February 6, 2026 Rosh Pinah Zinc commissions Namibia’s first paste backfill plant The RP2.0 expansion project comprises further development of the underground mine, including a newly developed portal and decline to access extended underground deposits.
February 6, 2026 Virtus agrees to buy Congo cobalt miner amid US pact Virtus Minerals will pay an undisclosed sum for Chemaf and assume the firm’s liabilities, including debt owed to Trafigura.
February 6, 2026 Gold Fields says profit almost tripled on bullion price rally Gold Fields said it produced 2.4 million ounces of gold last year.
February 6, 2026 How Rio–Glencore talks fell apart In the end it wasn't about copper, iron ore or coal, but who was paying more.
February 5, 2026 Infographic: Global gold demand Global gold demand is being reshaped by shifting sovereign reserve strategies.
February 5, 2026 US government plans new mining house to tap Africa’s copperbelt Orion CMC's transaction with Glencore would create a new entity that could become a vehicle to buy up additional assets.
February 5, 2026 Zimbabwe seeks partners to develop $500 million platinum mine The state miner expects to start developing the project in Darwendale by the end of the first quarter.
February 5, 2026 South Africa rare earths project gets $20 million in state funds The state-owned Industrial Development Corp. is backing Frontier Rare Earths’ Zandkopsdrift project in the Northern Cape province.
February 5, 2026 Kumba Iron Ore expects 23% profit jump on higher prices and sales volumes Africa's top iron ore miner said the increase in earnings was mainly due to a higher average realized free-on-board export price.
February 5, 2026 Rio Tinto, Glencore scrap mining mega-merger Deal collapse ends years of on-off talks, despite leadership changes and hopes of creating a copper powerhouse.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
