February 10, 2026 First Quantum credit outlook improves on Cobre Panama progress S&P has revised the miner’s rating to positive from negative on improved liquidity and a likely 2026 restart of its key copper mine.
February 10, 2026 Angola’s Endiama seeks to raise diamond output further after 2024 record Endiama's 2024 output made Angola the world's third-largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, behind Russia and Botswana.
February 10, 2026 Diamond slump pushes Botswana to broaden mining base Botswana is stepping up exploration beyond diamonds as weak prices and lab-grown rivals expose risks of reliance.
February 10, 2026 Zanaga Iron lines up $25M in deal with Red Arc Binding term sheet offers staged funding, a path to majority control of the Zanaga project in DRC, and a 1% royalty.
February 9, 2026 China’s copper demand to cool as buyers shut for longer holiday The rally has “increased financial costs at copper rod and pipe producers, and reduced their order books,” analyst says.
February 9, 2026 Gold price advances 2% ahead of US jobs data Spot gold surged as much as 2.3% to $5,070 per ounce.
February 9, 2026 Zijin Mining raises 2028 gold output target on record prices Mined gold output will rise to between 130 to 140 tons over the next three years, it said.
February 9, 2026 TechMet plans additional $200M raise, has Africa in sight CEO Brian Menell has said that the company is planning to make more investments in the coming months.
February 9, 2026 Eramet shares drop as CFO’s suspension deepens management crisis Eramet said in a statement that the suspension of its finance chief was not related to the firing of Paulo Castellari as CEO.
February 9, 2026 Newmont wants Barrick to fix Nevada operations before IPO Barrick last week announced plans to sell 10% to 15% of those operations through a late-2026 IPO.
Production at Codelco’s El Teniente mine to remain at lower level next 5 years, executive says Codelco, the world's largest copper miner, had previously said that production would be hit for the next three years. February 10, 2026 | 07:24 am
