Februari 2026

Metso has acquired MRA Automation, a privately owned engineering and automation specialist based in Newcastle, New South Wales, bolstering its bulk material handling and port solutions capability in Australia and globally. The transaction value has not been disclosed and is not expected to have a material impact on Metso’s financials. MRA Automation provides engineering, automation […]

Shares in Eramet slid on Monday as news that the French mining group’s finance chief had been temporarily suspended deepened a management crisis triggered by the ousting of its former CEO days earlier. Eramet said in a statement earlier that the sidelining of Abel Martins-Alexandre, pending an investigation into his management methods, was not related

A modest increase in Chilean copper export values last month appears to be masking declining output as the top-producing nation grapples with falling grades and under-performing mines. January’s shipments of $4.55 billion represent a 7.9% increase on year-earlier levels, according to central bank data released Monday. But average prices surged 34% over that span. If

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange rose sharply on February 6, with both cash and forward contracts reporting gains in contrast to the inventories, which followed a decline. The LME aluminium cash bid price climbed to USD 3,044.5 per tonne on February 6 from USD 3,013.5 per tonne on February 5, increasing by 1.03

Gold and silver fell on Tuesday after two straight sessions ‍of gains, as the dollar edged higher from a more than one-week low, while ⁠investors awaited key U.S. jobs and inflation data due later this week to gauge the interest rate trajectory. Spot gold fell 1% to $5,016.56 per ounce by 0055 GMT. ‌The metal

Usai melakukan peresmian groundbreaking atas proyek hilirisasi bauksit menjadi alumina dan aluminium yang terletak di Mempawah, Kalimantan Barat, BPI Danantara Indonesia (Danantara Indonesia) menargetkan proyek yang digarap oleh anggota MIND ID, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) dan PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM) ini selesai pada 2028 mendatang. “Kita harapkan ini akan selesai dalam jangka waktu

PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) terus berupaya mendukung pengembangan fasilitas pengolahan dan pemurnian bauksit–alumina–aluminium di Mempawah, Kalimantan Barat. Sebagai bagian dari ekosistem hilirisasi mineral nasional, anggota holding industri pertambangan Indonesia MIND ID ini berperan dalam memastikan ketersediaan sumber energi (power solution) untuk memenuhi kebutuhan operasional smelter aluminium. Fasilitas yang telah menjadi penghubung penting dalam rantai

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) memberikan peluang bagi perusahaan batu bara untuk merevisi Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Biaya (RKAB) 2026, jika nantinya terdapat peningkatan permintaan di dalam negeri. Wakil Menteri ESDM Yuliot Tanjung mengatakan target produksi batu bara dalam RKAB 2026 akan berada di level sekitar 600 juta ton, jauh lebih rendah dari

Kementerian Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) membuka peluang bagi badan usaha kecil dan menengah (UKM) untuk memperoleh wilayah izin usaha pertambangan (WIUP) mineral logam dan batu bara melalui skema prioritas. Deputi Bidang Usaha Menengah Kementerian UMKM Bagus Rachman menyebut tidak semua UKM bisa serta-merta mengelola tambang. Pemerintah telah menyiapkan mekanisme seleksi berlapis untuk memastikan

Badan Pengelola Investasi (BPI) Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara) memastikan groundbreaking atau peletakan batu pertama dari 18 proyek hilirisasi akan selesai sebelum berakhirnya semester pertama tahun 2026. CEO Danantara Indonesia, Rosan Roeslani, mengatakan setelah melakukan Groundbreaking Proyek Hilirisasi Fase I pada Jumat (06/02/2026), pihaknya telah memetakan proyek selanjutnya yang masuk dalam Fase II. “Iya, tentunya sudah

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) memperkirakan persentase kewajiban pasok ke domestik atau domestic market obligation (DMO) batu bara naik hingga 30 persen menyusul pemangkasan kuota produksi di dalam negeri. “Kami hitung dulu. Range-nya mungkin bisa lebih dari 30 persen,” ujar Wakil Menteri ESDM Yuliot ketika dijumpai di Kementerian ESDM, Jakarta, Jumat (6/2). Yuliot

