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Sandfire updates feasibility study on Black Butte incorporating another deposit
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Vancouver-based Sandfire Resources America finds in an updated preliminary feasibility study on the Black Butte copper project, in Montana, the potential to generate $3.3-billion in gross revenue... 


Kamoa-Kakula’s second-quarter output reached 64 328 t of copper – Ivanhoe
8th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa-Kakula, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, produced 64 328 t of copper in the second quarter of this year, while improved mining rates and... 


BHP awards $138m contract to Chinese firm for South Australian expansion project
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Mining major BHP on Wednesday awarded a contract worth more than A$200-million ($138.8-million) to China Nerin Engineering to design and supply key processing facilities in South Australia. The... 


Hammer confirms early takeover offer from Austral amid existing Larvotto offer
8th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Hammer Metals has received a takeover offer from Austral Resources amid an existing offer having been made by Larvotto Resources. Larvotto intends to acquire all of the shares of Hammer... 


Trekor submits detailed project description as start to enviro approval for Yellowhead copper mine
8th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Trekor Metals, formerly Taseko, has submitted a detailed project description of the Yellowhead copper project to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office. The detailed... 


South32 garners enviro go-ahead for Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona
8th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The US Forest Service has released a final record of decision for diversified miner South32's Hermosa critical minerals project, in Arizona, completing the federal National Environmental Policy Act... 


Japan Q3 aluminium premiums soar to highest since 2015 on Mideast supply squeeze
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Japanese aluminium buyers agreed to pay premiums of $395 a ton for shipments between July and September, the highest since 2015, as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezed supply, five sources involved... 


Premier African Minerals receives transfer approval for shares in RHA Tungsten
7th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Exploration and development company Premier African Minerals has received an approval transfer from the Zimbabwean government’s shares in the RHA Tungsten project, located in northwest of Bulawayo.... 


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Hillside Aluminium, Sibanye-Stillwater, DRDGOLD make headlines
3rd July 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South32’s conditional agreement to sell Hillside Aluminium to Alcoa; Sibanye-Stillwater calling for new longer-term platinum group metal applications;... 


South32 deal enabling Alcoa to surpass Rio as world’s biggest bauxite miner
2nd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With the acquisition of South32’s aluminium assets, Alcoa will surpass Rio Tinto to become the world's largest bauxite mining company on an equity-attributable production basis, with global share... 


Alcoa sees South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium being 'cash flow accretive immediately'
2nd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This asset adds scale to our smelting portfolio in a way that is expected to be cash flow accretive immediately, Alcoa Corporation President and CEO William (Bill) F Oplinger said of South Africa’s... 


Bauxite

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Alcoa sees South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium being 'cash flow accretive immediately'
2nd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This asset adds scale to our smelting portfolio in a way that is expected to be cash flow accretive immediately, Alcoa Corporation President and CEO William (Bill) F Oplinger said of South Africa’s... 


Emerging bauxite producer VBX secures term sheet for offtake, prepayment facility
1st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed emerging bauxite producer VBX has secured an indicative term sheet for a A$10-million prepayment and offtake facility with materials distribution and supply chain service provider... 


South32 to sell most of its aluminium assets to Alcoa Corporation for up to $5.6bn
1st July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Diversified miner South32 has signed a binding conditional agreement to sell its aluminium value chain assets, including its interest in Worsley Alumina, in Australia, and Hillside Aluminium, in... 


Cobalt

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Africa attracted investment in 2025; the challenge is turning it into broader industrial development – Unctad
7th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and... 


Congo sees no major threat from Middle East crisis to copper, cobalt output
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo does not expect significant disruptions to copper and cobalt production this year due to chemical supply constraints stemming from conflict in the Middle East, a senior... 


Congo cobalt exporters fear losing quotas due to administrative glitch, sources say
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Major cobalt producers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risk losing some of their first-half export quotas due to an administrative glitch affecting a customs platform, according to... 


Copper

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Canada Nickel partners with global carbon trading firm to scale net zero metal solutions
7th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Canada Nickel Company has announced a strategic commercial partnership with RWE Supply & Trading - a global energy and carbon trading firm - to support the commercialisation of... 


Panther extends exploration arrangement for Obonga project in Canada
6th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed exploration company Panther Metals has agreed an extension amendment with Broken Rock Resources over the Obonga copper/zinc/lead/nickel/platinum group metals project, in Ontario.  The... 


New South32 CEO sees strong growth ahead in zinc, lead, silver, copper
3rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Being a premier base metals-focused business with strong growth potential is the vision for South32 of new CEO Matt Daley. “We've got around 55% production growth over the next handful of years in... 


Lead

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Canadian gas curbs force Colombia's Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine to cut output
2nd July 2026 By: Reuters

Colombia's Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine said on Wednesday it was cutting operations by 25% after Canada's Canacol Energy reduced natural gas supply to the plant, threatening jobs, supplier... 


AI review uncovers historic copper mineralisation targets for Botswana Minerals
30th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-driven review of legacy geological records identified primary copper sulphide and altered copper minerals in historical drill cores from holes... 


China accelerates plans for sulphur futures as Iran war amplifies price swings, sources say
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

China is planning to launch its first sulphur futures contracts this year, sources said, in a push to help hedge against price swings and increase its pricing power in the global trade for a key... 


Nickel

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Canadian gas curbs force Colombia's Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine to cut output
2nd July 2026 By: Reuters

Colombia's Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine said on Wednesday it was cutting operations by 25% after Canada's Canacol Energy reduced natural gas supply to the plant, threatening jobs, supplier... 


AI review uncovers historic copper mineralisation targets for Botswana Minerals
30th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-driven review of legacy geological records identified primary copper sulphide and altered copper minerals in historical drill cores from holes... 


China accelerates plans for sulphur futures as Iran war amplifies price swings, sources say
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

China is planning to launch its first sulphur futures contracts this year, sources said, in a push to help hedge against price swings and increase its pricing power in the global trade for a key... 


Tin

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Andrada records strong quarterly results across its Namibian assets
29th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported a strong first quarter, ended May 31, including an increase in quarterly tin production, positive drill results and significant processing development across... 


Cornish secures another mineral lease around South Crofty tin project in Cornwall
25th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Cornish Metals has secured a new mineral lease in the mineral rights area of its South Crofty tin project, in Cornwall, UK. The new lease, called Dudnance, is valid for 25 years and has... 


Rome Resources starts small-scale tin mining to covert DRC permit into full scale project
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Rome Resources has started a small-scale tin mining programme at its Kalayi project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), seeking to fulfil a key regulatory requirement required to... 


Zinc

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Panther extends exploration arrangement for Obonga project in Canada
6th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed exploration company Panther Metals has agreed an extension amendment with Broken Rock Resources over the Obonga copper/zinc/lead/nickel/platinum group metals project, in Ontario.  The... 


New South32 CEO sees strong growth ahead in zinc, lead, silver, copper
3rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Being a premier base metals-focused business with strong growth potential is the vision for South32 of new CEO Matt Daley. “We've got around 55% production growth over the next handful of years in... 


Emerita delays PFS on Iberian Belt West project over optimisation testwork
1st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of finalising a prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Iberian Belt West zinc/lead/copper/gold/silver project in Spain, TSX-V-listed Emerita Resources has identified several opportunities that... 


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