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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Mining also notable: production records and permits

Mining Thursday, October 15, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 07:12

Smaller mining items today include record production at K92, a mining permit for OceanaGold's Waihi North, and first gold at Equinox's Cowboy State operation.

Why it matters: Individually small, these items track where the industry is actually spending: expansions in Papua New Guinea and Ghana, permits in New Zealand, and smelting capacity in Chile.

Data as of Items published October 12 to 15, 2026; several single sourced as flagged in the beat brief.

K92 Mining reported record third quarter production of 37,000 gold equivalent ounces at grades of 11.2 grams a tonne at Kainantu in Papua New Guinea, with the Stage 3 expansion tracking to plan, the company said in its quarterly release.

OceanaGold has received the mining permit for Waihi North in New Zealand, clearing the project’s main regulatory gate after a long permitting path, with first production targeted for 2032 under the current plan.

Skeena Resources continues to build out the Eskay Creek restart in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, one of the province’s flagship development stories as Ottawa and Victoria argue over permitting speed.

Galiano Gold reported record quarterly revenue of 187 million dollars on the Asanko mine in Ghana, a reminder that West African producers are converting high prices into cash flow faster than at any point in the asset’s history.

Glencore has confirmed it will build a new copper smelter at Altonorte in Chile, Reuters reported, a capacity decision that matters for concentrate treatment terms across the Pacific market; the announcement dates to October 8 and is carried here for the record rather than as overnight news.

Equinox Gold has poured first gold at its Cowboy State operation, the company said, adding a US growth asset to the portfolio a day after its third quarter output figures were published here; the output detail remains in the October 14 file, which this edition leaves unchanged.

Sources

  1. K92 Mining quarterly production release · GlobeNewswire · 2026-10-14
  2. Glencore to build new copper smelter at Altonorte · Northern Miner (Reuters) · 2026-10-08