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Zambia is targeting an increase in copper production from 890 000 t a year in 2025 to up to three-million tonnes a year by 2031, with the Copperbelt's critical minerals mines increasingly requiring stable, affordable electricity. Elevated copper prices have boosted export revenues and strengthened the kwacha, supporting government plans for a Competitive Procurement Framework for renewable energy, including instruments such as the Renewable Energy Liquidity Mechanism and a Norway-backed Carbon Feed-in Programme to attract dispatchable solar and battery projects for mining loads.
Alara hits fifty-first shipment from Omani mineASX-listed Alara Resources has dispatched its fifty-first copper concentrate shipment from the Al Wash-hi Majaza mine, in Oman, comprising 1 060 t of concentrate and 205 t of contained copper. The mine, operated by joint venture Al Hadeetha Resources, in which Alara holds 51%, produced 39 287 t of copper concentrate in the 2026 financial year.
Collahuasi authorisation challenge persistsAnglo American and Glencore have acknowledged a Chilean tribunal ruling purporting to set aside environmental authorisation for the Collahuasi mine's infrastructure and production-capacity project, including a near-complete desalination plant, though Anglo does not expect immediate production impact.
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London-listed mineral exploration and development company Unicorn Mineral Resources has agreed the principal terms of a one-year, £1.25-million unsecured loan facility with its chairperson Paddy...
Chile's State-run copper giant Codelco sees soaring costs, which are over one-and-a-half times above its global rivals, and heavy debt are the main challenges to the struggling company's...
Australian miner BHP Group has agreed to transfer its San Manuel property in Arizona to Faraday Copper Corporation in exchange for a 30% stake in the Canadian miner, as Faraday seeks to develop a...
With the acquisition of South32’s aluminium assets, Alcoa will surpass Rio Tinto to become the world's largest bauxite mining company on an equity-attributable production basis, with global share...
Australia's newest copper producer Hillgrove Resources has achieved a run rate of 1.8-million tonnes a year during June at its flagship Kanmantoo copper mine, in South Australia. This is in line...
ASX-listed Alara Resources has successfully dispatched its fifty-first copper concentrate shipment from the Al Wash-hi Majaza copper mine, in Oman. The mine is operated by Alara's joint venture...
Canada's Capstone Copper has identified significant groundwater impacts across its Mantos Blancos copper mine in northern Chile that it aims to mitigate as part of a major expansion, according to...
Diversified miner BHP is gearing up to sell its power transmission lines in Chile as it refocuses toward copper mining in the country, newspaper Diario Financiero reported on Wednesday, citing...
Diversified miners Anglo American and Glencore on May 18 acknowledged a ruling made by Chile's Second Environmental Tribunal, which opted to set aside the environmental authorisation issued by the...
Chilean State copper miner Codelco was fined by labor authorities after last year's deadly collapse at its El Teniente mine, while three contractors whose workers were killed or injured were...
Chile-based copper mining group Antofagasta Minerals CEO and ICMM chairperson Iván Arriagada has called for faster permitting timelines in Latin America without compromising standards owing to the...
Recent orders to supply seventeen specially engineered mini substations for an underground copper mine in Zambia reinforces Trafo Power Solution’s track record in delivering customised electrical...
Rio Tinto aims to open Arizona's Resolution Copper mine by the mid-2030s but may need to export some of its copper concentrate due to the challenging economics of smelting in the US, a senior...
Work is continuing to unlock the alternate growth pathway and realise the significant synergies from the potential operational integration and optimisation of Collahuasi with the neighbouring...
Striking contract workers employed by machinery contractor Finning resumed on Saturday a blockade of the access road to Chile's Escondida and Zaldivar copper mines, according to industry sources....
Non Ferrous Metal Works Group (NFM) is one of the major non-ferrous metallurgical undertakings in Southern Africa. Established in 1947 and employing over 300 people, NFM is a family-owned business...
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