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.

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

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.

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.

Prairie Lithium has announced the arrival of commercial Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) unit at its project site in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Toubani Resources has completed binding agreements for a funding package totalling A$302m ($208m) to support construction at the Kobada Gold Mine located in Mali.

Copper One Resources has reported high copper concentrations from underground sampling at its Majuba Hill Copper-Silver-Gold Project in Pershing County, Nevada, US.