector quickly on expectations for cash flow and dividends. It also lands as markets start the year with a sharper focus on supply security and “critical minerals”,
6 January 2026
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Liontown Limited (ASX:LTR) stock jumps to 52-week high as lithium prices rebound

Liontown Limited (ASX:LTR) stock jumps to 52-week high as lithium prices rebound

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 18:43 AEDT — Market closed Liontown Limited stock jumped 14.8% on Tuesday to end at A$1.94, its highest level in 52 weeks, as investors piled back into lithium names. Investing.com Battery-metals sentiment has improved after a boom in grid storage lifted demand expectations for 2026 and helped pull lithium prices off last year’s lows, a Reuters analysis said. Energy storage demand for lithium grew 71% in 2025 and is expected to rise another 55% in 2026; “rapid growth” in storage demand has “surpassed expectations,” said Jinyi Su, an analyst at consultancy Fubao. Reuters Australia’s benchmark ASX
6 January 2026
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Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) jumps to 52-week high as miners rally — what to watch next

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) jumps to 52-week high as miners rally — what to watch next

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 18:15 AEDT — Market closed Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN) shares ended Tuesday up 3.5% at A$57.77, after touching a 52-week high of A$57.88. Lithium peers also outperformed, with Pilbara Minerals up 9.5% and Liontown rising 14.8%. Google The broader S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.5% at 8,682, even as the materials sector led the market higher with a 1.5% gain. The index also slipped below its 50-day moving average — a chart level traders watch for shifts in momentum — as investors looked to Wednesday’s November inflation data for fresh direction on interest rates. Interest-rate markets have
6 January 2026
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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

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:45 AEDT — Market closed Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) shares closed up 0.8% at A$25.15 on Tuesday. Australian Securities Exchange The miner last week cut its FY26 production guidance — its forecast for annual output — to 1.6 million-1.7 million ounces from 1.7 million-1.85 million after a softer December quarter. Northern Star put gold sales for the quarter at about 348,000 ounces, taking first-half sales to about 729,000 ounces, and said lower sales were expected to weigh on costs, with revised cost guidance — its expected costs per ounce — due with the Jan.
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Stock Market Today

Nu stock jumps to $17.40 as traders eye Nubank’s next catalyst

Nu stock jumps to $17.40 as traders eye Nubank’s next catalyst

7 February 2026
Nu Holdings shares climbed 3.5% to $17.40 Friday, reversing Thursday’s loss, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Nu recently received conditional approval from U.S. regulators to form a national bank, but still needs further sign-offs before launching. The company manages $38.8 billion in deposits and reports earnings Feb. 25.
MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

7 February 2026
MARA shares jumped 22.4% to $8.24 Friday, trading higher after hours, as the company moved $87 million in bitcoin to major custodians. About 82.4 million MARA shares changed hands. Bitcoin hovered near $68,928 Saturday. A MARA filing showed its general counsel had shares withheld for taxes on vested stock units, not an open market sale.
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