Viridis places first major equipment purchase order for Colossus rare earths mine

ASX-listed rare earths miner Viridis Mining & Minerals has placed its first major equipment purchase order for the Colossus rare earth project, in Brazil, for a residue pressure filtration package... 

BMI lists screening of foreign investment, high labour costs, wildfires as Australian mining's main risks

Mining and metals research firm BMI find that Australia's industry risk profile is largely being shaped by climate exposure and labour scarcity, though these effects vary by sector. Climate-related... 

Emerging lithium carbonate announces LibertyStream secures $95m funding commitment

A company aiming to be one of North America’s first commercial producers of lithium carbonate from oilfield brine, LibertyStream, has signed a non-binding term sheet with lending firm Endurance... 

Australian explorer Tartana launches widescale company review after failed exploration execution

ASX-listed Tartana Minerals has launched a wide-ranging corporate and strategic review covering operations, financial position, corporate governance and its tenement portfolio, following an... 

Visible Gold secures 51% ownership of Sakai property in Québec, balance to follow

TSX-V-listed Visible Gold Mines has entered into an amended agreement with fellow-listed Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation to acquire the Sakai property in the James Bay Territory of Québec.... 

Lithium developer Anson secures $193m business incentive from Utah gov

ASX-listed lithium developer Anson Resources has announced that the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) board has approved a business incentive of $193-million to support the development of Anson's... 

Gold explorer NevGold appoints new CFO, engineering studies VP

Toronto- and Frankfurt-listed NevGold Corporation has announced Dale Found CFO effective immediately, with former CFO Bob McKnight taking up a newly formed engineering studies VP role. Found has... 

EU launches large-scale critical minerals recycling venture CIRCUIT4EU

Horizon Europe, which is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation, has launched a new project called CIRCUIT4EU to recover critical raw materials and strategic raw materials from... 

Tech company Hexagon launches autonomous vehicle intervention system at global scale

Nasdaq-listed measurement technology company Hexagon has announced the global launch of its next-generation Vehicle Intervention System (VIS), which it claims is an advanced safety solution... 

Fortescue progresses towards green iron

Iron-ore major Fortescue has produced first hot metal at its Green Metal project at Christmas Creek, marking the first successful operation of its electric smelting process and a major step towards... 

Australia's Dundas consolidates, extends mineral tenure in Kalgoorlie

ASX-listed Dundas Minerals has consolidated its holdings along the Bardoc gold trend north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, having acquired nine prospecting licences contiguous with the... 

Ionic Rare Earths secures term sheet for magnet recycling JV in US

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has through its US subsidiary entered into a joint venture (JV) term sheet with Missouri-based US Strategic Metals (USSM) for the construction of magnet recycling... 

Canadian steel plate producer Algoma sustains production for now while full restore is underway

Canadian steel plate and hot-rolled steel products producer Algoma Steel has been working closely with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to implement interim operating arrangements... 

Paramount secures plan of operations approval for Grassy Mountain gold project

NYSE-listed Paramount Gold Nevada Corporation has confirmed the conclusion of a review by the US Bureau of Land Management on the Grassy Mountain gold project, in Oregon, approving Paramount's plan... 

Strategic Minerals confirms definitive sale terms for Leigh Creek copper mine

Aim-listed Strategic Minerals has garnered more approvals for the sale of its Leigh Creek copper mine, in South Australia, to South Pacific Mineral Investments - trading as Cuprum Metals. The... 

Sonoro makes two key VP appointments for Mexican exploration excellence

TSX-V-listed Sonoro Gold Corporation has promoted Oscar Armando González Peña to exploration VP and Melvin Herdrick to senior VP for Mexico. Gonzáles has worked as exploration manager and chief... 

Greenland-focused rare earths developer Eclipse proceeds with more advanced testwork

ASX-listed Eclipse Metals has reported "highly encouraging" results from quantitative automated mineralogical analysis completed by ALS Metallurgy on four composite samples from the Ivigtût... 

Rare earths producer Lindian inks tech services, offtake agreements with refiner Carester

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has signed a technology and engineering services agreement, as well as a long-term binding offtake agreement, with global rare earth processing and separation company... 

Canadian gold developer Amex officially starts underground development at Perron

Toronto- and Frankfurt-listed Amex Gold Mining has completed a portal and successful blasting of the first underground development round at its Perron gold project, in Québec. The first ramp blast... 

Charging infrastructure, global NEV market moves are there but supportive policy lags – automotive panel

New-energy vehicles (NEVs) should be a key focus area if South Africa’s automotive industry is to maintain its export strength and increase domestic market share, automotive industry experts say as... 

