An international team of archaeologists from the universities of Durham, Seville, Gothenburg, and Lund has dated the Las Minillas copper mine in southwestern Spain. According to their conclusion, it is the largest reliably dated Late Bronze Age mine on the Iberian Peninsula, and its copper may have reached Scandinavia.

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Norilsk Nickel increased nickel production by 41% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, to 61,000 tonnes, and also raised palladium output to 736,000 ounces and copper output to 127,000 tonnes. The company confirmed its annual forecast for nickel, palladium, platinum and copper and said that a 9-month major overhaul of the PVP-1 furnace in 2027 could affect output in 2027–2028.

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