Mining

Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates

Rio Tinto beat expectations on Wednesday for quarterly iron ore and copper production in a strong showing for its newly minted CEO, and looked set to retain its crown as the world’s top producer of the key steelmaking ingredient.The production report highlights the operational improvements underway at Rio Tinto as Simon Trott took the helm of the company, which is in merger talks with Glencore to form the world’s biggest miner.

Jan 21, 2026 - 2:27 PM

Energy Fuels to buy Australian Strategic Materials in $300M deal

Jan 21, 2026 - 1:55 PM

Caledonia secures $150M for Zimbabwe gold mine in rare international capital raise

Jan 21, 2026 - 1:53 PM

Vale Indonesia says 2026 mining quota won’t be enough to meet demand from new smelters

Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia’s mining production quota approved for this year will likely be insufficient to meet demand from the smelters that will come online later this year, the company’s chief executive said on Monday.Vale on Thursday said it had secured the go-ahead for its annual mining production quota, known locally as RKAB, and had resumed mining activities following a halt caused by approval delays.In a hearing with members on parliament on Monday, chief executive Bernardus Irmanto asked for support regarding the company’s production quota.

Jan 19, 2026 - 3:16 PM

Perseus confirms second fatality in Ivory Coast mine accident

Australia’s Perseus Mining said on Monday that a second employee of a contractor firm passed away in a hospital, days after an accident near the gold producer’s Bagoe mine in Cote d’Ivoire.Another employee of the contractor, Binkadi, was fatally injured in the accident last Thursday.Perseus said it is continuing its investigation into the accident and is working closely with the relevant Ivorian authorities.

Jan 19, 2026 - 3:06 PM

Coal India unit valued at $2.2 billion after stellar market debut

Shares of Bharat Coking Coal, India’s top coking coal miner, soared as much as 96% in their market debut on Monday, buoyed by optimism around the country’s steel sector.The stock pared some of its gains to trade 83.4% higher at 42.19 rupees as of 10:26 a.m. IST on the National Stock Exchange of India, valuing the company at 196.48 billion rupees ($2.16 billion).The shares listed at 45 rupees, compared to the issue price of 23 rupees. The benchmark Nifty 50 was down 0.6% on the day.

Jan 19, 2026 - 3:05 PM

Indonesia targets illegal mining on 190,000 hectares of forest land

The Indonesian government could potentially seize mining activities across 190,000 hectares (733.59 square miles) of illegally cleared forest, the deputy forestry minister told a parliamentary hearing on Monday, as authorities tackle what they say is unlawful extraction in the resource-rich archipelago.Indonesia’s unprecedented crackdown, which has seen military-led teams take over palm plantations and mines, has unnerved the industry, pushing up global palm oil prices over concerns it will hit output, and more recently, powering rallies in the prices of metals like tin.

Jan 19, 2026 - 3:03 PM

Peru’s copper production down 11.2% year-on-year in November

Peru’s copper production declined 11.2% year-on-year in November of 2025, reaching 216,152 metric tons, the energy and mining ministry said on Monday.Between January and November copper production increased 1.6% compared to the same period in 2024, to 2.5 million metric tons, the ministry said in a preliminary report.Peru, the world’s third-largest producer of the red metal, expects to produce about 2.8 million metric tons of copper in 2025, up from 2.74 million tons in 2024, according to the latest government estimates.

Jan 19, 2026 - 1:23 PM

Chile delays copper output peak, cuts short-term forecasts

Chile has delayed by several years its goal of reaching peak annual copper production above 6 million metric tons, while cutting a significant part of its output estimates for the coming years.The revision, outlined on Monday in a report from state-run agency Cochilco, comes amid falling ore grades and adjustments to mining plans in the Andean country, the world’s largest producer of the metal.Cochilco said in its 2025-2034 outlook that Chile’s copper output is set to reach 5.86 million metric tons in 2034, after hitting a peak of 6.06 million tons the previous year.

