Third Quarter 2025 Production Report

posted: 29/10/2025

Baar, Switzerland
29 October 2025

Glencore Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nagle:

“Underpinned by a strong third quarter production performance, particularly in copper and coal, full-year 2025 production guidance for our key commodities has been maintained, with ranges tightened to reflect just one quarter remaining.

“Copper production volumes increased 36% quarter on quarter, reflecting stronger performance at KCC +66%, Mutanda +60%, Antamina +52% and Antapaccay +66%. Zinc volumes year to date are tracking up 10% period-on-period while steelmaking and energy coal volumes are on track for full year outcomes towards the middle and upper ends of their respective earlier guidance ranges.

“Basis Marketing’s performance year to date, we expect full year Marketing Adjusted EBIT around the mid-point of our recently upgraded $2.3-$3.5 billion p.a. long-term through the cycle guidance range.”

Production from own sources – Total1

    YTD 2025 YTD 2024 Change %
Copper kt 583.5 705.2 (17)
Cobalt kt 28.5 26.5 8
Zinc kt 709.4 643.6 10
Lead kt 132.7 136.2 (3)
Nickel kt 52.4 62.3 (16)
Gold koz 448 543 (17)
Silver koz 14,818 13,965 6
Ferrochrome kt 436 894 (51)
Steelmaking coal mt 24.7 11.1 123
Energy coal mt 73.5 73.1 1
         
Expressed in copper equivalents2 kt 2,289 2,254 2

 

1. Controlled industrial assets and joint ventures only. Production is on a 100% basis, except as stated later in this report.
2. Copper equivalent production is calculated on the basis of the 2025 YTD average commodity prices shown on page 9, except coal, where our realised prices, post portfolio mix adjustment, have been used.

Production highlights

  • Own sourced copper production of 583,500 tonnes was 121,700 tonnes (17%) below the comparable 2024 period, primarily due to lower head grades and recoveries associated with planned mine sequencing and the resultant ore fed to the plants, contributing to the reductions at Collahuasi (59,000 tonnes), Antamina (23,400 tonnes), Antapaccay (15,200 tonnes) and KCC (16,800 tonnes). Own sourced copper production in Q3 2025 was 63,600 tonnes (36%) higher than Q2 2025, mainly reflecting higher grades at KCC (21,700 tonnes), Antapaccay (16,800 tonnes) and Antamina (11,800 tonnes) as planned mine sequencing advanced.
  • Own sourced cobalt production of 28,500 tonnes was 2,000 tonnes (8%) higher than the comparable 2024 period, reflecting higher cobalt grades and volumes at Mutanda.
  • Own sourced overall zinc production of 709,400 tonnes was 65,800 tonnes (10%) higher than the comparable 2024 period, mainly reflecting higher zinc grades at Antamina (58,700 tonnes) and higher McArthur River production (16,000 tonnes).
  • Adjusting for 5,000 tonnes of Koniambo production in the base period (prior to its transition to care and maintenance), own sourced nickel production of 52,400 tonnes was 4,900 tonnes (9%) lower than the comparable 2024 period, reflecting reductions at both INO and Murrin Murrin.
  • Attributable ferrochrome production of 436,000 tonnes was 458,000 tonnes (51%) below the comparable 2024 period, reflecting the suspension of operations at the Boshoek and Wonderkop smelters in May and June 2025 respectively, pending a sustained recovery in ferrochrome conversion margins (from chrome ore). Operations at the Lion smelter are currently suspended for scheduled annual maintenance and planned furnace rebuilds.
  • Steelmaking coal production of 24.7 million tonnes mainly comprises EVR (acquired in July 2024), which produced 19.4 million tonnes YTD versus 5.7 million tonnes in the comparable 2024 period, following the acquisition on 11 July. Australian steelmaking coal production of 5.3 million tonnes was broadly in line with the comparable 2024 period.
  • Energy coal production of 73.5 million tonnes was broadly in line with the comparable 2024 period, reflecting stronger Australian volumes offsetting the voluntary Cerrejón production cuts announced in March this year.

2025 production guidance

    Actual FY Previous guidance Guidance FY  
    2024 2025 2025  
Copper kt 951.6 850-890 850-875  
Cobalt kt 38.2 42-45 41-43 1
Zinc kt 905.0 940-980 950-975  
Nickel kt 82.3 74-80 70-72  
Steelmaking coal mt 19.9 30-35 30-35 2
Energy coal mt 99.6 90-96 92-97  


1. A quota system currently applies to DRC cobalt exports. Production volumes above the allocated quotas continue to be stored in-country.
2. On an annualised basis, <2% of EVR's production is non-steelmaking quality coal, ordinarily sold into energy coal markets. Given the de minimis size, these volumes are not disaggregated from Canadian steelmaking coal volumes.

2025 copper production YTD vs FY2025 / Q4 guidance

Kt     Q4 2025F   FY 2025F    
Asset YTD 2025   Low High   Low High   Q4 Comment
KCC 118   67 72   185 190   Primarily grade driven uplift: Continued improvement expected in Q4 2025 Cu grades to 3.63% vs 2.21% Sep YTD
Mutanda 36   21 24   57 60   Primarily grade driven uplift: Continued improvement expected in Q4 2025 Cu grades to 2.34% vs 1.40% Sep YTD
Collahuasi 131   54 59   185 190   Water restrictions began to ease with the staged commissioning of the new desalination plant in Q3. Continued improvement expected in Q4 2025 Cu grades to 1.02% vs 0.91% Sep YTD, along with higher expected recoveries from phasing to progressively less reliance on stockpiles over the next 12-15 months
Antamina 90   36 39   126 129   Continued improvement expected in Q4 2025 Cu grades to 0.92% vs 0.81% Sep YTD, reflecting higher-grades and operational improvements following management changes implemented during H1
Antapaccay 90   49 53   139 143   Primarily grade driven uplift: Continued improvement expected in Q4 2025 Cu grades to 0.52% vs 0.35% Sep YTD
Lomas Bayas 44   17 19   61 63   Similar operating parameters to Sep YTD
Non-Copper Dept 75   22 25   97 100   Mount Isa, Kazzinc, INO and Kidd
Total Copper 584   266 291   850 875    

 

DRC cobalt update

  • The DRC recently lifted its cobalt export ban, introducing total export quotas of 87,000 tonnes of contained cobalt per year for 2026 and 2027, and 18,125 tonnes for the remainder of 2025. In addition, the government has retained a 9,600 tonnes per-annum strategic quota.
  • Glencore’s allocated cobalt export quotas for 2025-2027 are as follows:
Cobalt, kt     Q4 2025 2026 2027
KCC     2.8 13.3 13.3
Mutanda     1.2 5.5 5.5
Glencore allocation     4.0 18.8 18.8
Quota     18.1 87.0 87.0
Glencore percentage     22% 22% 22%

 

  • Glencore intends to export cobalt according to its allocation in 2025-2027. Given that the business has sufficient inventory available to fully utilise the allocated quotas, copper production in the DRC will be prioritised over cobalt, where it makes sense. This strategy is expected to continue, while the quotas are in effect. Production above quota levels will be stored in-country.

Other matters

  • The sale of the Pasar copper smelter and refinery in the Philippines completed in September 2025.
  • The Mount Isa copper mine ceased operations in July 2025, with future copper smelting and refining now fully relying on third-party feedstocks.

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