Impor bijih nikel Indonesia dari Filipina melonjak signifikan sepanjang 2025. Menurut data Badan Pusat Statistika, volume impor tercatat mencapai 15,33 juta ton senilai US$ 725,17 juta, naik sekitar 5 juta ton dibandingkan tahun sebelumnya. Lonjakan ini terjadi di tengah keterbatasan pasokan bijih domestik dan rencana pemerintah membatasi produksi nikel pada 2026 melalui pengetatan persetujuan Rencana

Asosiasi Pertambangan Batubara Indonesia (APBI) mengonfirmasi telah diterima oleh Direktur Jenderal Mineral dan Batu Bara (Dirjen Minerba) Kementerian ESDM untuk melakukan audiensi ihwal pemangkasan produksi batu bara periode 2026. Direktur Eksekutif APBI Gita Mahyarani menyatakan APBI beserta anggota memberikan sejumlah masukan dan saran terkait dengan kebijakan pemangkasan Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Biaya (RKAB) 2026, serta

Harga batu bara berpeluang melanjutkan tren penguatan pada pekan ini. Pasar mencermati prospek permintaan dari China dan India, serta dinamika pasokan dari negara produsen utama, termasuk Indonesia dan Australia. Berdasarkan data perdagangan Jumat (6/2/2026), harga batu bara Newcastle untuk Februari 2026 turun US$ 0,4% ke level US$ 115,6 per ton. Sedangkan Maret 2026 melemah US$

Daftar 5 negara penghasil harta karun emas terbesar di Dunia. Emas menjadi simbol kekayaan dan memiliki cadangan emas terbesar yang belum dieksploitasi bisa membentuk masa depan pertambangan dan keuangan sebuah negara. Emas juga lama dianggap sebagai aset jangkar dalam sistem keuangan global. Memperkuat cadangan emas bukan hanya sekadar mengumpulkan logam mulia, melainkan bagian dari strategi

Tin soared to a record high of $56,800 on January 26 but has given up about 15 per cent of its gains in line with the losses the metals have suffered since US President Donald Trump appointed Kevin Warsh as the next US Fed chief. However, prices are expected to increase a tad as problems

Gold and silver extended gains on Monday as the dollar weakened, ‍while investors awaited a key U.S. ​labour market report due later in the week ⁠to gauge the interest rate trajectory. Spot gold rose 1.4% to $5,029.09 per ounce by 0037 GMT after a near 4% climb on Friday. U.S. gold futures for April delivery

Eramet announces that its Eramet Grande Côte (EGC) site, specialising in mineral sands mining in Senegal, has achieved the IRMA 50 performance level, becoming the first site within the group to be audited under the IRMA standard. This evaluation is part of the Eramet Group’s voluntary approach, initiated in 2022 through its CSR roadmap Act

The proposed merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore may not have eventuated, but the strategic logic that underpinned the talks – consolidating and strengthening copper exposure –  is very much alive across the sector.  In the lead-up to last week’s February 5 deadline, speculation centred on how Rio could accelerate its copper growth by acquiring Glencore, leveraging the latter’s balance sheet, operational expertise and project development capability to extract greater value from a combined portfolio.  The deal ultimately faltered amid

HIGHLIGHTS Wet weather disrupts Australian coal supply in Q1 India’s restocking and coke policy shape demand outlook China buying remains selective amid weak steel margins This report is part of the S&P Global Energy’s Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal,

India is set to increase its energy imports, including coking coal, from the US, as the two countries agree on an interim trade agreement framework. The joint statement released early Saturday said India intends to purchase $500 billion worth of products from the US over the next five years, which includes energy products and coking

The word on the Chinese street is that metals are the next hot thing. All you need to join the bull party is an online trading account, a bit of cash for the initial margin and access to the right WeChat chatroom to meet like-minded punters. China’s metal exchanges have for two months been struggling

South Africa and China have signed a framework trade and investment agreement aimed at providing duty-free access to the Chinese market to more South African products and facilitating Chinese investment into South Africa. The China-Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (CAEPA) was signed in Beijing, China, on February 6 by South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister