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Vale posts $3.8bn loss on nickel impairment; analysts welcome core profit
Vale posts $3.8bn loss on nickel impairment; analysts welcome core profit
13th February 2026 By: Reuters

Miner Vale on Thursday reported that its fourth-quarter net loss widened year-on-year, citing an impairment of nickel assets in Canada, yet analysts welcomed a core profit above expectations,... 


Eramet says Indonesia nickel permit volume slashed for 2026
11th February 2026 By: Reuters

Eramet's nickel mining joint venture in Indonesia has received an initial production allowance of 12-million wet metric tons for this year, down from the initial allowance of 32-million it received... 


AFC argues for stronger regional planning in Africa as it launches strategic minerals compendium
AFC argues for stronger regional planning in Africa as it launches strategic minerals compendium
9th February 2026 By: Irma Venter

Africa hosts an estimated $29.5-trillion in mine-site mineral value – the value of mineral resources at the point of extraction – representing about 20% of global mineral wealth. Of this total,... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Valterra Platinum performs strongly amid sharp earnings rise expectation
5th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining, refining and marketing company Valterra, which last week reported sharply rising earnings expectations for 2025, has delivered its strongest quarterly... 


The Los Bronces mine
Anglo lowers 2026 copper production guidance following lower 2025 output
5th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diversified miner Anglo American has reported a 14% quarter-on-quarter decrease in its copper production to 170 000 t in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, and a 10% year-on-year decrease... 


Ardea lines up potential A$1bn from EFA, US Exim
Ardea lines up potential A$1bn from EFA, US Exim
5th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia's Ardea Resources said on Thursday it had received nonbinding support from Export Finance Australia (EFA) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for the potential... 


Simon Trott and Gary Nagle
Rio Tinto expected to push for more time to weigh Glencore deal, sources say
5th February 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto and Glencore are expected to announce an extension to merger talks ahead of a UK regulatory deadline on Thursday, to allow Rio more time to study the merits of any deal, three people... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
South Africa at pivotal point in evolution of its mining industry, says Minerals Council
4th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Mining built South Africa once. With clarity, confidence, and coherent policy, mining can help to build South Africa’s future again – and do so inclusively. A successful and growing mining industry... 


Glencore suspends $1bn Canada smelter investments amid stalled talks
Glencore suspends $1bn Canada smelter investments amid stalled talks
4th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Glencore Canada has suspended major investments at its Horne smelter in Rouyn-Noranda after failing to reach an agreement with the Quebec government by its self-imposed January 31 deadline on... 


BHP's innovative Xplor programme in South Africa.
South Africa is hosting BHP’s biggest-ever explorer-technology-data bootcamp
3rd February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa is hosting the most intensive mineral systems thrust ever conducted by the exploration advancement programme being innovatively implemented by major mining company BHP. Brought... 


Rio Tinto's QIT operation in Madagascar
Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on new mining permits, excludes gold
30th January 2026 By: Reuters

Madagascar has lifted a 16-year moratorium on new mining permits for most minerals, the government said late on Thursday, but the suspension on gold permits will remain due to regulatory... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle.
Glencore’s copper production surges in second half of 2025
29th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Reflecting the ongoing benefits of simplified operating structures, London- and Johannesburg-listed Glencore on Thursday reported full-year key-commodity production volumes within guidance ranges.... 


Greenbushes
IGO posts improved earnings on strong Nova results, buoyant lithium market
29th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner IGO has generated positive free cash flow in the December quarter, underpinned by strong performances at its Nova nickel/copper/cobalt mine and the Greenbushes lithium operation,... 


Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
26th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list, as soaring metals demand and tight supplies of key minerals hint at a new supercycle in the sector. With a nearly 90%... 


Vale Indonesia says 2026 mining quota won't be enough to meet demand from new smelters
19th January 2026 By: Reuters

Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia's mining production quota approved for this year will likely be insufficient to meet demand from the smelters that will come online later this year, the company's... 


