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URU signs drilling contract for Limpopo project
22nd October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed URU Metals’ subsidiary Lesego Platinum Uitloop (LPU) has signed the drilling contract for the next phase of work at its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, South Africa. The appointed... 


Marc Cameron, who will be joining Weir as Minerals Division President.
Marc Cameron to join Weir as minerals division president
21st October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Marc Cameron will join Weir as president of the minerals division on October 26 and become a member of the group executive. In a media release to Mining Weekly on Wednesday, October 21, Weir plc... 


Nickel smelting to produce briquettes
Sherritt granted US fuel licence as first step towards Moa Nickel restart
21st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed nickel and cobalt refiner Sherritt International Corporation has received a fuel licence from the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) which authorises the... 


Anglo's Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
Anglo copper production down 5%, iron-ore down 4%, diamonds down 11%
20th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American on Tuesday, October 20, reported 5% lower copper production, 4% lower iron-ore production, and 11% lower diamond production for the three months to... 


Westwin Elements demo nickel plant
High-purity nickel producer Westwin secures extended offtake with Traxys worth $3.9bn
20th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based nickel refiner Westwin Elements has announced an amended agreement with metals trader Traxys whereby Westwin may extend its existing feedstock and nickel offtake arrangements with Traxys... 


Thompson Operations nickel concentrator
Exiro takes over one of Canada's most productive nickel complexes
19th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ontario-based Exiro Nickel Company last week closed the acquisition of Vale Base Metals' Thompson Operations, marking a new era for one of Canada's most storied mining operations and for the... 


Raglan mine
Glencore Canada VP awarded for sustainability achievements at Raglan mine
16th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian nickel, copper, zinc, cobalt and platinum group metals producer Glencore Canada has confirmed its VP Jean-François Verret received a Canada's Clean50 Award in the primary resources... 


Electra Battery Materials CEO Trent Mell
Critical minerals producer Electra Battery Materials inks commercial partnership with trader WMC
14th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has signed a term sheet with global commodities trader WMC Group for a five-year working capital and commercial partnership to support... 


Glencore CEO Gary Nagle
Glencore shares trade higher on ASX debut as investors eye copper
14th October 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore's shares traded heavily in their debut on Wednesday on the Australian Securities Exchange, where the miner and trader hopes to secure a better valuation from investors seeking greater... 


Lithium
France to become Eramet's top shareholder via miner's capital hike
13th October 2026 By: Reuters

France is set to become Eramet's largest shareholder by increasing its stake during a €500-million ($558.50-million) capital increase later this year, the French mining group said on Monday.... 


Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad,
South Africa remains premier mining jurisdiction, says Anglo which is investing R11bn
12th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa remains one of the world's premier mining jurisdictions, Anglo American has spelt out emphatically, amid itself investing R11.2-billlion in the ultra-high dense media separation... 


An image of tin ore
Industrial metals post mixed third-quarter performance, downside risks persist
9th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industrial metals have come under broad pressure in recent weeks, falling 3.3% month-on-month as of October 7, as expectations of a more hawkish US Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment across the... 


The Skouries project in Greece
European Commission picks 46 new strategic critical mineral projects
9th October 2026 By: Reuters

The European Commission has chosen 46 strategic raw material projects to benefit from faster permitting and help in bidding for public and private funding, as the bloc races to diversify supply... 


Nickel smelter in Indonesia
Indonesia plans to impose a moratorium on new plants making partly processed nickel
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia is discussing a plan to impose a moratorium on development of new nickel processing facilities that produce partly processed metals, the senior minister overseeing mining, Bahlil... 


Nickel smelter
BHP to sell Kambalda nickel concentrator, tenements to Gold Fields
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

Global miner BHP said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell the Kambalda Nickel Concentrator and a package of associated tenements and mineralisation rights in Western Australia to Johannesburg-listed... 


A hydropower plant
Gemcorp joins Madagascar to raise $5bn for energy, mining
6th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Madagascar wants to raise as much as $5-billion by teaming up with asset manager Gemcorp Capital Management to fund energy, infrastructure and mining projects in the island nation. The partnership... 


Westwin Elements nickel refinery
Westwin Elements to invest $502m in Mississippi nickel refinery
6th October 2026 By: Reuters

Westwin Elements said on Monday it plans to invest $502-million over five years to build a commercial-scale Class 1 nickel refinery in Natchez, Mississippi, as the US seeks to expand domestic... 


Thyssenkrupp Materials Services or tk accelis operation
Thyssenkrupp targets October 28 for listing of materials trading unit, sources say
5th October 2026 By: Reuters

Thyssenkrupp is targeting October 28 for the separate listing of its materials trading division tk accelis on the German stock exchange, according to two people familiar with the matter. The... 


Nisk project drilling
Canada's Power Metallic tasks engineering consultant BBA for Nisk project PEA
5th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian copper, nickel, gold and silver explorer Power Metallic has appointed BBA as lead engineering consultant for a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Lion and Nisk Main deposits at... 


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... 


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... 


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... 


EnerVenue CEO Henning Rath
EnerVenue opens world’s first high volume production line for nickel-hydrogen battery
25th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

US energy storage company EnerVenue has started production at the world’s first high volume manufacturing line for the Aqueous Metal Cell (AMC). Ground was broken at the Wujin, China site in April. 


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Valterra Platinum, Thakadu, science convention make headlines
25th September 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer says Valterra platinum is noting some big gains of Jameson cell deployment; he talks about Thakadu’s new nickel sulphate product for use in lithium-ion battery... 


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... 


Nickel mine in Indonesia
Indonesia's nickel production curbs leave market unconvinced
23rd September 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia is learning that building a dominant position in the nickel market is the easy part. Leveraging its influence over supply to control prices is proving much trickier. The Southeast Asian... 


Thakadu IXS-PurePlus Nickel Sulphate Launch
Thakadu launches new nickel sulphate product for use in lithium-ion battery manufacturing
22nd September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Battery materials manufacturer Thakadu Battery Materials has announced the launch of IXS-PurePlus, a new nickel sulphate product developed for companies that require cleaner chemistry, tighter... 


Nickel ore
Preferred drilling contractor selected for Zeb nickel project
22nd September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Aim-listed URU Metals’ subsidiary Lesego Platinum Uitloop has completed the tender process for the Zone 2 resource drilling programme at its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, South Africa, and... 


Nickel mining in Indonesia
Indonesia nickel hub to cut production on El Niño-driven drought
22nd September 2026 By: Bloomberg

Smelters at a major Indonesian nickel-processing hub will be forced to cut output as an El Niño-driven drought reduces the supply of water used to cool and protect equipment, according to people... 


Nickel plant in Cuba
US sanctions Cuban nickel reserves, military enterprises
18th September 2026 By: Reuters

The US imposed sanctions Thursday on 11 Cuban entities related to nickel reserves and military enterprises that it said were part of a system that enriched the elite, hurting ordinary Cubans. US... 


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