{"version":"1","article":{"id":"south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","slug":"south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026?lang=en","title":"South32 raises first-quarter copper-equivalent and manganese output","summary":"Miner South32 reported an 11% year-on-year increase in Sierra Gorda copper-equivalent production and a 14% rise in manganese output in the first quarter of FY2027. It kept annual production guidance unchanged across operations.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["commodities"],"published_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-19","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"South32 Limited / JSE SENS filing","url":"https://www4.sharenet.co.za/v3/sens_display.php?scode=&seq=5&tdate=20261019072700","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","publishedAt":"2026-10-19"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south32-q1-fy27-metals-output-guidance-copper-manganese-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["In its September 2026 quarterly report dated 19 October, South32 said payable copper-equivalent production at Sierra Gorda reached 22,400 tonnes, with planned higher copper grades more than offsetting wet-weather effects. Australia Manganese production rose 15% to 902,000 wet metric tonnes as utilisation improved after heavy rain in the previous quarter. South Africa Manganese output increased 11% to 588,000 wet metric tonnes.","At Cannington, payable zinc-equivalent production fell 27% to 59,200 tonnes after a temporary reduction in paste backfill delayed access to planned stopes. The company processed lower-grade stockpiles to supplement ore feed. FY2027 guidance was unchanged across operations. A fourth grinding line at Sierra Gorda is expected to raise processing capacity by about 25%; that and the production outlook are company expectations."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Miner South32 reported an 11% year-on-year increase in Sierra Gorda copper-equivalent production and a 14% rise in manganese output in the first quarter of FY2027. It kept annual production guidance unchanged across operations.\n\nIn its September 2026 quarterly report dated 19 October, South32 said payable copper-equivalent production at Sierra Gorda reached 22,400 tonnes, with planned higher copper grades more than offsetting wet-weather effects. Australia Manganese production rose 15% to 902,000 wet metric tonnes as utilisation improved after heavy rain in the previous quarter. South Africa Manganese output increased 11% to 588,000 wet metric tonnes.\n\nAt Cannington, payable zinc-equivalent production fell 27% to 59,200 tonnes after a temporary reduction in paste backfill delayed access to planned stopes. The company processed lower-grade stockpiles to supplement ore feed. FY2027 guidance was unchanged across operations. A fourth grinding line at Sierra Gorda is expected to raise processing capacity by about 25%; that and the production outlook are company expectations.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}