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First blast at the Eucuentro Sulphides pit.
Antofagasta's Centinela reports first blast at Encuentro Sulphides pit
Updated 27 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Chilean copper miner Antofagasta’s Centinela operation has reached a milestone in its expansion strategy with the first blast at the new Encuentro Sulphides pit. The initial blast forms part of... 


A gold nugget on dollar bills
Gold's record run creates new rulebooks for investors
Updated 1 hour 18 minutes ago By: Reuters

Investors are testing well-established views about gold, which is surging to new records, as an AI-driven stocks rally and red-hot bitcoin force a rethink of what's driving one of the world's... 


Codelco's El Teniente mine was forced to halt production after a fatal accident.
Copper output from Chile's Codelco slides 25% in August after deadly mine accident
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Copper production from Chilean state-run miner Codelco tumbled 25% in August, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Thursday, after a deadly collapse stunted output from its... 


Argentina President Javier Milei
Argentina mining investment on pause as midterm elections loom
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Political uncertainty ahead of Argentina's October midterm elections is holding back investment decisions in the mining sector, the country's main industry group said on Thursday, warning that... 


Raw copper
Copper hits $11 000/t for first time since May 2024
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

Copper prices hit $11 000 per metric ton on Thursday, a level not seen in over 16 months, as widespread disruption at mines sparks fears of a shortage of supply and attracts speculative inflows.... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
South Africa urged to revive ferroalloy smelters, replace ideology with pragmatism
9th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with pragmatism in mining. Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu called on... 


Gold bars
Gold takes a breather after safe-haven demand fuels record run
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4 000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and... 


Granules of 99.99% pure silver at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in Russia.
Silver soars to record high, riding gold's coattails
9th October 2025 By: Reuters

Silver prices shot to a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by gold's bull run and growing investor demand for hard assets amid persistent geopolitical and economic risks, as well as expectations of... 


Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne.
Promote growth, transformation together, Minerals Council South Africa urges
8th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory environment that promotes both together, Minerals Council... 


Copper market expected to be in surplus in 2025 followed by deficit in 2026, ICSG says
Copper market expected to be in surplus in 2025 followed by deficit in 2026, ICSG says
8th October 2025 By: Reuters

The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) on Wednesday projected a surplus of approximately 178 000 t in the global refined copper market for 2025, followed by a deficit of 150 000 t in 2026.... 


Fire in Glencore's mine in Chile under control, operations unaffected
8th October 2025 By: Reuters

Glencore's Chilean copper mine Lomas Bayas said Wednesday that a fire in a tailings yard was brought under control and operations were not affected. The fire broke out on September 30. 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad (right) with Joburg Indaba chairperson Bernard Swanepoel.
Anglo committed to investing R600m in junior exploration fund, Joburg Indaba hears
8th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration fund as part of the Anglo Teck deal. Wanblad... 


Teck revises copper output outlook, Anglo says merger rationale intact
Teck revises copper output outlook, Anglo says merger rationale intact
8th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Teck Resources on Wednesday lowered its copper production outlook for its Quebrada Blanca (QB) and Highland Valley Copper operations following a comprehensive operational review,... 


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Gold's rush to record heights propelled by global anxieties
8th October 2025 By: Reuters

Anxieties over global geopolitical and economic risks are the biggest drivers pushing gold's 53% surge this year to a record over $4 000/oz, with analysts seeing little to halt the surge. The... 


Los Azules feasibility study a blueprint for future copper mining, says McEwen
Los Azules feasibility study a blueprint for future copper mining, says McEwen
8th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed McEwen Copper has reported a positive feasibility study for its 100%-owned Los Azules copper project, in Argentina, confirming a long-life, low-cost operation producing high-purity... 


Gold builds on historic rally, soars past $4 000/oz for first time
Gold builds on historic rally, soars past $4 000/oz for first time
8th October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold smashed through $4 000 an ounce to hit a record high on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further... 


