Freeport Indonesia has pushed back Grasberg’s full production restart to early 2028, after a September mudflow in the Grasberg Block Cave killed seven workers, halted underground mining and triggered force majeure on shipments. The complex, which previously supplied about 3% of global copper (1.7 billion lb/year) and 1.4 million oz/year of gold, is currently operating at roughly 40–50% capacity, with copper output for 2026 now guided at 700 million lb versus a prior 1‑billion‑lb target. Ramp-up targets have been reset to 65% capacity in H2 2026 and 80% by mid‑2027, as additional logistics and ore-handling infrastructure work proceeds.

San Lorenzo Gold’s Salvadora project in Chile’s Atacama region returned strong gold intercepts at the Arco de Oro target, with hole SAL-10-25 cutting 102 m at 1.33 g/t Au from 153 m (including 13 m at 2.21 g/t), and nearby SAL-09-25 yielding 59 m at 1.07 g/t Au from 238 m (including 11 m at 3.78 g/t). Exploration VP Terence Walker interprets the results as the upper levels of a gold‑rich porphyry Cu‑Au system, open in all directions and warranting immediate follow‑up drilling. The 90+ sq. km Salvadora property lies about 15 km from Codelco’s El Salvador mine, and a C$20 million March placement is funding ongoing step‑out drilling across five porphyry and epithermal targets.

SANY Group has delivered its 1,000th electric excavator and moved its 5G remote-controlled excavator fleet into commercial deployment across construction, quarrying and mining sites. The company has also put an unmanned paving-roller fleet into service and brought integrated “smart port” and “smart mine” solutions online, combining electric mobile plant with centralised remote-control centres. For operators, the key shift is towards zero‑tailpipe‑emission earthmoving and compaction equipment that can be run from offsite control rooms, reducing on-bench exposure and enabling continuous operation.