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

Progress on the overall project is at 37%. 

Steelpoortdrift vanadium project, South Africa – update

Vanadium Resources Limited has executed a nonbinding offtake term sheet with USV for 100% of the vanadium-bearing slag to be produced from the proposed V-Iron plant 

Titanium beneficiation complex, South Africa – update

The proposed project entails the construction of a titanium beneficiation facility for the manufacturing of titanium pigment. 

Volspruit platinum group metals project, South Africa – update

Sylvania Platinum’s current focus at Volspruit is securing the required licences and authorisations for potential future mining, including the water-use licence.  

Waterberg project, South Africa – update

Platinum Group Metals' near-term objective remains to advance Waterberg to a development and construction decision, including the arrangement of construction financing and concentrate offtake... 

Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update

West Wits achieved first gold on March 17, 2026, at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Ezulwini plant. 

Zondereinde – Western extension project, South Africa – update

Stoping continues to ramp up within the Western extension. 

Sunshine mine, US

A silver mine in northern Idaho, in the US. 

Zulti South project, South Africa

Mineral sands producer Richards Bay Minerals plans to start construction on the project imminently. 

True North Complex underground project, Canada

A preliminary economic assessment has outlined an 11-year life-of-mine from restart, with average mining rates of about 1 215 t/d and average gold production of about 58 114 oz/y between 2029 and... 

Kandiolé gold project, Mali

A preliminary economic assessment has proposed a conventional openpit mining operation comprising the Mankouke South, Mankouke Central, Kabaya and KN1 deposit. 

Borralha tungsten project, Portugal

The preliminary economic assessment has outlined a capital-efficient underground tungsten development project. 

Bougouni lithium project, Mali – update

The project remains unaffected by recent security incidents and unrest in parts of Mali. 

Bunker Hill zinc/lead/silver mine restart project, US – update

Bunker Hill reported on May 4 that the restart of operations remained on track for June 2026. 

Daggafontein tailings storage facility, South Africa – update

First deposition is expected in first quarter of the financial year ending June 30, 2027. 

Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update

DRDGOLD expects to take beneficial occupation of a portion (about one-third) of the regional tailings storage facility by the first quarter of the 2027 financial year. 

Jwaneng underground project, Botswana – update

Debswana is pressing ahead with its plan to prolong the life span of its flagship Jwaneng mine to 2054. 

Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, South Africa – update

More development milestones have been achieved. 

Menar coal projects, South Africa – update

Menar, through its subsidiaries, will have the capability to produce almost 20-million tons of coal a year from 2025. 

Mine Waste Solutions – Kareerand extension project, South Africa – update

The expansion of Mine Waste Solutions' retreatment operation supports production of about 100 000 oz/y of gold. The broader expansion included the addition of a fourth processing stream. 

Mponeng life-of-mine extension project, South Africa – update

The project aims to access the Carbon Leader and Ventersdorp Contact reefs orebodies below existing infrastructure. 

Mupani mine replacement project, Zimbabwe – update

The mine is on schedule. 

North Stanmore rare earth project, Australia – update

Victory Metals has finalised key metallurgical testwork inputs for its prefeasibility study on the project. 

Selous Metallurgical Complex expansion, Zimbabwe – update

The completion of the sulphur dioxide abatement project is targeted for the 2028 financial year.  

Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update

The underground project is progressing in line with the mine's reconfigured plan. 

Withok tailings storage facility, South Africa – update

Withok is DRDGOLD’s longer-term tailings storage facility initiative and forms part of the company's Ergo metallurgical plant's expansion plans.  

Aranzazu mine, Mexico

A copper mine in the municipality of Concepción del Oro, in Zacatecas state, Mexico. 

Furnas copper/gold project, Brazil

A preliminary economic assessment has outlined the development of the project as a large-scale, long-life copper/gold operation combining selective openpit and underground mining in the south-east... 

Berg gold project, Canada – update

Surge Copper has made strong progress on the project prefeasibility study. 

Great Bear gold project, Canada – update

Surface construction is about 90% complete and all permits have been received.  

Kettle River–Curlew (Curlew) project, US – update

Early works have been completed. 

Lobo-Marte gold project, Chile – update

The environmental-impact assessment has been submitted. 

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

Three major project milestones have been achieved.  

Round Mountain Phase X project, US – update

Underground development is progressing well and is slightly ahead of schedule. 

Steelpoortdrift vanadium project, South Africa – update

VR8 has executed a nonbinding offtake term sheet with US Vanadium Holding Company for 100% of the vanadium-bearing slag to be produced from the proposed V-Iron plant 

Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine, South Africa – update

SMM has officially broken ground on the processing plant. 

Two Rivers Platinum Mine Merensky project, South Africa – update

A study to complete the project and to ramp up production will be finalised in the fourth quarter of the 2026 financial year. 

Yaouré gold mine – CMA underground project, Côte d'Ivoire – update

Perseus Mining has reported the successful completion of the first underground production blast. 

Almas mine, Brazil

A gold mine in Tocantins state, Brazil, south of the town of Almas. 

Taca Taca copper/gold project, Argentina

Global copper company First Quantum Minerals has described Taca Taca as one of the world’s premier undeveloped copper assets. The project has an estimated mineral reserve of 1.99-billion tonnes at...