Hudbay resumes operations at Peru's mine after protests
Hudbay resumes operations at Peru's mine after protests
8th October 2025 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals said on Tuesday it has resumed operations at its Constancia mine in Peru, weeks after halting output due to local protests and blockades that had disrupted access to... 


The El Teniente mine
Chile mining regulator says investigation into fatal mine collapse will take months
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

The head of Chile's Sernageomin mining regulator said on Tuesday that the investigation into the fatal mine collapse in El Teniente would likely take months to finalize. "Due to the complexity of... 


WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
WTO downgrades global trade growth forecast to 0.5% for next year
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

The World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5% on Tuesday, citing expected delayed impacts from US President Donald Trump's... 


PwC Africa Energy, Utilities and Resources Leader Andries Rossouw and PwC SA Mine Project Leader Vuyiswa Khutlang.
South Africa's mining sector shifting gears to thrive, PwC highlights
7th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was among the many messages of PwC Africa energy,... 


Nickel smelting
Nickel market forecast to be in 209 000 t surplus in 2025, says INSG
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

The International Nickel Study Group on Tuesday forecast a nickel market surplus of 209 000 metric tons for 2025, increasing to 261 000 tons in 2026. Global demand for nickel is expected to... 


An image of the Oko West project
G Mining could secure over $500m financing for Guyana project
7th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-listed G Mining Ventures has secured commitments for an initial $387.5-million financing package, with the potential to be increased by an additional $150-million beginning six months after... 


The Loma Larga project area
DPM mulls options after Loma Larga enviro licence is revoked
7th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and ASX-listed DPM Metals is assessing options available to it to preserve value after Ecuador revoked the company's environmental licence for the Loma Larga gold project. “We are deeply... 


A gold pour
Goldman hikes December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900/oz
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs raised on Monday its December 2026 gold price forecast to $4 900 per ounce from $4 300, citing strong Western exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and likely central bank buying. "We... 


Molten gold
Gold blazes through $3 900/oz to new records as investors flee uncertainty
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices surged to record highs above $3 900 per ounce on Monday on expectations of further US rate cuts, and as investors fleeing economic and political uncertainty piled into the safe-haven... 


The demonstration plant in Johannesburg.
Manganese beneficiation successful at Joburg demo plant, Canadian company reports
6th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration plant in Johannesburg. Following the production... 


Komur to step down as Equinox Resources CEO, MD
6th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The board of ASX-listed Equinox Resources has initiated a process to identify and appoint a new CEO to lead the company into its next phase of growth, with current CEO and MD Zac Komur to step down... 


Grasberg mine, in Indonesia
Freeport recovers remains of last five missing Grasberg workers
6th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed copper and gold miner Freeport has advised that the five workers it was still searching for at its Grasberg block cave mine, in Indonesia, have been found deceased. Seven workers went... 


Andre Nepgen, Head of Discovery Green.
Discovery Green, Glencore sign 20-year renewables deal to power coal mines
6th October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations South Africa, part of the global diversified... 


The Loma Langa project area
Ecuador revokes environmental license for Canada's DPM to develop gold project
6th October 2025 By: Reuters

Ecuador's government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals for the development of Loma Larga, a gold project in an environmentally sensitive area, the... 


Implats chairperson Thandi Orleyn.
Clean electricity accounts for 31% of Implats’ FY2025 power consumption
3rd October 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and refining company Implats, with market... 


Codelco to pilot Caterpillar’s in-motion power transfer system
Codelco to pilot Caterpillar’s in-motion power transfer system
3rd October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Chile’s State-owned copper major Codelco will pilot Caterpillar’s dynamic energy transfer (DET) system at its Radomiro Tomic division, in what the companies say could be a major leap in the... 


G Mining Ventures secures SUDAM tax incentive for Tocantinzinho
G Mining Ventures secures SUDAM tax incentive for Tocantinzinho
3rd October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed G Mining Ventures (GMIN) has secured a significant tax break for its Tocantinzinho (TZ) gold mine in Pará state, Brazil, after the project was approved for inclusion in the Amazon... 


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