Karowe diamond mine underground project, Botswana – update

The Karowe underground project remained on schedule for full-scale production in the first half of 2028. 

Keliber lithium hydroxide project, Finland – update

Keliber has transitioned from construction into staged operations. 

Large waste-rock project, Zambia – update

Jubilee Metals Group selected an undisclosed preferred buyer for the project for $35-million On August 26, 2026, after having received two binding offers. 

Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, South Africa – update

On August 13, 2026, MC Mining entered into a loan agreement and a share subscription agreement with its controlling shareholder, Kinetic Development Group, for up to $16-million in further capital... 

Monte Muambe rare earths, fluorspar and gallium project, Mozambique – update

The prefeasibility study is scheduled to start in September 2026 with a site visit. 

Rook I uranium project, Canada – update

NexGen Energy officially marked the start of construction on August 13, 2026. 

Vareš silver project, Bosnia and Herzegovina – update

DPM Metals announced on August 17, 2026, that Vareš had achieved commercial production on August 10. 

Kemi mine, Finland

A chrome mine in in Finnish Lapland. 

Buriticá mine, Colombia

A gold mine in Buriticá municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia.  

Greater PAJ project, Angola

The Greater PAJ project is Angola’s first integrated cross-block development. It is an offshore oil development integrating hydrocarbon resources across two adjacent concessions and brings... 

Horne 5 project, Canada

Falco Resources confirms a technically and economically viable 15-year underground operation, with materially improved project economics reflecting updated metal-price assumptions, and capital and... 

Shintech Plaquemine integrated production expansion project, US

The project entails a further expansion of Shintech’s integrated PVC production capabilities at its existing Plaquemine manufacturing complex. 

Silverking mine, Zambia

A copper mine in the Mumbwa district, in Central Province, Zambia. 

Cherokee County rare earth metal and magnet manufacturing operation, US

The project involves the development of a new rare earth metal and magnet manufacturing operation that will produce sintered neodymium/iron/boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets and the refined... 

Pinnacles mine, Australia

A silver/lead/zinc mine about 15 km south-west of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 

K.Hill manganese project, Botswana

Giyani Metals Corp proposes a mine-to-market development, which will produce high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) and high-purity manganese oxide (HPMO) for the electric-vehicle and... 

Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex, US

The project is intended to process mixed rare earth carbonate and mixed rare-earth oxide feedstocks. 

Crawford nickel sulphide project, Canada – update

Canada Nickel received a positive Decision Statement from the federal Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature on July 31, 2026. 

Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update

Ivanhoe Mines has tightened 2026 production guidance to between 290 000 t and 310 000 t of copper in anode, blister or saleable slag concentrate, from 290 000 t to 330 000 t. 

Kipushi zinc/copper/lead/germanium mine, Democratic Republic of Congo – update

Construction of the expanded tailings storage facility was completed during the quarter ended June 30, 2026. 

Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, South Africa – update

MC Mining has reported that several operational-readiness milestones were achieved during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, while the project recorded no lost-time injuries. 

Makuutu rare earths project, South Africa – update

On July 31, 2026, IonicRE, through Ugandan company Rwenzori Rare Metals, launched a strategic review of Makuutu following interest from the US and other Western-aligned stakeholders.  

Manna lithium project, Australia – update

First spodumene concentrate targeted for production in 2026. 

Mogalakwena mine – Sandsloot underground project, South Africa – update

Valterra Platinum has made good progress with the project. 

Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update

Ivanhoe Mine has also reported that Japanese consortium shareholder ITC Platinum has committed to fund its proportionate share of the Phase 2 expansion. 

Sakatti copper and polymetallic project, Finland – update

Prefeasibility studies are ongoing. 

Sishen ultrahigh dense-media separation project, South Africa – update

As at June 30, 2026, overall project progress was about 45%. 

Woodsmith polyhalite project, UK – update

Anglo American is focusing on progressing activities required to continue derisking the project’s critical path. 

Zulu lithium/tantalum project pilot plant, Zimbabwe – update

On July 28, 2026, Premier African Minerals reported that its planned restart of the Zulu plant during July would not proceed. 

Kanmantoo mine, Australia

A copper mine about 55 km from Adelaide, in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia 

Copi critical minerals project, Australia

RZ Resources Limited's Copi project will produce titanium minerals, including rutile, leucoxene and ilmenite, premium zircon and rare-earth elements, including monazite and xenotime.  

Elizabeth Creek copper/silver project, Australia

Exploration company Coda Minerals is developing the Coda project in South Australia the base case is based on a simplified development scenario, with cobalt treated as potential future upside... 

Gamsberg North and Kloof underground mining project, South Africa

Black Mountain Mining, a subsidiary of Vedanta Zinc International, plans to develop two underground mining operations targeting the Gamsberg North and Kloof orebodies, in the Northern Cape. 

VZI one-million-tonne-a-year zinc metal-in-concentrate project, South Africa

The project aims to increase production from Vedanta Zinc International’s Southern Africa zinc operations to one-million tonnes a year of zinc metal-in-concentrate.  

Green River lithium project, US

Critical minerals company Anson Resources is developing the Paradox basin project as a direct lithium extraction brine project to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate. 

Whistler gold/copper project, US

US GoldMining Inc plans to develop a conventional openpit truck-and-shovel operation using drill, blast, load and haul mining methods.  

Amapá iron-ore project, Brazil – update

Forty-three of the identified work packages for the project have been completed. 

Caldeira rare earths project, Brazil – update

Meteoric Resources has entered into a nonbinding memorandum of strategic partnership with POSCO International to support the long-term development and timely commercial production of rare-earth... 

Colossus rare earths project, Brazil – update

Viridis Mining & Minerals' rare-earth carbonate demonstration plant has achieved steady-state continuous production following its initial startup in May 2026. 

Mbalam-Nabeba iron-ore project, Republic of Congo – update

An International Chamber of Commerce arbitral tribunal has found that Cameroon has breached its legal obligations to Cam Iron and Sundance with regard to their significant investment in the...