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Zambia copper output falls slightly in Q2, minister says
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Zambia's copper production fell slightly in the second quarter of the year due to problems faced by four mines, its mines minister said on Thursday. Minister Paul Kabuswe cited issues at Sino... 


Antofagasta CEO Ivan Arriagada says the company expects more than 30% growth in output in the medium term.
Antofagasta half-year earnings surge 60% on higher copper demand, prices
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean miner Antofagasta posted a nearly 60% jump in half-year core earnings on Thursday, on higher production and prices its customers paid for energy transition material copper. Earnings before... 


Stillwater Critical Minerals raises C$8.78m in private placements
14th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Stillwater Critical Minerals said on Wednesday it had raised about C$8.78-million through a series of private placements to fund exploration at its projects in the US and Canada. The... 


A$23m capital raise keeps Centaurus' Brazil nickel project on path to 2026 FID
14th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Centaurus Metals on Thursday announced firm commitments for A$20-million from Australian and international institutional and sophisticated investors in a placement to advance its... 


Escondida is the world's largest copper deposit.
Chile slashes its estimate for 2025 copper production growth
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's state copper commission slashed its 2025 growth estimate for the country's production, saying it now expected an increase of 1.5% from last year, half the 3% growth it had estimated in... 


Codelco's El Teniente smelter to restart after collapse
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean miner Codelco's smelter at its El Teniente mine is set to restart on Thursday, the firm said, after being paused for nearly two weeks due to a deadly collapse at the site. The collapse at... 


Re-evaluation at Galileo’s KCB licences confirms copper in drillholes
13th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Galileo Resources is “very pleased” with the outcome of the re-evaluation of its previous holes on Kalahari Copperbelt (KCB), CEO and chairperson Colin Bird says. Given that various... 


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Zambia prioritises copper output over pollution control, heightening environmental risks, BMI says
13th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Zambia’s antipollution measures are unlikely to lead to major pollution reductions as the government continues to place a higher priority on copper output growth, BMI – a Fitch Solutions company –... 


Bougainville Copper CEO dies suddenly
13th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Bougainville Copper said on Wednesday that its CEO, Johnny Patterson Auna, died suddenly on August 11 in Port Moresby. Auna, 59, was appointed CEO in January 2025 after joining the... 


Hudbay sells 30% of Arizona copper project to Mitsubishi for $600m
Hudbay sells 30% of Arizona copper project to Mitsubishi for $600m
13th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-based Hudbay Minerals has struck a $600-million deal with Mitsubishi, giving the Japanese conglomerate a 30% stake in its fully permitted Copper World project in Arizona, in a move that... 


Coltan mining in the DRC
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels
13th August 2025 By: Reuters

Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The... 


A coltan mine run by M23 rebels
US imposes sanctions on Congo armed group, mining firms over illicit minerals
13th August 2025 By: Reuters

The US on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Congo's military as well as a Congolese mining company and two Hong Kong-based exporters over armed violence and the sale... 


Waratah Minerals raises A$30m to accelerate Spur drilling
Waratah Minerals raises A$30m to accelerate Spur drilling
13th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Waratah Minerals said on Wednesday it had secured firm commitments to raise A$30-million through a share placement, with proceeds to accelerate exploration at its Spur gold/copper... 


The Cowal mine
Evolution Mining posts record FY25 profit, boosts dividend on higher gold, copper output
13th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s Evolution Mining on Wednesday reported record profit and earnings for the 2025 financial year, lifted by higher gold and copper production and stronger commodity prices, and raised its... 


De Beers announces kimberlite field discovery in Angola
De Beers announces kimberlite field discovery in Angola
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

De Beers' joint venture in Angola has discovered a new kimberlite field, the most common source of mined diamonds, it said on Tuesday, its first such discovery in three decades. The Anglo American... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.
Barrick’s DRC gold mine is exemplary global advancer of African greenness, automation
12th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Africa received a strong thumbs up during the second-quarter presentation of Barrick as one of its “main cash generators”. “We saw solid performance across the portfolio,” Barrick CEO Dr Mark... 


Jubilee board urges shareholders to approve sale of chrome, PGM ops to One Chrome
12th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Jubilee’s board of directors has unanimously recommended that shareholders vote in favour of the proposed sale of the company’s South African chrome and platinum group metal (PGM) operations to One... 


Lifezone secures $60m bridge loan for Tanzania nickel project
12th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE-listed Lifezone Metals has secured a $60-million bridge loan from Taurus Mining Finance Fund No. 2 to accelerate early works and infrastructure development at the Kabanga nickel project in... 


Codelco replaces El Teniente manager after deadly accident
Codelco replaces El Teniente manager after deadly accident
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean state copper miner Codelco said on Monday that the general manager of its El Teniente mine, where a recent collapse killed six workers, will leave his position as part of a "mutual... 


Copper output from Chile's Codelco climbs 17% in June
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

Copper production from Chilean State-run miner Codelco ticked up 17% year-over-year in June, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Monday, climbing to 120 200 metric tons. Codelco is the... 


Chinese copper maker an unlikely winner from Trump’s tariffs
12th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

One of China’s biggest copper fabricators is set to reap a windfall from President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost US production of the metal. Zhejiang Hailiang Co., a major manufacturer of copper... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow
Barrick boosts output, cash flow in Q2
11th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold and copper miner Barrick Mining posted higher production and stronger cash generation in the second quarter, advancing several major growth projects and stepping up shareholder returns. The... 


