News in Numbers

The amount Chilean mining company Antofagasta plans to invest in rapid portfolio expansion in 2025 to become one of the top ten copper producers in the world.

The production threshold that has been met by Trigon Metals at its Kombat copper mine in Namibia, 13 months earlier than the contractually required date of 31 October 2025.

The carat of the rough diamond Canada’s Lucara Diamond recently recovered from its Karowe Mine in Botswana. It follows recovery of a 2,492 carat diamond at the same mine in August.

The amount of ore processed at a grade of 2.8 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold at Endeavour Mining’s Sabodala-Massawa Biox expansion in Senegal during July and August.

The percentage of the Citadel JV that Rio Tinto will buy from its partner Antipa Minerals for A$17m in cash. Rio Tinto holds a 68% of the gold-copper-sliver exploration project in WA.