Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) is raising its long-term lithium demand outlook after a breakout year for stationary energy storage, underscoring a shift in the battery materials market that is no longer driven solely by electric vehicles. The US-based lithium major reported fourth quarter 2025 net sales of US$1.4 billion, up 16 percent year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA rising 7 percent to US$269 million. For the full year, Albemarle delivered US$5.1 billion in revenue and US$1.1 billion in adjusted EBITDA, results that CEO Kent Masters said were supported by “strong growth in energy storage and significant cost and productivity improvements.” But the most consequential update came in the company’s demand outlook. “We are seeing a diversification of lithium end markets, with stationary storage becoming an increasingly significant demand driver,” Masters told investors during a February 12 conference call, adding that Albemarle has increased its 2030 global lithium demand forecast by 10 percent to a…

TSX-V: WLR Frankfurt: 6YL  Walker Lane Resources Ltd. (TSXV: WLR,OTC:CMCXF) (Frankfurt: 6YL) (the ‘Company’) announces that the Company continues to work diligently toward the completion and filing of the Company’s annual audited financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 (the ‘Required Filings’). The Company is actively working on various strategies that they expect will resolve the preparation of the Required Filings as quickly as possible. The Required Filings are due to be filed by March 30, 2025. In connection with the anticipated delays in making the Required Filings, the Company made an application for a Management Cease Trade Order (‘MCTO‘) under NP 12-203 to the BC Securities Commission, as principal regulator for the Company, and the MCTO was issued on January 29, 2026. The MCTO restricts all trading by the Company’s CEO and CFO in securities of the Company, whether direct or indirect. The…

(TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia, February 12th, 2026 TheNewswire — Prismo Metals Inc. (‘Prismo’ or the ‘Company’) (CSE: PRIZ,OTC:PMOMF | OTCQB: PMOMF) is pleased to announce that it has received formal permit approval from the U.S. Forest Service to proceed with its fully funded drill program at the Company’s historic Silver King Mine project located in Arizona’s prolific Copper Belt. The approved permit authorizes drilling from multiple drill pads in the area of the historic mine designed to test the upper part of the Silver King mineralized body that was mined on nine levels over about 300 meters depth (Fig. 1). Additional high-priority targets identified through recent exploration work can also be tested with some of the planned drill locations. Testing of other targets on private ground is being considered. Mobilization on site is scheduled for February 20th followed by preparatory site work and access improvements followed by drilling. Dr. Craig…

Sirios Resources (TSXV:SOI,OTCQB:SIREF) is a Québec-based gold exploration and development company focused on high-potential projects in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region. Its flagship Cheechoo gold project ranks among the largest in the province by resource size and benefits from favourable geology, near-surface mineralization, and existing infrastructure, including road access, power lines, and proximity to the Éléonore mine. Sirios is advancing Cheechoo through systematic drilling, resource expansion, and technical studies, aiming to progress the project toward a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). In December 2025, Sirios completed a transformational combination with OVI Mining, creating a district-scale gold platform anchored by Cheechoo and complemented by the Corvet Est and PLEX projects. The transaction integrates Sirios into the Osisko development ecosystem, strengthening the leadership team with proven mine-building and capital markets expertise while maintaining the company’s deep geological knowledge of the James Bay region. With over 30 years of continuous exploration in James…

(TheNewswire)      Drill Hole LBX25-101 — Highlights 1.50 m @ 0.88 g/t Au, 13.60 g/t Ag, 0.24% Cu, 5.61% Zn (159.20 m to 160.70 m)  Including 0.50 m @ 2.06 g/t Au, 31.10 g/t Ag, 0.53% Cu, 12.35% Zn (159.70 m to 160.20 m)  1.60 m @ 1.16 g/t Au, 10.21 g/t Ag, 0.30% Cu, 4.39% Zn (187.70 m to 189.30 m)  3.00 m @ 0.97 g/t Au, 4.04 g/t Ag, 0.14% Cu, 2.21% Zn (190.50 m to 193.50 m)    Drill Hole LBX25-102 — Highlights 0.50 m @ 3.89 g/t Au, 38.70 g/t Ag, 0.42% Cu, 5.37% Zn (45.00 m to 45.50 m)  1.00 m @ 2.04 g/t Au, 0.80 g/t Ag, 0.01% Cu, 0.02% Zn (108.50 m to 109.50 m)  2.04 m @ 2.63 g/t Au, 2.38 g/t Ag, 0.02% Cu, 0.17% Zn 205.96 m to 208.00 m)  Including 1.00 m @ 5.14 g/t Au, 4.60 g/t…

Rising geopolitical tensions, intensifying competition for critical minerals and the accelerating breakdown of the postwar global order were some of the key themes at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) in late January, as investors grappled with what a volatile world means for capital, commodities and security of supply. In a wide-ranging panel moderated by Jesse Day, legendary mining financier Frank Giustra joined retired US Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor and geopolitical analyst Dr. Pascal Lottaz to examine flashpoints from Iran to Greenland, and why resource investors can no longer separate geopolitics from the metals that underpin modern economies. Giustra, president and CEO of Fiore Group and co-chair of the International Crisis Group, opened the discussion by warning that tensions with Iran are approaching a critical threshold, driven by competing US and Israeli objectives. “Israel would like to see Iran taken out as a major regional power,” Giustra said. “The US…

Clear Commodity Network CEO and Mining Stock Daily host Trevor Hall opened his talk at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) with a strong message: It is still possible to go broke in a bull market. “I want to start with the simple but uncomfortable truth: most investors don’t lose money in bear markets,” he said. “They lose it in bull markets. Bear markets are honest. Liquidity disappears; prices fall. Risk is obvious, and fear keeps people cautious. Bull markets, on the other hand, are deceptive.” According to Hall, bull markets feed the idea that everything is working well. Charts and spreadsheet data convince investors and business owners that it is the perfect time to make big decisions, making this the phase of the cycle where moves are based on impulse. “Rising prices get confused with good business, compelling stores get confused with durable assets. Bull markets don’t expose bad…