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Codelco says it has yet to reach missing workers at El Teniente mine
Codelco says it has yet to reach missing workers at El Teniente mine
Updated 24 minutes ago By: Reuters

Chilean copper producer Codelco has still not had contact with five missing workers at El Teniente's Andesita unit following a seismic incident that killed one person, El Teniente's general manager... 


Newmont unlocks $100m payment as Ghana ratifies Akyem lease
Newmont unlocks $100m payment as Ghana ratifies Akyem lease
Updated 1 hour 44 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based Newmont has unlocked a $100-million payment from Zijin Mining following the ratification of the Akyem East mining lease by Ghana’s Parliament, marking a key milestone in the company’s... 


Codelco says worker dead, several injured after 'seismic event' at El Teniente mine
Updated 7 hours ago By: Mariaan Webb

Chilean copper miner Codelco said on Thursday that one worker died at the Andesita project of its El Teniente mine after what it called a “seismic event” around 5:30 p.m. local time. The company... 


Capstone Copper hits revenue record in Q2
1st August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX- and ASX-listed Capstone Copper reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda), buoyed by strong sulphide copper... 


The world's biggest iron-ore windfall is fading for Australia
The world's biggest iron-ore windfall is fading for Australia
1st August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Flying deep into the heart of Western Australia, Rio Tinto Group executives, politicians and media step off a chartered jet into a Pilbara airport, little more than a sunbaked shed with metal... 


Construction equipment on the way to the Reko Diq project
Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Fluor Corporation has received the final notice to proceed from Barrick Mining Corporation. 


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Sulphur Springs zinc/copper project, Australia – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Work on surface infrastructure and early-stage underground mining activities has started.  


Stockpile of copper/zinc at the woodlawn project
Woodlawn copper/zinc mine, Australia – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Develop Global has started concentrate shipments from the mine. 


Transnet Group CE Michelle Phillips.
Transnet welcomes conviction of infrastructure criminals
31st July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

State-owned Transnet has welcomed the conviction of 26 individuals in the Xhariep district, in the Free State, for theft of Transnet copper cables and essential infrastructure estimated at... 


Queensland pledges support to keep Glencore smelter running
Queensland pledges support to keep Glencore smelter running
31st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

The Queensland government has extended an offer of financial support to Glencore to help secure the future of the Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery, urging the federal government to... 


Vedanta misses quarterly profit estimates on weak aluminium prices
31st July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta missed quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, as lower aluminium and copper prices and higher tax expenses overshadowed the impact of strong local... 


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Ivanhoe reports second-quarter profit, despite DRC flooding challenges
31st July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Base and precious metals miner Ivanhoe Mines reported a second-quarter profit of $35-million and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $123-million,... 


Anglo's Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
Anglo's simplified go-forward business advances with 43% earnings margin outlook
31st July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the 2025 transition year, Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American has maintained an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) margin for its go-forward... 


Southern Copper warns that US-China trade war could hit copper in short-term
31st July 2025 By: Reuters

Grupo Mexico's Southern Copper mining unit believes the US-China trade war will hit the global economy, affecting the copper sector, CFO Raul Jacob said on a call with analysts on Wednesday to... 


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Grupo Mexico evaluating US investments after scaled-back copper tariff
31st July 2025 By: Reuters

Grupo Mexico, a major copper producer, is looking to decide on investments for projects in the United States within the next three to five years, an executive said on a call on Wednesday, as... 


Trump's watered-down copper tariffs almost crush Comex premium
Trump's watered-down copper tariffs almost crush Comex premium
31st July 2025 By: Reuters

The once-mighty premium US copper enjoyed over the global benchmark shrank to near zero on Thursday as markets clawed back months of gains in hours of frenzied trading after President Donald Trump... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Valterra Platinum upping flood defence, envisaging underground trucking, hailing IRMA
30th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum, which experienced severe flooding in the first half of this year at its Amandelbult mine owing to extremely abnormal rainfall, is... 


Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka during last month’s visit to Glencore operations in Kolwezi.
Glencore’s half-year copper equivalent production up 5%
30th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The copper equivalent production of diversified mining company Glencore rose 5% year-on-year in the six months to June 30 with the integration of the Elk Valley Resources steelmaking coal volumes,... 


Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto half-year profit drops 22% as iron-ore prices weigh
30th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining major Rio Tinto reported a 22% decline in first-half profit to $4.5-billion as lower iron-ore prices and cyclone disruptions in Australia weighed on performance, despite higher... 


Mining giant Grupo Mexico reports profit bump as copper costs shrink
30th July 2025 By: Reuters

Mining and transportation conglomerate Grupo Mexico reported net profit rose 10% in the second quarter, helped by lower mining costs and a good performance from its copper byproducts business even... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
Tau says reset in US trade relations ‘unavoidable’ on eve of reciprocal tariff deadline
29th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says a reset in South Africa’s trade relations with the US is unavoidable, but has also reiterated the country’s stance that negotiations remain... 


Copper 360 enters negotiations for additional equity capital
29th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Copper 360 has advised shareholders that it has entered into negotiations regarding the introduction of additional equity capital, which if successfully concluded, may have a material... 


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Two SABS execs suspended pending investigations into alleged corruption, mismanagement
29th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

After months of whistleblower reports, investigations and lobbying, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) COO Lungelo Ntobongwana and chief corporate services officer (CCSO) Lizo Makele have... 


Hercules strikes deal with Barrick to expand Idaho copper project
29th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian exploration company Hercules Metals has entered a strategic agreement with Barrick Gold to consolidate control of a 73-km copper belt surrounding its flagship Leviathan discovery in... 


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Botswana Diamonds awarded AI-identified acreage
29th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has been awarded four prospecting licences in Botswana following an extensive country-wide AI-driven exploration programme which generated several highly prospective... 


Fluor receives final notice to proceed on Reko Diq
Fluor receives final notice to proceed on Reko Diq
29th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US-based engineering group Fluor has received the final notice to proceed from Barrick Mining on the development of the multibillion-dollar Reko Diq copper project in Pakistan. Fluor was named... 


CuFe scoping study highlights potential of Tennant Creek copper/gold project
29th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Emerging copper company CuFe has published a scoping study for its Orlando openpit copper/gold project in the Northern Territory, delivering a pre-tax net present value (NPV) of about A$355-million... 


Finance Minister Mario Marcel
Chile will ask US to include copper within US-Chile trade deal
29th July 2025 By: Reuters

Chile expects US copper tariffs to be discussed within broader US trade talks in Washington this week, Finance Minister Mario Marcel said on Monday in an interview with local radio program Duna.... 


Peru mulls green light for $6bn in mining projects
Peru mulls green light for $6bn in mining projects
29th July 2025 By: Reuters

 Peru is considering whether to give the green light to a wave of new mining projects worth a combined $6-billion in investments, President Dina Boluarte said on Monday, as her deeply unpopular... 


Develop pushes ahead with copper/zinc growth strategy
28th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Base metals miner Develop Global said on Monday that it had kicked off concentrate shipments from its Woodlawn copper/zinc mine in New South Wales and that it was fast-tracking underground... 


Tom Palmer
Newmont prioritises buybacks and organic growth
25th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold mining major Newmont is turning inward, choosing to return cash to shareholders rather than chase new acquisitions, even as improved results bolster free cash flow generation. “Our focus is... 


Congo is targeting cobalt price that boosts local processing
Congo is targeting cobalt price that boosts local processing
25th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking a cobalt price that encourages domestic processing, as the government considers its next steps to follow a ban on exports of the battery metal, according... 


Three workers rescued after being trapped at Newmont's Red Chris mine in Canada
Three workers rescued after being trapped at Newmont's Red Chris mine in Canada
25th July 2025 By: Reuters

Three workers from Hy-Tech Drilling at Newmont's Red Chris mine project were safely brought to the surface following a fall-of-ground incident, the company said on Friday. Newmont added that it... 


Tailings from the Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah contain tellurium.
US targets critical minerals in mine waste to boost supply security
25th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The US Interior Department on Thursday moved to expand domestic access to critical minerals by targeting mine waste and other legacy sources for extraction. Under a new directive from Interior... 


Rio Tinto expands Quebec lithium push through Azimut option
Rio Tinto expands Quebec lithium push through Azimut option
25th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Rio Tinto is deepening its footprint in Canada’s James Bay lithium corridor, expanding an existing partnership with junior explorer Azimut Exploration to include new lithium... 


Latest Teck setbacks in Chile underscore copper supply struggles
Latest Teck setbacks in Chile underscore copper supply struggles
25th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Teck Resources’ lowered production guidance for its flagship Chilean mine in the latest setback to the Canadian company’s efforts to join the copper big leagues. The sprawling Quebrada Blanca... 


Newmont races to reach trapped miners at Red Chris
Newmont races to reach trapped miners at Red Chris
25th July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining major Newmont is continuing rescue efforts to reach three workers trapped underground at the Red Chris mine in British Columbia, following two fall-of-ground incidents that have blocked... 


POST MINE LEGACY
The new Barrick Academy aims to be used to train more than 2 000 forepersons, supervisors and superintendents over the next 24 months
Former mine sees new life as training centre, SEZ
25th July 2025 By: Donna Slater

Following the July 2021 closure of its Buzwagi gold mine in Tanzania, and in line with its mine closure objective of leaving a positive legacy, gold and copper major Barrick opened a training... 


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Angolan mining grows, transforming economy
25th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

There is significant growth and transformation in Angola’s mining industry, driven by strategic reforms, infrastructure development and an increase in foreign investment, attendees of the Investing... 


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US institution reaffirms corridor financing
25th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has reaffirmed its $500-million commitment to fund the Lobito Corridor project, with the focus on upgrading a 1 300 km railway line from... 


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Copper developer backed by regional major for exploration
25th July 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

In the ongoing development of its flagship Mumbezhi copper project in Zambia, copper and lithium developer Prospect Resources has executed an investment agreement with copper miner First Quantum... 


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SA gold miners look to overcome structural constraints as high prices persist
25th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite rising  gold prices driven by increased central bank demand and ongoing global geopolitical tensions – which should benefit South African gold miners– local production continues to decline... 


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Emerging pictures
25th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A picture has started to emerge of the potential economic fallout of America’s existing, as well as potentially imminent, tariffs on South African goods. Recent econometric modelling has helped to... 


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