Today’s Top News
Today’s Top News
Key mining news, market moves and developments from Australia, Canada, the US, UK and across the globe.
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Friday 6 November 2026
- Better Planning Could Help Mine ApprovalsCanadian engineering consultancy BBA says approval delays often start before an application is lodged, when decisions on how a mine will be built, operated and closed remain unresolved. Waste geochemistry, water management and closure inputs that arrive late can force developers to revisit engineering during…
- Codelco Says Production Under Irregular Circumstances Amounts to 42,100 TonsCodelco chairman Bernardo Fontaine told an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on Thursday that artificially inflated production detected in the miner's reports amounts to 42,100 tonnes, while a second case cuts stock by 17,000 tonnes, worth US$120 million to US$140 million. Codelco has ordered audits and dismissed…
- Lundin Cuts Copper Outlook Again as Chile Weather BitesLundin Mining cut its Caserones copper target to 105,000 to 115,000 tonnes from 120,000 to 130,000 tonnes, its second cut since August, as snowmelt keeps disrupting the Chilean mine. Company-wide guidance falls to 285,000 to 310,000 tonnes from 300,000 to 325,000 tonnes. Third-quarter free cash flow of US$312 million…
- Lula's Election Win Dashes US Hopes of Quick Access to Brazil's Rare EarthsLula's reelection is likely to dash Washington's hopes of fast access to Brazil's rare earths, the world's second-largest reserves. His government plans new rules through the National Council for the Industrialization of Critical and Strategic Minerals, which will prioritise processing in Brazil over raw exports, with…
- UK Found to Be 'Dangerously' Reliant on China for Critical Minerals Needed for Defence and AIA UK parliamentary business committee found the country "dangerously" dependent on China for critical minerals needed for defence, net zero and AI. MPs heard lithium demand will rise 45-fold and rare earth demand 16-fold by 2030, and called for a critical minerals finance facility to fund mines and diversification.…
- Gold Fields Puts Question Mark Over Northern Star BidGold Fields said in its third-quarter update there is no certainty its proposed cash and share takeover of Northern Star Resources will proceed. The offer's implied value has slipped 15% to A$22.90 a share from A$27.00 when it was made on 14 September. Nedbank Securities said deals of this kind typically need premiums…
- Sibanye-Stillwater Slashes US Platinum Forecast After StrikeSibanye-Stillwater cut its 2026 US PGM production guidance to 245,000 to 255,000 oz from 280,000 to 300,000 oz after a five-week strike at the Stillwater mine and Columbus metallurgical complex. AISC guidance rises to US$1,700 to US$1,760/oz from US$1,520 to US$1,580/oz. Staffing sits about 25% below the planned 2027…
- Rio Tinto Approves $144 Million Investment to Advance Resolution Copper ProjectRio Tinto approved a US$144 million investment by Resolution Copper, with Rio's share at US$79 million, to advance the next phase of the Arizona project. The program funds feasibility studies and final design engineering for shaft material handling and water treatment, plus exploration drilling and underground…
- India Pushes to Triple Coal Stockpiles to Avert Summer BlackoutsIndia has asked coal miners and railways to triple stockpiles at power stations before next summer, lifting inventories from near 18 million tonnes to at least 55 million tonnes by the end of March. Stockpiles sit near a five-year low of about six days, against the roughly three weeks the government typically wants…
- AngloGold Ashanti Q3 30 September 2026 Earnings Release and Dividend DeclarationAngloGold Ashanti delivered US$722 million of third-quarter free cash flow, with EBITDA up 12% to US$1.57 billion on a received gold price of US$4,239/oz. Production of 696,000 oz kept full-year guidance of 2.8 million to 3.17 million oz intact, though AISC rose to US$2,170/oz from US$1,720/oz a year earlier. The…
