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

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

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

Troilus Gold Corp has been selected as one of the first mining projects to receive specialised support through the Quebec government’s Filon initiative. 

Australian Mines has started and is fast-tracking a prefeasibility study. 

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

Argosy Minerals is progressing feasibility and engineering work towards completing a definitive feasibility study for the 12 000 t/y project. 

Orion Minerals has settled the final acquisition consideration for a controlling interest in the Okiep Copper Project. 

The project's 1 West decline breakthrough has provided access to historically predeveloped stoping areas on 2 Level and higher-grade production zones. 

Anax Metals has started front-end engineering design to support a final investment decision in the fourth quarter of 2026. 

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... 

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... 

Perseus Mining is continuing to advance the project towards first gold production in the first quarter of 2027, with construction milestones recently achieved. 

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. 

The project proposes to increase mining capacity from 500 000 t/y to one-million tonnes a year at the Swartberg mining project. 

A prefeasibility study has determined that Hualilan can be developed as a conventional truck-and-shovel openpit mine with on-site processing. 

Work is continuing on the existing 2 000 t/d processing plant. 

The first tailings were deposited on July 6, 2026. 

The Elandsfontein phosphate mine continues to progress through its production ramp-up phase. 

Commissioning of the expanded Driefontein 2 plant is under way.  

Reports have indicated that Zijin has started exporting lithium concentrate from Manono. 

Emmerson and its subsidiaries are seeking compensation of about $1.22-billion for alleged losses arising from Morocco’s breaches of the bilateral investment treaty between Morocco and the UK. 

The operational ramp-up of the project was completed in the June 2026 quarter.  

The joint management committee overseeing Lofdal has approved the next phase of the definitive feasibility study. 

Cerrado Gold has extended the completion date of the Mont Sorcier bankable feasibility study. 

Underground development has advanced beyond the halfway mark of the original 544 m development target. 

Skouries is in the final stages of construction and has entered staged commissioning. 

Underground mine development reached a record 554 m in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, 180% higher than the metres reached in the previous quarter. 

Construction of the first-phase titanium dioxide pigment plant has started.