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Glencore secures RIGI benefits for MARA project in Argentina
2nd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diversified miner Glencore has received approval for the Minera Agua Rica – Alumbrera (MARA) project under Argentina’s Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI). RIGI is a national legal... 


Industrial park in Indonesia
Indonesia launches pilot commodity export monitoring platform
2nd October 2026 By: Reuters

Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, a company established by the Indonesian government to supervise commodity exports, has started the test phase for a new monitoring platform aimed at boosting price... 


Palladium bar
Generation Mining starts early works on Marathon palladium, copper project build
2nd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Generation Mining has started with construction of the Marathon copper/palladium project, in Ontario. The company has made initial payments of $30-million to secure critical equipment... 


Radomiro Tomic mine
Fatal accident at Radomiro Tomic mine, Codelco partially suspends operations
2nd October 2026 By: Reuters

A worker was killed in an accident at Chilean State-run miner Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mine, the country's mining regulator Sernageomin said on Thursday. Codelco confirmed in a statement that a... 


 Multotec International - Africa MD Peter Mbada
New branch offers faster supply, better support to Zambian mines
2nd October 2026 By: Halima Frost

Multotec Zambia, a division of international minerals processing specialist the Multotec Group, formally opened its new manufacturing and sales premises in Chingola, Zambia, last month, after three... 


a truck connected to The Quantum Electra-Haul trolley-assist solution at a mine in Zambia
Zambian truck electrification tech receives patent, trademark
2nd October 2026

In mid-2026, copper major First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) proprietary trolley-assist solution – Quantum Electra-Haul – secured both a patent and trademark from the UK Intellectual Property Office... 


A branch of the African Development bank
Funding approved for Zambia’s inclusion in Lobito Corridor
2nd October 2026

The board of directors of multilateral development finance institution the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $255-million loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) and a... 


Aris Mining's Segovia mine in Colombia
Canadian miner Aris heads into community engagement talks with prepped ESIA
1st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Aris Mining Corporation has completed the preparation of an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) on the Soto Norte gold and copper project, in Colombia, ahead of... 


Escondida mine
Supervisors at BHP Escondida mine in Chile reject offer, paving way for strike
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Supervisors at BHP's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, rejected a collective contract offer on Wednesday, paving the way for a potential strike at the Chilean mine. Last week, the 1... 


Cobre Panama mine
Panama government to recommend copper mine restart through state tie-up, sources say
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

A Panamanian government commission will recommend to President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday to restart the suspended Cobre Panama mine, two sources familiar with the matter said, proposing a... 


Horne 5 project rendering
KPMG affirms economic value offered by Falco's Horne 5 project in Québec
30th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Professional services firm KPMG finds in a socioeconomic impact study on TSX-V-listed Falco Resources' Horne 5 project that it can contribute $8.8-billion to Québec's GDP over its lifetime. KPMG... 


La Plate project area
Atico secures $95m Trafigura loan for La Plata project build
30th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Atico Mining Corporation has entered into a new secure project finance facility worth $95-million with commodities trader Trafigura to facilitate the construction and development of... 


Pit blast at Centinela mine
Unions at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine ready for strike
30th September 2026 By: Reuters

The two main unions at Antofagasta Minerals' Centinela copper mine in Chile said on Tuesday they are ready to strike, but hope one can be averted if the company agrees to a deal during mandatory... 


Haul trucks at a DRC gold mine
Congo to audit major miners annually from 2027 as part of local content drive, regulator says
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo will subject major mining companies to annual audits of subcontracting practices and compliance with local-content requirements from 2027, as authorities step up... 


South Africa's A2X complementary stock exchange.
South Africa’s complementary A2X exchange attracts another mining listing
29th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary... 


Troilus project area, in Québec
Canadian miner Troilus secures bulk of debt funding required for Québec mine build
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian emerging gold, copper and silver producer Troilus Mining Corporation has secured the bulk of the debt financing required to build the Troilus project in Québec. The company received a... 


Skouries mine
Eldorado confirms Skouries mine connection to national grid amid ramp-up
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Eldorado Gold Corporation has successfully connected the Skouries mine, in Greece, to the national power grid, with permanent grid power connection supporting the mine's... 


Centinela mine
Workers at Antofagasta's Centinela mine reject offer, pave way for strike
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Workers from two unions at Antofagasta Minerals' Centinela copper mine in northern Chile rejected on Monday the company's collective contract offer, paving the way for a strike. The company and... 


People shaking hands
Miners bound to megadeal playbook in pursuit of global scale
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mining companies are set on building scale through M&A and partnerships to tackle financial and geopolitical hurdles, despite several thwarted megadeals over the past year. Gold Fields, whose... 


Copper 360 CEO Gordon Thompson
Copper 360 appoints Gordon Thompson CEO, Seten Naidoo CFO
28th September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed copper producer Copper 360 has appointed Gordon Thompson as its new CEO, while Seten Naidoo has been appointed as the company’s new CFO. The appointments took effect on September 24,... 


Managem cobalt mine in Morocco
Moroccan miner Managem's first-half profit jumps as prices, production rise
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

Morocco's largest mining group Managem said on Friday its first-half profit attributable to shareholders surged to 3.778-billion dirhams ($395-million) from 380-million dirhams a year earlier,... 


Copper plates
High copper prices support miners in Chile, but investments dent gains
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

Despite strong copper prices, growing investment demands are offsetting much of the gains posted by mining companies in Chile, Moody's said in a report on Thursday. Chile, the world's largest... 


Escondida mine
Chile's Escondida mine gradually resumes operations after fatal accident
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

Operations at BHP's Escondida mine in Chile are being resumed progressively as assessments continue, the world's largest copper mine said on Thursday. Operations at the mine were suspended on... 


The above image depicts the updated ENDURON jaw crushers
Modular crushing plant ordered by Namibian client
25th September 2026

Mining technology company Weir has been awarded a contract to supply a 150 t/h crushing and screening plant for copper and manganese explorer and developer Bezant’s Hope and Gorob copper/gold... 


Valterra Platinum Executive Head: Processing Operations Agit Singh.
Jameson cells saving Valterra Platinum R203m, keeping 3 000 trucks off road
23rd September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Reduction of 3 000-equivalent trucks on the road, a 70.5 MWh decrease in smelting electricity consumption, a 70 000 t cut in smelting CO2 emissions, and a R203-million annual cost saving, which... 


An image of the Haib copper project
Koryx completes drill programme at Namibian project
23rd September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-V-listed Koryx Copper has announced assay results from 18 drill holes (7 074 m) received as part of the ongoing infill and expansion drill programme on the wholly-owned Haib copper project, in... 


USTDA deputy director Thomas Hardy and Anzana Electric Group CEO Brian Kelly
USTDA signs agreement to support reliable power for Lobito Corridor
23rd September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed an agreement with electric utility company Anzana Electric Group to fund a feasibility study to expand hydropower generation and upgrade... 


BHP's Escondida mine
BHP's Escondida mine supervisors say collective contract deal far off
23rd September 2026 By: Reuters

Unionized supervisors at BHP's Escondida copper mine in Chile remain far from reaching a new collective contract agreement as time quickly runs out before a mandatory mediation period is set to... 


Molten copper
Congo plans centralised mining investment agency under US deal, sources say
22nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing a one-stop agency for major mining investments as part of reforms linked to its minerals partnership with the US, aiming to cut red tape and attract more... 


Stacks of copper
Zimbabwe secures funds for key commodity gateway upgrade
22nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's government on Tuesday announced a funding agreement for the upgrade of the Chirundu border with Zambia, to reduce delays on a vital gateway connecting the central African copperbelt to... 


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