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Atico profit climbs on higher sales despite lower copper output
Atico profit climbs on higher sales despite lower copper output
20th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Base metals miner Atico Mining on Tuesday reported stronger second-quarter earnings as higher gold prices and increased concentrate sales helped offset a steep drop in copper output at its flagship... 


BHP sells copper assets in Brazil to CoreX for up to $465m
20th August 2025 By: Reuters

Global miner BHP has agreed to sell copper assets in Brazil to CoreX Holding for up to $465-million, it reported alongside its earnings on Tuesday. BHP has entered into a binding agreement with... 


Lifezone founder and chairperson Keith Liddell.
Defence industry expected to spur demand for nickel as world invests in armaments
19th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The global defence industry is expected to stimulate considerable demand for nickel as the world invests in more armaments that require nickel-containing steels. “I think there's going to be a big... 


Argentina's Gualcamayo gold mine eyes $665m investment under incentive programme
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

Argentina's Gualcamayo gold mine is aiming to build a new $665-million project it hopes will qualify for a new government incentive program, executives said in a recent press tour of the site.... 


silver grain
Heraeus says gold prices holding steady, silver enjoys ETF activity
19th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refinery services provider Heraeus says in its latest precious metals appraisal that gold will not be subject to US import tariffs that have been imposed on various countries, and that gold prices... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle says the RIGI framework is a key catalyst to attract major foreign investment to Argentina.
Glencore weighs $13.5bn copper spend in Argentina as RIGI transforms investment climate
19th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Commodities major Glencore has applied to bring two of its flagship Argentine copper projects under President Javier Milei’s new Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI), seeking to unlock... 


Gold bars
UBS raises gold target price for end-March 2026 by $100 to $3 600/oz
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

UBS on Monday raised its gold target price for end-March 2026 by $100 to $3 600 per ounce as persistent US macroeconomic risks, de-dollarization trends, and strong investment demand — especially... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


Tungsten
Almonty on track to start initial production at flagship South Korean tungsten mine
15th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Tungsten miner Almonty Industies CEO and president Lewis Black says the company has made solid strides across several strategic initiatives to lay the groundwork for the company’s next phase of... 


The Lion Ferrochrome Smelter.
Ferrochrome: In my view, we’re fairly close to possible solution – Glencore Alloys CEO
15th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

“We are, in my view, fairly close to a possible solution,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard said during Merafe Resources question time earlier this week amid South Africa going all out to prevent... 


Lithium salt flats in South America
Bolivia election: What you need to know
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

Almost eight-million Bolivians are set to vote on August 17 for a new president, vice president and all legislative seats - 26 senators and 130 deputies. Ex-President Evo Morales, Bolivia's... 


Iron-ore stockpiles
Iron-ore set for weekly decline on China's weakening property demand
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

Iron-ore futures slipped on Friday, on track for a weekly loss, as property demand in China weakened. The most-traded January iron-ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1... 


Denarius records first revenue as Colombia project ramps up
15th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian junior company Denarius Metals has generated its first revenues during the second quarter ended June 30, after production got under way at its Zancudo gold/silver project, in Colombia, in... 


Rare earth oxides
China warns western companies against stockpiling rare earths, FT reports
15th August 2025 By: Reuters

China is warning western companies against stockpiling rare earths or risk even greater shortages, as Beijing tightly controls supply of the metals that are vital for electric vehicles and other... 


Drill core from a Brazil Potash project
Brazil Potash seeks up to $1.8bn to build Amazon mine
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Brazil Potash Corp is in talks with banks and other lenders to secure between $1.7-billion and $1.8-billion in debt to fund its planned potash mine in Brazil's Amazonas state, CE Matt Simpson said... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.
This century’s greatest gold discovery prospect being advanced by an excited Barrick
14th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Fourmile is rapidly competing to be the largest and highest-grade gold discovery in the industry this century, Barrick CEO Dr Mark Bristow enthused during the quarterly presentation of the New... 


Lake Resources halts trading on planned fundraising
Lake Resources halts trading on planned fundraising
14th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Lithium developer Lake Resources has requested a trading halt pending an announcement about a potential capital raising, the company said in a filing to the ASX on Thursday. The lithium company,... 


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... 


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... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala (right) and Merafe FD Ditabe Chocho (left).
Ferrochrome demand is up but South Africa is now eclipsed in a market it once led
13th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The global demand for ferrochrome, which South Africa once provided overwhelmingly to the world to back 200 000 local jobs, was higher in the six months to June 30, the period in which this... 


Chilean authorities have opened probe into accident at Albemarle lithium plant, lawmaker says
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

Chilean authorities have opened an investigation into Albemarle's La Negra lithium processing plant following an accident reported last week, a local lawmaker told Reuters on Tuesday. Lawmaker... 


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... 


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... 


Gold refining
Bullion markets breathe sigh of relief after Trump says gold will not face tariffs
12th August 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not impose tariffs on gold, a move welcomed by global bullion markets and which ended days of speculation that the yellow metal could be caught up... 


A Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture Group smelting operation in action.
South African ferrochrome, chrome ore sectors at crucial juncture, says Merafe
12th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South African ferrochrome and chrome ore sectors are at a crucial juncture, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Merafe Resources reported on Tuesday, August 12. Sustained pressure from the... 


Kumba Iron Ore in action.
South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore helping to lessen carbon emission in global steelmaking
11th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The high ferrous content of Kumba Iron Ore, which is produced in South Africa’s Northern Cape, is helping to lessen carbon dioxide (CO2) emission at a time when this is the global pursuit of... 


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... 


Ferrochrome production.
We’re working with government, looking at possible solutions, says Glencore Alloys CEO
8th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

“We’re working with government, looking at possible solutions,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard tells Mining Weekly amid Glencore reporting this week that not one of its ferrochrome smelters is... 


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... 


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