October 18, 2024 Vale to hold hearing on Bacaba copper project in Brazil Vale plans to replace copper production from the depleting Sossego open pit mine with output from Bacaba by 2026.
October 18, 2024 BHP’s Olympic Dam mine halted after storm hits Severe electrical storms have damaged critical transmission infrastructure in South Australia, where the mine is located.
October 17, 2024 Saudi’s Manara in advanced talks to buy stake in First Quantum’s Zambian mines Manara, a JV between Ma'aden and its $925 billion public investment fund, wants between 15% and 20% of the Zambian assets.
October 16, 2024 BHP iron ore output beats, copper production edges up on better grades at Escondida The global miner completed the debottlenecking work at the port at its Western Australia operations, boosting iron ore output.
October 16, 2024 Serbian protestors rally to oppose Rio Tinto’s lithium mine project In 2022, the Serbian government revoked licenses for Rio Tinto's Jadar project near Loznica following mass protests by environmental groups.
October 16, 2024 Alcoa, Ignis close to signing joint funding deal for Spain aluminum plant Under the proposed deal, Alcoa would contribute 75 million euros and Ignis would make an initial investment of 25 million euros.
October 16, 2024 World’s top two iron ore miners raise output even as China slows Rio’s third-quarter output edged up about 1% from a year earlier, while Brazil’s Vale beat estimates to churn out its highest volume since late-2018.
October 16, 2024 Freeport to delay Indonesian copper sales to second quarter of 2025 after fire The miner is investigating the cause of the fire at a sulphuric acid unit at Freeport's Manyar site.
October 16, 2024 Cosan not looking to sell Vale stake in short term, chairman says Cosan is a Brazilian commodity giant with a stake of just over 4% in Vale.
October 16, 2024 Barrick reports lower-than-expected preliminary gold output in third quarter It said an expansion at Carlin mine, completed during a shutdown in the third quarter, would support higher throughput and recoveries in the last quarter of the year.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
