Social•Feb 24, 2026
EU Sets Recycled Plastics Targets, Expands to Steel, Aluminium
EU agrees recycled plastics targets for cars, with future recycled steel and aluminium rules under end-of-life vehicles regulation. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/eu-end-of-life-vehicles-regulation-sets.html
By The Metalnomist
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Australia Secures Fixed‑Price Power for Tomago Smelter Post‑2028
Australia moves toward a fixed-price power deal to keep Rio Tinto’s Tomago aluminium smelter running after 2028. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/tomago-aluminium-smelter-power-purchase.html
By The Metalnomist
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Fortescue Bets on Green Iron Amid
Fortescue’s green iron bet in a €300 per tonne iron world #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/o9SQlmpEPc https://t.co/oEuy12U2pf
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Feb 23, 2026
USCF Launches Iron Ore Index Fund for Futures
New: @USCFInvestments files for a an Iron Ore Index Fund. Will invest in Iron order futures contracts. https://t.co/RHtnD2joQb
By James Seyffart
Social•Feb 23, 2026
SigmaLithium Forecasts 240k‑tonne Annual Output, 520k
.@SigmaLithium providing formal guidance just a few weeks after restarting mining under owner/operator model: ◦12 months annualized forward production: 240,000 tonnes ◦24 months annualized forward production: 520,000 tonnes $SGML 👇
By Howard Klein
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Gold Overvalued? Questioning Its Safe‑Haven Status
Is the store-of-value, gold, too stretched to be considered a safe haven? https://t.co/nC6Jxgznlb #gold #bonds @markets https://t.co/VvCZYA742S
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Explosive Silver Junior Rio Silver Under Analyst Spotlight
Rio Silver $RYO.V $RYOOF Don Durrett and John Feneck take a closer look at Rio Silver. Must-watch if you like explosive Silver juniors ... https://t.co/XbSRRs7hRq
By Hedgehog Trader (Nicholas Winton)
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Global CO2 Levels Set to Flatten, Then Decline
I expect we will see similar results worldwide soon, country by country. A flattening of CO2, followed by a decline, as renewables replace coal and gas, and EVs displace gasoline/diesel.
By Dave Stagner
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Critical One Energy Secures Permit for Antimony‑Gold Project
Critical One Energy @Critical1Energy $CRTL.CA $MMTLF Receives Exploration Permit for Howells Lake Antimony-Gold Project https://t.co/JkBm5YVa24
By Hedgehog Trader (Nicholas Winton)
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Analysts Overstate Global Copper Supply by Ignoring Strategic Reserves
I am seeing many market analysts include the accumulated copper stockpiles in the US in their global balance of copper stockpiles and therefore conclude that there are >1 million tonnes of available copper in global stockpiles today. I am not...
By Robert Friedland
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Short Bitcoin, Copper, Silver Near 2026 Peaks
Sell the 2026 Open, Buy the Close? Bitcoin, Copper, Silver Tilts - Potentially prudent shorts around $90,000 for Bitcoin, $6 per pound for copper and $100 an ounce for silver could gain traction -- and companions -- when stock...
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Gold Volatility Surge Signals Looming Stock Market Reversal
Gold Volatility Could Trickle Up to Stocks - Gold's highest 180-day volatility since 2009, juxtaposed with the lowest for the Nasdaq-100 index (NDX) since 2018, forms a crocodile-jaw pattern ripe to bite. My graphic highlights what might be the top...
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Antilles Gold, GeoMinera Begin Cuba Mine, 2026 Commissioning
Antilles Gold and GeoMinera start building Cuba’s Nueva Sabana copper-gold mine, targeting end-2026 commissioning. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/antilles-gold-nueva-sabana-copper-gold.html
By The Metalnomist
Social•Feb 23, 2026
China’s 2026 Policy Loosening Boosts Steel, Non‑Ferrous Demand
China signals looser policy and faster green transition for 2026, supporting steel and non-ferrous demand. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/china-2026-economic-policy-direction.html
By The Metalnomist
Social•Feb 23, 2026
India Pivots to Brazil with $20B Mining Deal
#IndiaWatch🇮🇳: India just signed a $20B mining and minerals pact with Brazil to secure iron ore and fuel steel expansion. US tariff threats push India away, and it pivots towards the global south. https://t.co/JvDQ3RVGy6
By Steve Hanke
Social•Feb 22, 2026
Flying to Florida, Then Nevada for Lithium Americas Visit
Nice day to fly. Florida (BMO) today. Nevada to visit @LithiumAmericas & Thacker Pass later this week. https://t.co/IxPMJX66U7
By Joe Lowry ("Mr. Lithium")
Social•Feb 22, 2026
Full EV Fleet by 2026 Cuts WA Emissions Over Half
While renewables boom in WA, WA electric vehicle adoption half the global adoption rate of 25% If WA's vehicle fleet was 100% electric in 2026 with renewables penetration at 55%, more than half of WA transport emissions would have been eliminated @RogerCookMLA
By Prof Ray Wills
Social•Feb 22, 2026
Hubei STR to Open 50k‑ton Anode Recycling Plant 2026
Hubei STR will launch a 50,000 t/yr anode recycling plant in March 2026 as China battery scrap rises. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/hubei-str-anode-recycling-plant-will.html
By The Metalnomist
Social•Feb 22, 2026
REalloys Secures 5‑Year Rare‑Earth Deal, Boosts Saskatoon Expansion
REalloys signs 5-year SRC deal for NdPr, Dy, Tb and funds Saskatoon capacity expansion. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/realloys-rare-earth-supply-deal-with.html
By The Metalnomist
Social•Feb 21, 2026
CEO Warwick Smith Discusses Deal Strategies at American Pacific
Resource Expert Sean Brodrick interviews Deal-maker CEO Warwick Smith of American Pacific Mining Corp $USGDF $USGD.CA https://t.co/9vg3VBGu4A https://t.co/fs6rz3m196
By Hedgehog Trader (Nicholas Winton)
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Japan's Deep-Sea Rare Earths: Promise Meets Extraction Hurdle
Japan’s deep-sea rare earth find at Minamitorishima sounds like a game-changer. And on paper, it is. The 50-50 mix of light and heavy rare earths is impressive, especially since heavy elements are the truly scarce ones. The bad news is it’s...
