Central Asia Metals Holds Output Steady and Accelerates Exploration Push

An update from Central Asia Metals ( (GB:CAML) ) is now available.

Central Asia Metals reported broadly steady first-quarter output, with Kounrad producing 2,880 tonnes of copper and Sasa delivering 4,282 tonnes of zinc-in-concentrate and 6,529 tonnes of lead-in-concentrate despite severe winter conditions. Management reiterated full-year 2026 guidance for 12,000–13,000 tonnes of copper, 18,000–20,000 tonnes of zinc and 26,000–28,000 tonnes of lead, suggesting operational performance remains on track.

At Sasa, the company signed a new collective bargaining agreement that locks in labour terms through early 2028, reshaped bonuses to drive productivity and cut headcount by just over 11% following a business review. The mine also continued improving orebody modelling and achieved its environmental objective of storing around 71% of tailings as dry stack or paste backfill, exceeding its 70% target.

CAML is stepping up exploration, finalising preparations for maiden drilling at its Yuzhnoe and Otyar prospects in Kazakhstan and advancing geophysics at Shaindy to refine copper targets. In parallel, it has secured an option over a sediment-hosted copper licence in the Tengiz Basin and expanded its licence footprint in the Chingiz-Tarbagatay belt, while Aberdeen Minerals has begun Phase 3 drilling at the Arthrath project in Scotland, with results expected in the third quarter of 2026.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:CAML) stock is a Hold with a £190.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Central Asia Metals stock, see the GB:CAML Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on CAML Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, CAML is a Neutral.

The score is supported by a conservatively financed balance sheet and resilient cash generation, reinforced by management commentary on strong EBITDA/FCF and continued dividends. Offsetting this are elevated earnings volatility (including the impairment-driven loss) and clearly bearish technical signals with the stock trading below key moving averages.

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More about Central Asia Metals

Central Asia Metals is an AIM-quoted UK resources group based in London, focused on base metals production and exploration. The company owns the Kounrad dump-leach SX-EW copper operation in Kazakhstan and the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia, and also holds a 32.6% stake in Aberdeen Minerals’ Arthrath base-metals project in northeast Scotland.

Its portfolio is concentrated on copper, zinc and lead, with growing exposure to exploration-stage assets in Kazakhstan’s Chingiz-Tarbagatay belt and the Tengiz Basin. Through subsidiaries CAML X and CAML XD, the Group is pursuing copper and polymetallic discoveries, aiming to expand its reserves and diversify future production sources.

Average Trading Volume: 1,089,165

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: £261.7M

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