Australian rare earths explorer Critica delineates first indicated resource at Jupiter

ASX-listed Critica has released an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Jupiter rare earths project in Western Australia, which delivers its first indicated category of resources. The... 

Panther Metals' Ontario-based metals portfolio affords it access to US DIBC

London-listed Panther Metals has been accepted as a member of the United States Defence Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), which provides the company with access to US government defence... 

VHM commits half of incoming heavy mineral concentrate to Mitsui

Australian rare earths and mineral sands developer VHM has signed a non-binding term sheet with Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui for the purchase of up to 65 000 t/y of heavy mineral... 

First Au acquires TechGen's Ida Valley exploration licences in Western Australia

ASX-listed First Au has entered into a binding agreement with fellow-listed TechGen Metals to acquire its Ida Valley project. The acquisition comprises two tenements, both exploration licences,... 

Chinese mine equipment maker Zoomlion reports meaningful international growth

Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Zoomlion has expanded its mining machinery business and strengthened international operations, having recorded a growth rate of 57% year-on-year in its mining... 

US high-purity iron producer Hertha Metals starts commercial plant build in Texas

High-purity iron producer Hertha Metals has broken ground on its Chalyx plant, which is the US' first commercial plant for magnet-grade high-purity iron. The Texas-based plant will use a... 

Eldorado's new Skouries mine deemed 'strategic' under EU's critical materials legislation

TSX- and NYSE-listed Eldorado Gold's Skouries copper/gold mine, in Greece, has been designated as a strategic project under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The designation recognises... 

Arafura inks binding five-year NdPr offtake agreement

ASX-listed Arafura Rare Earths has secured a binding five-year offtake agreement with a leading global raw materials trading company to supply 850 t/y of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) oxide.... 

TLU SA welcomes move to open foot-and-mouth disease vaccine production to private sector

Industry organisation TLU SA has welcomed Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp's announcement that qualifying local and international entities may collaborate with the Agricultural Research Council... 

Utah incentives bolster Anson Resources' Green River project NPV

Utah state incentives have bolstered the base case before-tax net present value (NPV) of ASX-listed Anson Resources' Green River lithium project from $1.37-billion to $1.52-billion - or from... 

Aclara expands demo facility to separate more types of rare earths

TSX-listed rare earths developer Aclara Resources is expanding the scope of its planned rare earths separation facility in Louisiana called Project Dynamo to incorporate separation capabilities for... 

EVelution progressing America's first solar-powered, commercial-scale cobalt refinery with innovative funding strategy

A US company developing America's first commercial-scale, solar-powered cobalt sulphate and cobalt metal processing facility, EVelution Energy, has garnered approval from US Citizenship and... 

Sibanye confirms wage deal, strike end at remainder of US operations

NYSE- and JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed its workforces at the Stillwater East mine and Columbus metallurgical facility, both in Montana, have ratified a new... 

Stalwart Cutifani joins intelligence firm Horizon Engage advisory board

Mining veteran Mark Cutifani has joined the board of strategic intelligence and geopolitical risk analysis firm Horizon Engage in an advisory capacity. With an unparalleled career spanning four... 

Hydrogen producer Lhyfe signs latest MoU with biomethanol producer in Netherlands

Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe's Netherlands subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with renewable raw materials producer Pioneer Next to explore the potential long-term supply of... 

Australia's EQ Resources delivers meaningful Q1 tungsten output, revenue increase

ASX-listed tungsten producer EQ Resources has posted meaningful quarterly production increases at both its Barruecopardo and Mt Carbine operations, in Spain and Australia, respectively. In the... 

Barrick completes latest participatory environmental monitoring at Pueblo Viejo

Global gold and copper miner Barrick Mining Corporation has completed its fifty-ninth Participatory Environmental Monitoring exercise at the Pueblo Viejo gold mine, in the Dominican Republic. This... 

Critical Metals Corporation approved to operate Tanbreez through 2050

The government of Greenland has formally approved Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation's Mining Plan and Closure Plan for the Tanbreez rare earths project, with the approval being valid... 

CleanTech validates Laguna Verde process flowsheet ahead of DFS

Aim-listed CleanTech Lithium has validated the process envisioned by the Laguna Verde prefeasibility study (PFS) to produce high-purity lithium carbonate. The company conducted a comprehensive... 

Greenland Mines increases ownership in anorthosite producer AnorTech to 19.9%

Nasdaq- and Frankfurt-listed Greenland Mines has exercised in full its option to acquire an additional 9.9% stake in Canadian anorthosite producer AnorTech, which owns the Gronne Bjerg project, in... 

