Century Aluminum finished restarting the final potline at its Mt. Holly smelter and brought a Grundartangi potline close to full production, boosting overall operating capacity.
A second winter storm has pushed back the resumption of operations at Lundin Mining's Caserones copper mine in Chile, according to the reported update.
Analysts say Indonesia's crackdown on illegal tin mines could boost PT Timah's production recovery, following a 75% year-on-year rise in its first-half 2026 tin ore output.
SQM guided to 2026 global lithium demand exceeding 2.1 million tonnes, with a production target of 280,000-290,000 tonnes, and detailed a $3 billion expansion at Salar Futuro.
SQM reported blowout second-quarter results with record lithium sales volumes and a doubling in gross margin, underscoring strong demand and pricing in the lithium market.
Indonesia's navy has intercepted 75.7 tonnes of tin ore in a smuggling bust, underscoring a tighter enforcement stance on unregulated tin exports.
A gold mine collapse in eastern Cameroon has left an estimated 100 people dead, with rescue operations still under way, according to the reported source.
Indonesia is reportedly planning to use People’s Mining Permits to formalize illegal gold mining operations.
Albania has granted a local company a mining license for a southern lithium deposit with a reported grade of 235.45 ppm after four years of exploration.
Higher raw material costs and a consumption tax on lithium batteries have driven price increases of 2% to 30% across the energy-storage supply chain, according to industry reports.
Guinea's state-owned Nimba Mining Gold and Australia's Resolute Mining have formed a joint venture, Landaya Gold, to assess, explore and develop gold resources in the country.
Jinan Group's 20MW solar plant in Gweru is 60% complete and part of a US$140 million energy program that includes a 100MW captive power plant to secure supply for its ferrochrome smelters.
BCI Minerals has contracted Bluestar Lehigh Engineering Institute to build a 150 kg/h sulphate of potash pilot plant at its Mardie project, with commissioning targeted for early Q2 FY2028.
Vale has accelerated its copper mine expansion project in Brazil, bringing the commissioning date forward by one year.
TG Metals has announced a maiden mineral resource estimate of 6.7 million tonnes at 1.2% lithium oxide for the Burmeister spodumene deposit at its Lake Johnston project in Western Australia.
Sinolink Securities reaffirmed a Buy rating on Tianshan Aluminum, citing fully ramped low-carbon smelting capacity and doubled first-half net profit driven by higher aluminum prices and lower costs.
Codelco Chairman Bernardo Fontaine says the Chilean state miner is close to signing an agreement with local producer Pucobre for the Tovaku copper project in northern Chile.
BHP's copper division contributed over half of the company's profit for the first time, with potential copper production growth of up to 40% reported.