A standout intercept at the project resulted in Orion Minerals shares rocketing up 58% on the Australian Stock Exchange on April 22. 

The first drum of uranium has been produced. 

Final commissioning and initial production activities are progressing. 

The prefeasibility study is advancing. 

Saudi Arabia is advancing towards a potential deal to acquire a minority stake in the project. 

Rio Tinto continues to believe that the project has the potential to be a world-class asset. 

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has denied Apache Stronghold's attempt to stop the land exchange between Resolution Copper and the federal government. 

Lithium Americas plans to raise funds to accelerate the construction and development of the project. 

New World Resources has received firm commitments to raise about A$20.4-million to advance its Antler copper project towards development and production. 

Horizonte Minerals has failed to secure financing for the project. 

Piedmont Lithium has received a mining permit to build and operate its fully integrated Carolina project. 

Canada Nickel has initiated the front-end engineering design phase. 

Project development is continuing. 

Hummingbird Resources is progressing with the restart and ramp-up of mining activities. 

Premier African Minerals continues to engage with Zimbabwe-based lenders for working capital facilities. 

Western Copper and Gold Corporation has upsized its bought-deal public offering to fund permitting and engineering work at its Casino project. 

A prefeasibility study has confirmed the project as financially robust, with low-cost, high-margin gold production. 

The project has moved a step closer to US Bureau of Land Management approval. 

The federal government has announced its support for two critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia. 

A front-end engineering design study has confirmed excellent economics and capital efficiency to develop Tiris into a globally significant, near-term uranium operation. 

Orion Minerals has made progress through its acquiring a controlling interest in the project. 

Toro is updating the scoping study.   

Shanta Gold has reported “encouraging results” in an exploration update. 

Berkeley Energia has reported that it remains committed to the project. 

Peninsula Energy has appointed a contractor for the plant expansion of the Ross central processing plant. 

Harmony Gold plans to extend the mine’s life until 2044. 

A definitive feasibility study has demonstrated that an underground mine is technically and economically viable for the Savage River North Pit orebody. 

Woodsmith is being developed to access the world’s largest-known deposit of polyhalite. 

Drilling is advancing the prefeasibility study for the project.