A Zinc Smelter in Central China to Undergo Maintenance in Mid-May, Expected to Affect 4 kt

MMG Limited (MMG) has made a strong start to 2026, delivering solid first quarter production results and safety improvements.Total copper production, including copper in concentrate and cathode, increased nine per cent year-on-year to 128,698 tonnes. A result underpinned by robust performances at Las Bambas and Kinsevere. Precious metals production was also impressive, with gold output increasing by 24 per cent and silver by 27 per cent compared with the prior year period. Group precious metals production totalled 32,177 ounces of gold and 2,888,861 ounces of silver. Total zinc production was 50,263 tonnes, three per cent lower than the prior year.

The following table shows the ferrous and nonferrous metals movement on the SHFE and DCE on 23 Apr , 2026

[Tibet Summit Resources 2025 Annual Report Released] On April 23, Tibet Summit Resources released its 2025 annual report. In 2026, the lead-zinc-copper mine plans to achieve a mining volume of 4.25 million mt, an ore output of 4 million mt, a mineral processing volume of 3.84 million mt, and a lead-zinc-copper-silver metal content output of 150,000 mt. Currently, Tazhong Mining has completed construction of 4 million mt/year mining and processing capacity and 50,000 mt crude lead smelting capacity, and is implementing an additional 2 million mt mining and processing expansion project as well as a smelting industry chain extension project.