News in Numbers

Freeport has confirmed the deaths of all seven missing workers who were trapped inside the Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia following a waterlogged material surge in early September.

Chilean state mining company Codelco reported its lowest copper output in more than two decades – producing 93,400 tonnes in August, a 25% decrease from the same month last year – following an earthquake-induced mine collapse.

The US Department of War (DoW) plans to buy a 10% stake in Trilogy Metals and invest approximately $35.6m to develop critical mineral resources at Trilogy’s UKMP in Alaska.

China has approved reserve reports from two lithium producers in Yichun, CATL and Gotion High Tech, whose sites are now closer to securing a mining permit and resuming operations.

Borealis Mining has completed its first gold and silver doré pour from stockpile crushing and heap leaching at the Borealis mine site, yielding a total of 65.6 pounds, equivalent to 956.7 troy ounces of doré.