Mining

The September quarter operational review, released on 20 October 2026, provided the latest update on both stages of the project. Stage 1 is 87% complete, targeting first production in mid-2027 and capacity of 4.15 million tonnes a year. Stage 2, which is 18% complete, …

Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are different categories underMiningreporting standards. A Mineral Resource is mineralisation with reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction, while an Ore Reserve is the portion that has been shown through studies to be economically mineable. BHP's disclosure of the new …

Mr Craig offered condolences for the deaths at Escondida in Chile and Peak Downs in Queensland. In its quarterly review, BHP said a fatal incident at Escondida on 23 September led to a temporary halt in allMiningat the site. BMA operations were suspended after …

Rio Tinto's third-quarter results were released on 14 October 2026. Pilbara sales of 85.7 million tonnes were flat on the prior quarter, and sales for the first nine months reached 243.3 million tonnes, up 4%. Rio Tinto's share of Pilbara sales was 74.3 million …

In an ASX announcement dated 27 October 2026, Augustus said itsReverse Circulation Drillingprogram had recommenced after being paused by wet weather. Drilling had restarted on 26 September before further heavy rain suspended operations. One RC hole remained at Clifton East before the rig was …

In its quarterly report dated 30 October 2026, Advance said drill hole GV-26-008 returned 4.6m at 945g/t silver, 1.4% zinc and 1.0% lead from 66.7m, including 1.0m at 4,120g/t silver. The company described this as the highest individual silver assay returned by its drilling …

In its quarterly report dated 27 October 2026, Azzuro said it had defined maiden JORC (2012) exploration targets at both its flagship copper projects. Red Hill is described as an exploration target of 15Mt to 30Mt at 0.71% to 0.9% copper and 0.26g/t to …