Canyon prospective acquiror A2MP reiterates takeover offer rationale

With an independent board committee of ASX-listed Canyon Resources having recommended that shareholders take no action and reject an off-market takeover bid made by its largest shareholder, A2MP... 

Tech organisation Battelle demonstrates protein-based approach to rare earths separation

US-based independent, nonprofit applied science and technology organization Battelle has demonstrated a promising biotechnology-based solution for rare earths processing. The organisation is... 

PFS confirms Tungsten Mining's Mt Mulgine as potentially world's lowest cost operation

A prefeasibility study (PFS) for ASX-listed Tungsten Mining's Mt Mulgine project, in Western Australia, confirms the potential for the world's largest, lowest-cost tungsten development. The... 

Haranga gains development cycle veteran Mutz as CEO

ASX-listed gold explorer Haranga Resources has appointed Patrick Mutz MD and CEO effective September 1, bringing 30 years of proven capability and experience across project execution, team... 

Dutch simplified lithium refiner Lithium Ark secures another patent ahead of commercialisation

Lithium Ark, the technology company pioneering a new approach to lithium refining, has been granted a European patent for its proprietary "Ark Loop" process. The patent protects the integrated... 

Fredonia confirms low-cost startup potential for Argentine gold project

TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining finds in a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) on the El Dorado Monserrat gold and silver project, in Argentina, the... 

Canadian explorer Latin Metals, AI specialist to sift through Argentina exploration dataset

TSX-V-listed Latin Metals has entered into a services, data use and royalty agreement with Geomorphic AI Corporation to apply its AI and geoscience platform to Latin Metals' extensive proprietary... 

Graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech shuts Mexican plant

NYSE-listed graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech has announced the permanent closure of its Monterrey graphite electrode facility in Mexico. The planned closure is intended to better align the... 

Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province CFO steps down

TSX-listed Mountain Province Diamonds has announced its CFO Steven Thomas will step down effective September 1 to pursue other opportunities, however, he will support the company in an advisory... 

Jennmar secures long-term ground control products contract for Europe's only working chrome mine

Global mining infrastructure products provider Jennmar has entered into a long-term partnership with stainless steel producer Outokumpu Corporation to supply ground control products for the Kemi... 

Canadian Prime Minister announces new leaders of Invest in Canada to drive ambitions

In response to a rapidly changing global trade landscape and to help reach a targeted $1-trillion of total investment in Canada over the next five years, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has... 

ACG produces first copper concentrate from Gediktepe operation in Türkiye

London-listed ACG Metals has achieved first copper concentrate production at the Gediktepe operation, in Türkiye. The company confirms that the plant's commissioning is progressing as planned,... 

Metso undertakes R&D pilot plant for Geological Survey of Finland

Industrial machinery and engineering company Metso has signed an agreement with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) covering the engineering and delivery of process technology for GTK Mintec’s... 

Javelin and its service provider cleared to start mining at Eureka gold project

ASX-listed Javelin Minerals has secured final approval for its Eureka gold project to start mining operations, with the Western Australia Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration having... 

Capstone completes acquisition of nearby San Pietro that consolidates Atacama assets

TSX- and ASX-listed Capstone Copper has completed the acquisition of copper assets at the San Pietro copper/gold/iron/cobalt project, in Chile. The acquired project and its Rincones and Colla... 

Canadian graphite explorer Graphano granted two permits for work on new discovery

TSX-V-listed Graphano Energy has received two permits for exploration work on the Black Jack graphite discovery, in Québec. The two permits granted by Québec's Ministère des Ressources naturelles... 

Australian explorer Hawk nears start of exploration on scandium prospect

ASX-listed Hawk Resources has secured a mining entry permit for the Olympus scandium project by the Western Australian government's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. The mining entry permit is a... 

Rare earths miner Mont Royal inks joint study agreement with refiner to form value chain

ASX- and TSX-V-listed Mont Royal Resources has signed a joint study agreement with US-based Alta Resource Technologies to evaluate a technical pathway for processing mixed rare earth carbonates... 

Canadian official Guay affirms value of stronger trade ties with Chile

Canadian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Claude Guay has affirmed that, in a time of uncertainty and changing trade and economic relationships worldwide,... 

Canyon board committee says shareholders should reject ‘opportunistic’ takeover offer

An independent board committee of ASX-listed Canyon Resources, including nonexecutive chairperson Mark Hohnen, has recommended that shareholders reject an off-market takeover bid having been made...