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Gibraltar mine
Trekor produces solid amounts of copper, cathode in Q2
Updated 40 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto- and London-listed Trekor Metals produced 30.3-million pounds of copper and 559 000 lb of molybdenum in the second quarter. The company owns the Gibraltar mine, in British Columbia, and the... 


Mintek Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr Mandla Chabalala.
Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition, PGM Industry Day hears
Updated 2 hours 3 minutes ago By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s national mineral research organisation Mintek is targeting global recognition as a minerals flotation researcher, the State-owned organisation emphasised at its recent platinum group... 


Mine trucks in operation at a mine in the DRC
Congo's planned mining law reform could dent investor confidence, industry warns
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's main mining industry body has warned that proposed changes to mining laws aimed at tightening state control could dent investor confidence in the world's top cobalt... 


ZCCM-IH CEO Kakenenwa Muyangwa
ZCCM-IH appoints UK-based corporate advisory partners to improve listing optimisation process
Updated 3 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Zambian mining and investment company ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has appointed London-based corporate advisory company Bowsprit Partners as its financial advisor and corporate broker in... 


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Shuka completed eighth drill hole in Zambia
Updated 4 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Dual-listed Shuka Minerals has successfully completed the eighth drill hole, KBDD08, in the previously unmined Speaks and Mine Club zones at the Kabwe zinc mine, in Zambia. The company and its... 


Base metals mineralisation
Canadian Copper submits first-in-decade EIA in New Brunswick
Updated 4 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Copper, zinc and silver developer Canadian Copper has submitted its environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the Murray Brook project to the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local... 


Copper and gold ore
Riverside completes internal admin to spin-out Mexican gold, copper portfolio
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Riverside Resources has completed an internal reorganisation of its subsidiary, formely RRI Holdings and now renamed Ravena Resources Corporation, as part of Riverside's plan to spin... 


Copper cathode
Indonesia's Amman Mineral aims to double copper cathode output in 2026
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Indonesia's PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, the main unit of Jakarta-listed PT Amman Mineral Internasional, aims to double its copper cathode output this year after it finished ramping up... 


DRC President Felix Tshisekedi
Heavy-handed revenue enforcement a threat to Congo mining sector, warns president
13th July 2026 By: Reuters

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered state revenue agencies to refrain from heavy-handed enforcement operations against mining companies, warning that excessive measures could dent... 


Copper cathode produced in the DRC
Congo taps Portugal’s Mota-Engil to revive copper rail link
13th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) approved a plan to partner with Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil SGPS on rehabilitating a key railway used for transporting copper and cobalt. The... 


Aura Minerals' MSG mine, in Brazil
Aura Minerals posts record H1 production
13th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Aura Minerals has reached 75 437 oz of gold-equivalent production from its six operating mines in the second quarter of the year, marking an 8% quarter-on-quarter increase and a... 


Collahuasi copper mine, in Chile
Chile's May copper output falls sharply across top miners
13th July 2026 By: Reuters

Chile's copper output from major producers fell sharply in May, according to data published by State copper commission Cochilco on Friday, with Codelco's production down 18.3% year-on-year to 106... 


Mungana mine
Legacy Mines to invest $69m to restart Queensland mining operations
13th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Legacy Mines said on Monday it would invest about A$100-million ($69.27-million) to restart operations at the Mungana mine and its associated regional processing hub in Far North... 


Northern Cape copper, South African PGMs make headlines
Northern Cape copper, South African PGMs make headlines
10th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the growing activity in copper exploration and mining in the Northern Cape; Mintek's plans to add value to the South African platinum group metals... 


The cranes at the Lobito Port in Angola
Corridor makes significant progress
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

The development and use of the Lobito Corridor – a multimodal logistics corridor that spans Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia – has progressed significantly over the past 12... 


An AI generated image of a mine truck the African continent and financial scales
DRC integral in energy transition metals supply
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

The global energy transition represents a significant opportunity for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with its vast reserves of copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, says... 


Ore mined at the Silverking project
Production starts at Xtract's Zambia copper and silver JV project
9th July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

London-listed Xtract Resources says its joint venture partner in the Silverking copper/silver project, in Zambia, has started initial production at the operation, with the processing of mixed... 


Copper mineralisation
Australian miners collaborate to identify Chilean copper opportunities
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian miners Freehill Mining and Austral Gold have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at fast-tracking Freehill's move into copper. Freehill will work with Austral to identify new... 


Black Butte copper project
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
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... 


Olympic Dam smelter
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... 


Larvotto's Hillgrove plant
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 Metals project site in British Columbia
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... 


Sam Hosack
Phase 3 drilling programme at Prospect’s Zambia project on schedule
7th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The overall Phase 3 exploration programme at ASX-listed Prospect Resources’ Mumbezhi copper project, in Zambia, is progressing to schedule and budget, with MD and CEO Sam Hosack reporting that... 


A globe focused on Africa
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... 


Escondida mine
BHP gets approval to start $15bn copper expansion in Chile
7th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group has received its first major environmental approval for the expansion of its Escondida copper mine in Chile, enabling a tranche of work worth as much as $14.7-billion to start. The... 


A copper and cobalt mine in the DRC
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... 


Ankh Resources' Wadi Dara licence area, in Egypt
Ankh completes maiden diamond drilling programme at Egypt project
6th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

UK-based Ankh Resources has announced the receipt and disclosure of assay results for the seventeenth and final diamond drill hole (WDD017) of its maiden drilling programme at the Wadi Dara... 


VanadiumCorp's Cornerback project area in Québec
VanadiumCorp tasks Québec consultancy with renewed exploration efforts in Chibougamau district
6th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed VanadiumCorp Resource has tasked Explo-Logik of Val-d'Or, Québec, to carry out exploration work at the company's Lac Laura gold/copper property. The engagement marks an important step... 


McCreedy West mine
Magna Mining raises C$120m from private placement, gains major shareholder
6th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Magna Mining has announced a private placement with Latin American miner Alpayana to purchase 62-million common shares at a price of C$2.25 apiece, raising C$140-million. Alpayana will... 


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