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Ivanhoe Mines Produces First Anode from Kamoa-Kakula Copper Smelter, DRC
February 13, 2026
Ivanhoe Mines said the first copper anodes were produced by Kamoa-Kakula’s on-site, state-of-the-art 500,000-tonne-per-annum direct-to-blister copper smelter, approximately five weeks after the commencement of the smelter’s heat-up and one week after the first feed of concentrate. “The first production of
McEwen Secures Key Permit for El Gallo Mine, Mill Construction to Begin Mid-2026, Mexico
February 12, 2026
McEwen said the extension of its environmental impact assessment for the El Gallo Mine has been granted by the Mexican government. This approval is a critical step that will allow McEwen to begin phase 1 mill construction. The company is
Rhodes Ridge JV Partners Begin $191 Million Feasibility Study, Australia
February 11, 2026
The Rhodes Ridge joint venture has approved a $191 million (A$294 million) feasibility study to progress development of the first phase of the Rhodes Ridge Project, one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits, in Western Australia’s Pilbara. The
Bodies Found of Kidnapped Workers from Vizsla Silver’s Mine in Mexico
February 10, 2026
Jaime Castañeda said he identified the body of his 43-year-old geologist brother on Sunday by viewing photographs presented to him by officials at the federal attorney general’s local headquarters in the coastal Mexican city of Mazatlán, in the northwestern state
Fatality at Newmont’s Tanami Gold Mine, Central Australia
February 6, 2026
A 47-year-old worker has died following an incident at the Tanami Gold Mine in remote Central Australia on Wednesday afternoon. Mining company Newmont, which owns and operates the mine, confirmed the man’s death in a statement early on Thursday, saying
Lumina Greenland to Nearly Double Mining Operations with New Equipment Delivery
February 6, 2026
Lumina Greenland has received new equipment at the Lumina mine 50 miles west of Kangerlussuaq. The mine is Greenland’s only fully operational mine, operating 365 days per year. This delivery is the first component of nearly $4 million that Lumina
Hunt for Kidnapped Vizsla Silver Personnel Intensifies in Mexico
February 4, 2026
Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch has linked the abduction of Vizsla Silver’s personnel to the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, a group loyal to the sons of infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The incident occurred
Aura Secures Construction License, Commences Early Works at Era Dorada Project, Guatemala
January 29, 2026
Aura Minerals has received the construction license and commenced early works for the development of the Era Dorada Project, marking a significant milestone in the project’s advancement. The early works activities include environmental programs, controlled vegetal suppression, main road detour,
Codelco and Glencore to Jointly Advance Major Copper Smelter in Chile
January 28, 2026
Chile’s state-run copper producer Codelco and Swiss commodities trader and miner Glencore have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a copper smelter project in the Antofagasta region of Chile. The partnership aims to enhance local copper processing
Vedanta Resources Forms CopperTech Metals to Bolster U.S. Copper Security
January 23, 2026
Vedanta Resources has formed CopperTech Metals, a U.S.-domiciled company with a mission to ‘Power the Copper Century’ and to bolster America’s copper security needs while capitalizing on surging copper demand driven by artificial intelligence, data center expansion, grid modernization, defense
