First Quantum produces 396kt of copper in 2025, within guidance
First Quantum achieved annual copper production of 396kt for 2025, 35kt lower than 2024, but within the revised copper guidance
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SMS opens state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in India
With a grand opening ceremony on January 21, 2026, SMS group took a significant step forward in its international expansion
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Glencore reports strong operational performance in 2025
According to Glencore 2025 was a year of significant progress, marked by a strong operational performance, continued portfolio optimisation and
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Alcoa seeks new mining areas in Australia
Alcoa is beginning to research into potential future mining areas in Australia. The company has agreed with the Australian Federal
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Namibia’s uranium production to fill global supply shortage
The global uranium supply gap left by years of underinvestment needs to be filled urgently to avoid a post-2030 supply
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Anglo American Q4 2025 overview of its operations
Anglo American reports that its copper production was 169,500 tonnes, with higher production at Los Bronces as a result of
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Shanxi Jingang signs digitalization order for Arvedi ESP Line
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. In December 2025, Shanxi Jingang New Materials Technology and Primetals Technologies signed an agreement for an advanced digitalization solution
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Tin-sodium layering strategy unlocks high-energy sodium batteries
Scientists at Sun Yat-sen University in China have developed a new tin–sodium anode that marks a major step forward for
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Lion Smelter recommissions to its 50% ferrochrome operating capacity
Sandton – Merafe has reported that the Lion Smelter in Steelpoort, Limpopo Province (“Lion Smelter”) achieved its first ferrochrome production
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South Africa’s 2025 mining production grew by 0.1%, minerals sales up by 7.3%
Overall mining output in South Africa registered a marginal increase of 0.1%, masking divergent trends across commodities. Declines were concentrated
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Australia’s Metals X sees near-record Q4 at Renison
Australian tin producer Metals X (ASX: MLX) has announced production of 3,319 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate from the Tasmanian Renison mine
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Ground-breaking power solution in electric steelmaking
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – BGH Edelstahl in Siegen, Germany, and Primetals Technologies have successfully completed the first melting tests of
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Glencore agrees with Gécamines for land access at Kamoto Copper Co.
Glencore has announced that it reached agreement with Gécamines regarding land access for Kamoto Copper Company (KCC). The agreement unlocks
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Anglo American Q4 2025 overview of its operations
Anglo American reports that its copper production was 169,500 tonnes, with higher production at Los Bronces as a result of
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Tin official prices hit another record high
Tin official prices hit another record high Tin LME official prices hit another record high yesterday as the base metals
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Ecobank to invest USD65m in Sierra Leone’s rutile and diamond deals
During this year’s Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, Ecobank made a commitment to investing in Sierra Leone’s industrial growth, successfully mobilising USD
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TIN: Record annual production from Bisie despite turbulent year
Tin miner Alphamin Resources, based in Mauritius, has announced 2025 production totalled 18,576 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate from its Bisie mine
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Anglo American delivered strong production in copper and iron ore
Anglo American delivered another strong production quarter in its copper and premium iron ore businesses to end 2025, in line
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Endeavour Mining achieves full production guidance in 2025
London – During 2025 Endeavour Mining safely achieved its guidance for the twelfth time in thirteen years, generated record free
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Valterra Platinum: Strong PGM production from own mines
Valterra Platinum (previously Anglo American Platinum) reports that own-mined production increased by 1% to 594,600 ounces compared to the prior
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ArcelorMittal SA’s loss from operations improved to R1.9 billion
Revenue for the period lowered to R32.3 billion (2024: R38.6 billion) and loss from operations improved to R1.9 billion (2024:
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Kumba progresses Ultra-High Dense Media Separation project
Johannesburg – Kumba Iron Ore Limited in its ‘Overview of Q4 2025 and the full year 2025’ has reported that
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Valterra Platinum: Strong refined PGM production
Valterra Platinum (previously Anglo American Platinum) reports that refined PGM production (excluding tolling) increased by 1% to 1,039,400 ounces compared
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Europe’s first CMT 700 mill for sustainable long-product manufacturing
UMB Steel s.r.l., a steel manufacturer based in Bucharest, has commissioned SMS group to deliver Europe’s first Continuous Mill Technology
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Rio Tinto is no longer considering a merger or with Glencore
LONDON – Further to the announcement of 8 January 2026, Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (together, “Rio Tinto”)
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Sasol blames 17% decline in Rand per barrel Brent crude oil price
Johannesburg: Sasol has announced that for the six months ended 31 December 2025: The decrease in earnings for the period
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Valterra Platinum: Full year PGM production at 3.2 million ounces
Valterra Platinum (previously Anglo American Platinum) reports that total PGM production (expressed as 5E+Au metal-in-concentrate (M&C)) during the quarter, increased
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Rio Tinto and Chinalco to buy $904m stake in Brazil’s aluminium company
Rio Tinto and Chalco will pay $900 million for a controlling stake in Brazil’s CBA. Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corporation of
Read moreEgyptalum doubles aluminium wire production capacity
Egyptalum has opened a new production line with a capacity of 60,000 tons per year. This will double the company’s production
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German steelmaker HKM selects Primetals for new casting technology
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM), a leading German steel producer, has chosen Primetals Technologies to supply new Mold Expert
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