Capstone Copper greenlights Mantoverde expansion in Chile
Capstone Copper greenlights Mantoverde expansion in Chile
11th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX- and ASX-listed Capstone Copper has sanctioned construction of its Mantoverde Optimised (MV-O) project in Chile, following receipt of all required board and regulatory approvals, including the... 


Codelco gets approval from labour inspector to restart El Teniente operations
Codelco gets approval from labour inspector to restart El Teniente operations
11th August 2025 By: Reuters

Copper miner Codelco received authorization from Chile's labor inspector office to begin resuming certain operations at its flagship El Teniente copper mine, it said on Saturday, after more than a... 


Congo names veteran executive Kabamba as mines minister in reshuffle
8th August 2025 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo appointed former mining executive Louis Watum Kabamba as mines minister in a cabinet reshuffle, the government said on Friday, ahead of key decisions on potential... 


Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit
Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit
8th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

The head of Glencore's huge coal-trading operation is leaving in the biggest shake-up of the company’s trading unit in years. The news comes after Glencore, an historic name in commodity trading... 


Schneider Electric supports WWW with crucial metering and telemetry solutions built for rugged, remote areas
Schneider Electric supports WWW with crucial metering and telemetry solutions built for rugged, remote areas
8th August 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, has announced the availability of its 6500W + IMT65W battery-powered electromagnetic water meter, the Trio J-Series... 


MARK BRISTOW: This is a good example of an instance where an asset we own might be better suited in the hands of others.
Barrick to sell Chile project for $50m
8th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Mining announced on Friday it would sell its Alturas gold project in Chile to a unit of Singapore’s Boroo for $50-million in cash, plus a 0.5% net smelter return... 


Codelco collapse was likely caused by mining rather than nature
Codelco collapse was likely caused by mining rather than nature
8th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

The seismic event that caused a fatal collapse at Codelco’s biggest mine in Chile is likely to have been caused by mining activity rather than nature, according to a person with direct knowledge of... 


Firm announces battery breakthrough
8th August 2025

 Active pharmaceutical ingredients, dyes and specialty chemicals manufacturer Macsen Labs has recently announced a breakthrough in sodium-ion battery technology through the successful research and... 


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Ramping up African trade seen as key coping strategy as Agoa-extension prospects fade
8th August 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

With the continuation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) beyond its expiry next month in serious doubt as the administration of re-elected US President Donald Trump shifts decisively... 


Telecoms-linked fraud costing South Africa more than R5-billion a year
8th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A new report by the Communication Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) has revealed that telecommunications-linked fraud is costing South Africa R5.3-billion a year, with nearly 60% of mobile banking... 


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Haib copper project, Namibia – update
8th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Copper exploration and development company Koryx Copper has closed its previously announced bought deal public offering to advance technical studies on the project and continue exploration. 


View of the Los Azules project
Los Azules copper project, Argentina – update
8th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

McEwen Mining expects to complete a feasibility study on the project in two months. 


Aterian awarded three new licences in the Kalahari Copperbelt
7th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Aterian has announced a significant expansion of its high-potential copper and silver exploration portfolio following the award of three new prospecting licences in the world-renowned... 


Bank of Zambia governor Dr Denny Kalyalya
Bank of Zambia renews gold purchase contract with First Quantum Minerals
7th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Following a tender, the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) has extended metals miner First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) contract to supply the central bank with refined gold for the next three years, building on a... 


Amerigo faces operational disruption following El Teniente accident
7th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based Amerigo Resources  has temporarily suspended the processing of fresh tailings at its Minera Valle Central (MVC) operation in Chile following a deadly rockfall at its long-time... 


Centerra accelerates self-funded growth as new Nevada mine gets green light
Centerra accelerates self-funded growth as new Nevada mine gets green light
7th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada's Centerra Gold is pushing ahead with its self-funded gold growth strategy, announcing that the Goldfield project, in Nevada, has received board approval to proceed to construction following... 


Chile's ENAMI opens door to investors for $1.7bn smelter
7th August 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's state-run mining company Enami has kicked off a process to draw in investors for a $1.7-billion smelter in exchange for copper cathode supply, it said on Wednesday. The Hernan Videla Lira... 


The Jansen potash mine in Canada
Mining giants squeeze dividends with an eye toward funding growth
7th August 2025 By: Reuters

So far this earnings season, large miners are paying out their lowest dividends in years, as mineral prices slip and they need to retain cash for their massive development projects, while trying to... 


El Teniente
Codelco asks to restart part of El Teniente mine after accident
7th August 2025 By: Reuters

Copper miner Codelco has asked Chile's mining regulator for permission to reopen a part of its flagship El Teniente mine after a collapse last week that killed six people, two sources with... 


Copper market to feel impact of accident in Chile
6th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Codelco stopped processing ore at its biggest copper mine in Chile after a deadly tunnel collapse July 31 prompted a halt of underground activities. The El Teniente complex ran out of stockpiled... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Glencore identifies major cost savings opportunities in half-year review
6th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

During the first half of this year, diversified mining and marketing group Glencore continued to optimise the business and position it for further value accretive growth, CEO Gary Nagle reported on... 


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