The above image depicts Deloitte Africa technical mining advisory leader Stewart Nupen
Global demand for Africa’s base metals on the up
16th January 2026 By: Lynne Davies

In addition to their sizeable output, high-quality ore and increasing efforts towards bolstering local beneficiation, Africa’s key base metals projects are important sources in global supply... 


Ontario Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce
Ontario fast-tracks Crawford nickel project
15th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada Nickel Company says Ontario has formally named its Crawford nickel project as the second development to be advanced under the province’s new One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework. The... 


FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
FACTBOX: Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resources
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday after President Donald Trump recently stepped up threats to take... 


Absa CIB Coverage Head for Resources and Energy Shirley Webber.
Call for Africa to turn fragmented mineral belts into coherent regional value chains
13th January 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa does not have the luxury of treating regional cooperation and regional beneficiation as afterthoughts. If the continent continues to negotiate in small, fragmented units, the result will be... 


Congressman Pete Stauber
US lawmaker moves to overturn Biden-era Minnesota mining ban
13th January 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

A US Republican congressman has introduced legislation aimed at overturning a Biden administration decision that restricted mining across a large area of northern Minnesota, reopening a... 


Talon completes Eagle Mine acquisition
Talon completes Eagle Mine acquisition
12th January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals company Talon Metals has completed its previously announced acquisition of Lundin Mining’s Eagle Mine and associated Humboldt Mill, creating a multi-asset, cash-generating... 


The Twin Metals project area
Trump, Congress move to undo Biden-era ban on mining in northern Minnesota
9th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Trump administration and US Congress are launching a plan this week to overturn former President Joe Biden's mining ban in northern Minnesota and prevent future administrations from taking... 


Gold
Lunnon Metals receives approval for Lady Herial openpit
8th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Lunnon Metals has reported that it has received the final regulatory approval from the Australian Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration relating to the proposed Lady Herial... 


Coal being transported
Indonesia to set 2026 coal output quota at around 600 million tons, will adjust nickel quota, minister says
8th January 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia may approve a coal output quota of "more or less" 600 million metric tons in 2026 and will adjust its nickel quota according to the industry's needs, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister... 


A gold bar
Morgan Stanley forecasts gold at $4 800 by the fourth quarter of 2026
6th January 2026 By: Reuters

Morgan Stanley forecast gold would hit $4 800 per ounce by the fourth quarter of this year, exceeding last year's records, citing falling interest rates, a change in leadership at the Federal... 


Miner walking past a coal stockpile at an operation in Indonesia
Indonesian miners can produce 25% of proposed 2026 output in Q1 while applications are assessed, local media says
5th January 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia's mining ministry said miners could produce 25% of their proposed 2026 output in the first quarter while the government processes their annual production quota plans, local media... 


The ASX offices
Australian shares flat as mining gains counter consumer, tech losses
5th January 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares were trading flat in early deals on Monday, as gains in heavyweight miners on the back of strong metal prices countered losses in consumer discretionary and tech stocks. The... 


Anglo American has reinitiated a formal sale process for its the remaining steelmaking coal business.
Anglo American reports progress on portfolio transformation
19th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining group Anglo American has reported progress on its portfolio transformation strategy, which aims to unlock value from its portfolio and accelerate consistently stronger... 


Lundin Mining to exit US nickel through Eagle sale to Talon
Lundin Mining to exit US nickel through Eagle sale to Talon
19th December 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Lundin Mining has agreed to sell its Eagle nickel/copper mine and Humboldt mill in the US to Talon Metals in a share-based transaction that will create a pure-play American... 


Nornickel sharply hikes nickel surplus forecasts for this year and next
15th December 2025 By: Reuters

Russian mining giant Nornickel said on Monday that it had doubled its nickel surplus forecast for this year and more than doubled its forecast for 2026. In a metals market review, Nornickel, the... 


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