By Peter Zeihan
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Jan Gas Futures Near $5, Could Slip Below $4.40
January Natural Gas vs. Lower Energy, Rates Goals - The January natural gas future (Jan27) is typically the tip of the price curve and will be tops in relevance around the US midterms, with a potential downward bias. Preexisting trends...
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 21, 2026
U.S. Produces 300 Mining Engineers vs China’s 3,000
Here’s an important story in the Washington Post, with a link below, about how the United States forgot how to mine anything and what it is costing our nation today. If America wants to reduce its dependence on imports from...
By Robert Friedland
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Beyond Bullish Forecasts: Deep Dive with YJ Lee
Episode 229 of the @globallithium podcast with YJ Lee. The bullish forecasts are only a small part of the conversation. @usuallyYJLee https://t.co/Dkg19Dg7Lg
By Joe Lowry ("Mr. Lithium")
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Almonty Raises $112.5M for Global Tungsten Expansion
Almonty seeks $112.5mn to advance Montana tungsten, Portugal Panasqueira expansion, and Korea Sangdong Mo drilling. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/almonty-tungsten-funding-targets-1125mn.html
By The Metalnomist
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Gold and Silver Surge Amid Iran Tensions, CNY Break Ends
Gold back over $5100 USD and Silver over $84 USD. We have a potential Iran conflict, and the end of the CNY break next week. https://t.co/Eac6sG80np
By Haplo
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Mineral Resources Posts Interim Profit on Onslow Boost, Lithium Rebound
Mineral Resources swings to interim profit on stronger Onslow output, lithium rebound https://t.co/DOTSeLY4pB via @KitcoNewsNOW
By Haplo
Social•Feb 21, 2026
Push Renewables, Not Nuclear, for WA’s Future
Let's build WA's future around renewables and green iron, not gullibly back nuclear and last century subs that have already been strategically neutralised by drones Hey @AlboMP - what the hell is wrong with Labor backing nukes?
By Prof Ray Wills
Social•Feb 20, 2026
NovaGold Opts Single‑phase Donlin Build at $5,000 Gold
"We have looked at building [the Donlin project] in phases, but given the current price environment of about $5,000 an ounce, it's our current thinking to build the project in a single build," said @NOVAGOLD 's CEO Greg Lang. ...
By Michael McCrae
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Gold Poised for Reversion as Oil Bears Down
Is Gold the Next Big Commodity Trade? Historic Reversion Risks - Geopolitical tensions could add fuel to crude oil's bear market as it approaches good resistance while heightening peak signals in gold's bull market. The metal has reached historic extremes...
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Supply Scare Could Deepen Brent’s Bear Market
A Supply Scare Can Add Fuel to Brent Downtrend - What will end crude's downtrend may be a top commodity question of 2026. A supply scare that spikes prices might fuel more of the same -- US-led Western Hemisphere production...
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Gold's Parabolic Surge May Be Overheated, Reversion Likely
The Rock May Be Too Hot - Gold vs. Commodities - Inflation is notably absent from gold's parabolic rally, which may suggest a too-hot rock if history is a guide. From a base of 100 in 1964, gold in terms...
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Physical Commodities Surge, Challenging Digital Dominance Decade
CLANCs = Copper, Lithium, Aluminum, Nickel, Cobalt. Copper ripped 30% in Jan, then erased ~1/3 — still ~+20% YTD. Secular shortage story → oversupply in days as inventories hit multi-year highs. For decades, digital dominated physical. The physical world is back with a...
By Joshua Packwood