Norsk Hydro said on Wednesday its Slovalco aluminium joint venture had struck an agreement with the Slovak government to partially restart production after a four-year shutdown, with the deal including a new long-term power supply contract.

Premier private research university Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) spinout materials recovery and processing startup SiTration has completed a five-week propotype testwork programme with global miner BHP's innovation arm BHP Invent.

Rincon Resources and Maverick Minerals Australia have entered into a binding heads of agreement to form a joint venture (JV) on Rincon's West Arunta copper/gold/rare earths/nobium project, in Western Australia.

Alara Resources has successfully dispatched its fifty-first copper concentrate shipment from the Al Wash-hi Majaza copper mine, in Oman.

Taseko Mines expects its namechange to Trekor Metals to become effective today, with the company's common shares due to start trading under the new name on June 29.

Brimstone has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the largest American primary aluminium producer, Century Aluminium, to establish a domestic mine-to-metal supply chain for primary aluminium production.

Koryx Copper reports that while the company’s focus remains on its Haib copper project, in Namibia, it continues to carry out systematic exploration at its Zambian assets, with the aim of identifying legitimate targets for drill testing and turning over ground that is less prospective.

Hudbay Minerals has completed the acquisition of Arizona Sonoran Copper, with Arizona Sonoran shareholders having received 0.242 of a Hudbay common share for each Arizona Sonoran share held.

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show South Australia’s total copper exports reached a record $5.2 billion in the 12 months to April 2026.

Hudbay Minerals has broken ground at the New Ingerbelle expansion project at the Copper Mountain mine, in British Columbia.