Jan 19, 2026 - 1:22 PM

Ghana’s mining reforms risk choking investment, says industry body

Ghana’s main mining industry body said on Monday that proposed changes to how the country manages tax and royalty terms risk deterring investment and slowing output.Reuters reported last week that Africa’s top gold producer plans to scrap long-term mining investment stability agreements and double royalties under sweeping reforms.

Jan 19, 2026 - 1:19 PM

China receives first shipment of Simandou iron ore

China, the world’s largest iron ore consumer, has received its first shipment of iron ore from the Simandou mine in Guinea in West Africa, in which Beijing has heavily invested to increase supply security.China, which imports 80% of its iron ore from Australia and Brazil, has been attempting to diversify its supply by expanding domestic output and investing in overseas mines.

Jan 19, 2026 - 9:00 AM

Syrah Resources buys more time for Tesla graphite supply deal

Australia’s Syrah Resources said on Monday it agreed with Tesla to extend for the third time a deadline to resolve an alleged breach of their graphite supply agreement.The 2021 agreement to supply 8,000 metric tons of graphite a year over four years is key to Syrah’s Vidalia, Louisiana operations and the company’s strategy to become the first major non‑Chinese supplier of the metal to the United States.

Jan 19, 2026 - 8:56 AM

First Quantum backs Panama’s plan to allow stockpile processing at shuttered copper mine

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) on Thursday welcomed Panama President Jose Raul Mulino’s plan, announced early this month, to allow the removal and processing of stockpiled ore at its shuttered Cobre Panama copper mine.The company said processing of the ore stockpiles will allow it to mitigate the environmental and operational risks associated with acid rock drainage and ensure a supply of feed material to the leftover, or tailings, management facility.

Jan 16, 2026 - 3:12 PM

Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day

The last Czech black coal shaft will shut at the end of January, closing the door on more than 250 years of deep mining and bringing to an end an industry that powered the rise of heavy industry in Central Europe.The final tons are being hauled this month from kilometre‑deep shafts at the CSM mine in Stonava, near the Polish border, as low coal prices and Europe’s industrial and environmental transition sap demand for what was once the region’s most prized resource.

Jan 16, 2026 - 3:01 PM

Argentina’s mining exports hit record $6 billion in 2025

Argentina’s mining exports totaled $6.037 billion in 2025, the highest value on record for the sector, the economy ministry said on Friday.Mining exports rose 29.2% compared with the prior year, the ministry said in a statement.Gold led the way with an all-time high $4.078 billion in exports.Lithium exports hit $905 million, representing 15% of the sector’s total, helped by the start-up of four lithium projects between 2024 and 2025.

Jan 16, 2026 - 2:44 PM

Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China

The proposed tie-up between Rio Tinto and Glencore could require asset sales to secure regulatory approval from top commodity buyer China, which has longstanding concerns about resource security and market concentration.The two mining giants revealed last week that for the second time in two years they were in early merger talks – potentially creating the world’s largest mining company with a market value of more than $200 billion.

Jan 16, 2026 - 2:41 PM

Mining

Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates

Energy Fuels to buy Australian Strategic Materials in $300M deal

Caledonia secures $150M for Zimbabwe gold mine in rare international capital raise

Lynas CEO says government policies are improving rare earths market

Botswana’s diamond stockpile swells as gem price slump persists

Portugal’s Lifthium wins $210 million grant for lithium refinery

Ferrexpo halts Ukraine operations, furloughs staff after power grid attacks

Vale Indonesia says 2026 mining quota won’t be enough to meet demand from new smelters

Perseus confirms second fatality in Ivory Coast mine accident

Coal India unit valued at $2.2 billion after stellar market debut

Indonesia targets illegal mining on 190,000 hectares of forest land

Peru’s copper production down 11.2% year-on-year in November

Chile delays copper output peak, cuts short-term forecasts

Ghana’s mining reforms risk choking investment, says industry body

China receives first shipment of Simandou iron ore

Syrah Resources buys more time for Tesla graphite supply deal

First Quantum backs Panama’s plan to allow stockpile processing at shuttered copper mine

Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day

Argentina’s mining exports hit record $6 billion in 2025

Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China