Rio Tinto has reported a rise in global iron ore sales for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, reaching 89 metric tonnes (mt), an increase of 5% compared to the same period last year.

Australia, Japan, the US, and Alcoa have confirmed their final investment decision to establish a gallium production facility at the company’s Wagerup alumina refinery.

RPX Gold has expedited its drilling operations at the Wawa Gold Project in Ontario, Canada, by mobilising a second diamond drill.

Mink Ventures has completed the second phase of drilling at its Warren Project in Timmins, Canada, with two drill holes spanning 477m targeting nickel, copper, and cobalt mineralisation.

Macmahon has signed a contract valued at A$355m ($247m) to provide mining services at the Mt Marion lithium operation in Western Australia.

Genesis and Vault Minerals have signed a binding scheme implementation deed (SID) to merge in a deal valued at approximately A$12.6bn ($8.7bn), based on the companies’ pro-forma market capitalisation.

Nova Minerals has completed the engineering and design phase for its antimony pilot processing plant at the Estelle project site in Alaska, US.

Canadian Manganese Company, GreenMet, AmForge, and Flash Metals USA, have signed an agreement to establish the North American Critical Manganese Alliance (NACMA).

De Beers Group has announced plans to suspend production at its Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo, South Africa for two years as part of efforts to cut costs and reconsider capital spending.

American Pacific Mining has reported that a second drill rig is now operating at its fully owned Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana, US, focusing on testing near-surface skarn targets.

Arrow Minerals has completed a gravity survey across three targets at its Yarraloola Copper Project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA).