Rosh Pinah Zinc has commissioned Namibia’s first paste backfill plant at the Rosh Pinah zinc-lead-silver mine, enabling cemented paste backfilling of underground stopes to cut dilution, reduce surface tailings and improve ore recovery while being run by a locally trained operations team. The RP2.0 expansion, now over 85% complete and targeting Q3 2026 completion, includes a new portal and decline, new paste fill and processing facilities, a SAG mill and water treatment plants. In parallel, RPZ is executing more than 80 km of diamond drilling to 2027, covering infill, step-out and regional targets to extend mine life.

Wheaton Precious Metals will appoint current president Haytham Hodaly as president and CEO and Board member from 31 March 2026, with long-serving CEO and co‑founder Randy Smallwood moving to non‑executive Chair and current Chair George Brack becoming Lead Independent Director. Hodaly, a mining engineer and former RBC mining analyst, has led over US$11 billion in streaming transactions since joining Wheaton in 2012, shaping its deal pipeline and technical due diligence. The succession keeps strategic continuity at one of the sector’s largest precious metals streaming companies as it targets new gold and silver projects.

Heliostar Metals has poured first gold from the restarted San Agustin open-pit mine in Durango, Mexico, its second producing asset after La Colorada, with remaining reserves expected to yield about 45,000 oz. The company’s 2026 guidance calls for 50,000–55,000 oz of gold, including 30,000–32,700 oz from San Agustin, at an all-in sustaining cost of US$2,000/oz, after restarting the operation on time and on budget. A 10,000–15,000 m drilling campaign is targeting additional oxide mineralisation beyond the current 14‑month mine life based on 7.36 Mt at 0.29 g/t Au (68,000 oz probable reserves).