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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Wednesday 4 November 2026
- Canadian Gold Output Jumps While Total Global Supply FallsCanadian gold production rose 22% in the third quarter as new mines including Equinox Gold's Valentine and B2Gold's Goose lifted output, the World Gold Council said. Global mine output rose 3% to a third-quarter record of 1,071 tonnes, yet total supply fell 1% to 1,369 tonnes as recycling dropped 8% to about 314…
- Ivanhoe Cuts Kamoa-Kakula's 2027 Copper OutlookIvanhoe Mines cut 2027 Kamoa-Kakula copper guidance (100% basis) to 300,000 to 350,000 tonnes from 380,000 to 420,000 tonnes, and lifted the 2027 C1 cash cost range to US$2.50 to US$3.00 a pound from US$2.10 to US$2.50. The slower ramp-up reflects stoping on the eastern side of Kakula slipping from the fourth quarter…
- Kazatomprom Increases Uranium Production and Keeps GuidanceKazatomprom produced 7,216 tU on a 100% basis in the third quarter, up 12% year on year, taking nine-month output to 20,508 tU, up 10%. It reiterated 2026 guidance of 27,500 to 29,000 tU on a 100% basis. Group sales rose 25% to 6,444 tU in the quarter at an average realised price of US$81.50 a pound of U3O8, up 18%.
- US Army and REalloys Sign Rare-Earth Facility Term SheetREalloys and the US Army have signed a non-binding term sheet for a heavy rare earth processing facility on about 200 acres at Tooele Army Depot in Utah, covering dysprosium and terbium. The proposed enhanced use lease runs 50 years with a 25-year renewal option, and the Army would hold a right of first offer on…
- Felix Gold Receives $7.25 Million Placement CommitmentsFelix Gold has received firm commitments for a two-tranche placement of about $7.25 million at $0.12 a share, a 14.3% discount to the last close, with demand above the $6.5 million target. Largest shareholder MDF Global (11.4%) has committed $2.0 million and directors $0.3 million, both subject to shareholder…
- Norway Backs Rare-Earth Processing PilotRare Earths Norway has made a final investment decision on a pilot plant to demonstrate an integrated route from Fen Complex ore to rare earth oxides, with operations due to start in the third quarter of 2027. The pilot has a total budget of €24 million, including €5.4 million from Innovation Norway and €1.9 million…
- Waratah Delivers 3.1 Million Ounce Maiden Spur ResourceWaratah Minerals reported a maiden JORC resource of 82.9 million tonnes at 1.2 g/t gold for 3.1 million ounces across the Spur and Consols zones, 27% Indicated and 73% Inferred, from 175 holes for 72,890 metres. The resource covers about 2 km of the 6 km Spur Gold Corridor, and a separate Exploration Target of 5.1 to…
- Ramelius and Carosue DamThe Australian reports Ramelius Resources has engaged investment bank Barrenjoey to pursue Northern Star's Carosue Dam gold mine in Western Australia. The reported $800 million valuation is a media estimate, not confirmed consideration. The report comes as Northern Star has rejected a takeover proposal from Gold…
- Copper Falls as Markets Reassess AI DemandCopper fell below US$14,000 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday to an 11-week low, sinking as much as 3.2% to US$13,883 as a technology stock selloff clouded the demand outlook. RBC Capital Markets said the slide is forcing a fresh look at the AI demand case that has underpinned copper's rally. The metal…
- Indonesia Weighs Tighter Nickel Supply ControlsIndonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said nickel has fallen to about US$15,800 a tonne, below US$16,000, because of oversupply, and the government is preparing to tighten production controls through the RKAB work plan and budget process. He put global demand at about 3.5 million tonnes a…
