Metals Market Headlines — 16 March 2026
Top 10 Metals & Mining Headlines
- Orion closes largest ever fundraise, bringing total AUM over $9B
- BHP wins UK appeal ending case over Brazil dam collapse claims
- Centaurus inks Glencore deal for Jaguar nickel output
- Chinese firm keeps Canada’s only antimony mine idle
- US launches $500M initiative to boost critical minerals processing
- Open-pit gold miners most exposed to high oil prices: Jefferies
- Investors prefer North America to Africa: Sprott chief
- Gold price eyes second straight weekly loss, silver price drops further
- Rio Tinto slows Quebec lithium plant build, timeline intact
- Oil shock could sharply raise mining costs: BMO