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October 26, 2026

First Quantum readies Argentina tax-break plans for $5.3...

First Quantum Minerals plans to apply before year-end for Argentina’s large-investment incentive regime for...

October 26, 2026

Australia’s Whitehaven Coal beats quarterly output...

Australia’s Whitehaven Coal beat market estimates for quarterly output on Friday, supported by robust...

October 26, 2026

Australia’s Rio Tinto to invest $1.9 billion in...

Rio Tinto said on Friday it will invest $1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project in Queensland,...

October 26, 2026

Grupo Mexico to press ahead with major US copper projects...

Grupo Mexico said on Thursday it will push ahead with major investments at its US mining unit Asarco,...

October 26, 2026

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Newmont beat analysts’ third-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as elevated gold prices and a recovery in...

October 23, 2026

Mining Engineering’s Weekly Rundown: Episode 75...

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October 22, 2026

TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives to thwart...

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October 22, 2026

Australia’s Fortescue warns of possible operations hit as...

Australia’s Fortescue warned on Thursday its operations could be hit if talks with China’s state-backed buyer...

October 22, 2026

Mitsubishi Corp. approves development of the Copper World...

Mitsubishi Corp. has approved the construction and development of the Copper World project in Arizona, which...

October 21, 2026

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