Q2 2026 production report
Copper output rose 1% quarter on quarter at Cerro del Viento, Lufwanyama ramped to 5,800 t of cathode, and Wilga Creek delivered a record 109,600 t of spodumene concentrate.
Quarterly copper production at Cerro del Viento was 34,100 t, 1% higher than the March quarter and 3% above the same quarter last year. Mill throughput averaged 145,000 t per day across the quarter, and concentrate shipments totalled 118,000 t.
At Lufwanyama, the ramp-up reached 5,800 t of cathode in the quarter, up from 2,100 t in the first quarter. Acid plant availability averaged 94%, and the leach pad expansion commissioned in April is performing to design.
Wilga Creek produced 109,600 t of spodumene concentrate, a quarterly record, at a grade of 6.02% Li2O. Gold production was 50,800 oz at Ruvuma, where the stage 4 cutback is now contributing ore from three faces.
Full-year guidance is unchanged. The September quarter production report is scheduled for release on 14 October 2026.