Alurion confirms direct road haul viability for Amargosa bauxite shipments

ASX-listed Brazilian Rare Earths spinoff company Alurion Resources has published an independent study that strengthens the Brazil-based Amargosa bauxite project's road-to-port export chain,... 

Investment firm Heeney celebrates return of aluminium shipments from Venezuela to US

US investment firm Heeney Capital has celebrated the arrival and unloading of the first shipment of primary aluminium to the US from Venezuela in nearly a decade. The 15 000-t shipment arrived at... 

Three-way merger between Special Project Delivery, Mobix Labs, Winner Water secures rare earths supply chain

California-based supply chain builder Special Project Delivery (SPD) has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with a US-based rare earths company called Winner Water Services.... 

Founders Factory, Rio Tinto select five latest startups for Mining Tech Accelerator

Startup-focused investor Founders Factory and diversified miner Rio Tinto have revealed the fifth cohort joining their mining-tech accelerator - the global startup programme solving the mining... 

Dynacor pours first gold at Galam plant in Senegal

TSX-listed Dynacor Group has achieved its first gold pour from the Galam pilot plant in Senegal. The company's first gold pour in Africa marks its transition into a geographically diversified gold... 

Electra Battery Materials appoints Duenas GM of Ontario cobalt refinery

TSX-V- and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has appointed as GM of its Ontario cobalt sulphate refinery Garzon Duenas, who will lead the project from ongoing construction through... 

Vanadium Resources confirm co-production viability of iron, vanadium at South African project

A scoping study on ASX-listed Vanadium Resources' proposed V-Iron plant, in South Africa, has confirmed the potential for a long-term source of vanadium raw material supply to the US and allied... 

Xcite starts drilling for uranium at historic Black Bay prospect in Saskatchewan

British Columbia-based Xcite Uranium has started with a diamond drill programme in the area hosting the past-producing Black Bay uranium mine, in Saskatchewan. The 1 300 m, six-hole drill campaign... 

Osmond receives maximum Spanish gov grant to develop EU's first rare earths mine

ASX-listed Osmond Resources has received a €250 000 provisional grant from Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, under the Spanish government's Critical Minerals Plan 2026... 

Fulcrum Metals secures site for demo mine waste recovery facility in Ontario

Aim-listed critical minerals recovery company Fulcrum Metals has secured a site for its standalone multi-project pilot facility in Mississauga, Ontario, The company secured an initial six-year... 

Australia's Gold Mountain secures exclusive right to acquire historic tungsten mine in Brazil

ASX-listed Gold Mountain has secured an exclusive right to acquire a mine right covering 857 ha over the Malhada do Angico tungsten mine, in Brazil, which operated during World War II. The mine is... 

Canada's Power Metallic tasks engineering consultant BBA for Nisk project PEA

Canadian copper, nickel, gold and silver explorer Power Metallic has appointed BBA as lead engineering consultant for a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Lion and Nisk Main deposits at... 

Glencore secures RIGI benefits for MARA project in Argentina

Diversified miner Glencore has received approval for the Minera Agua Rica – Alumbrera (MARA) project under Argentina’s Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI). RIGI is a national legal... 

First Nation ends agreements with Canadian gold explorer Spanish Mountain Gold

Canadian exploration company Spanish Mountain Gold and the Xatśūll First Nation committed in 2012 and 2021 to support negotiations toward a relationship agreement on the company's proposed gold... 

DPM confirms Vareš operating as normal amid Constitutional Court review of land dispute

TSX- and ASX-listed DPM Metals has confirmed that operations at its underground silver mine Vareš continue to operate as normal while the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has set a... 

Mountain Province foregoes stake in Gahcho Kué amid pressures

Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province has entered into a consensual restructuring implementation agreement with De Beers Canada, lender Dunebridge Worldwide and the beneficial holders of... 

Osmond Resources study confirms potential for EU's first rare earths, zircon, titanium mine

ASX-listed Osmond Resources has published a scoping study advancing the case for the EU's first rare earths, zircon and titanium mine. The scoping study for Osmond's Orión project, in Jaén... 

Dynacor appoints former ArcelorMittal Mines Canada GM as COO

TSX-listed artisanal ore processor Dynacor Group has appointed Jonathan Hill COO, where he will guide the group's operational and strategic objectives while driving operational excellence, safety,... 

Generation Mining starts early works on Marathon palladium, copper project build

TSX-listed Generation Mining has started with construction of the Marathon copper/palladium project, in Ontario. The company has made initial payments of $30-million to secure critical equipment... 

Algoma advises of 65% third-quarter shipment drop from unplanned outage

Having experienced an unplanned turbine outage at its Lake Superior Power facility, Algoma Steel expects a 65% drop in its third-quarter steel shipments. The company is a leading Canadian producer...