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... 

Nyanzaga gold project, Tanzania – update

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

Okiep Copper Project, South Africa – update

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

Rincon lithium project, Argentina – update

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

Troilus copper/gold project, Canada – update

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

Whim Creek copper/lead project, Australia – update

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

Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update

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

Flemington scandium project, Australia – update

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

Africa Mining Projects in Progress 2026

Africa has a large and varied mining project pipeline, with projects at different stages of development, from early exploration and study work to financing, construction and expansion. These... 

Kiziltepe mine, Türkiye

A gold/silver mine in the Kiziltepe Sector in the Sindirgi district of Balikesir province, in western Türkiye. 

Swartberg openpit mining project, South Africa

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

Hualilan gold project, Argentina

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

Buckreef gold project expansion, Tanzania – update

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

Daggafontein tailings storage facility, South Africa – update

The first tailings were deposited on July 6, 2026. 

Elandsfontein phosphate project, South Africa – update

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

Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update

Commissioning of the expanded Driefontein 2 plant is under way.  

Jansen potash project, Canada – update

Jansen Stage 1 and Jansen Stage 2 are set for first production in mid-2027 and mid-2031 respectively. 

Manono lithium/tin project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update

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

Withok tailings storage facility, South Africa – update

Public participation has been completed while DRDGOLD’s design engineer, an approved professional person and the project teams have also been approved. 

Khemisset potash project, Morocco – update

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. 

Langer Heinrich uranium mine, Namibia – update

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

Lofdal heavy rare earths project, Namibia – update

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

Mont Sorcier iron and vanadium project, Canada – update

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