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... 

Canadian gold miner Mayfair secures bulk of funding required to bring Fenn-Gib online

TSX-V- and NYSE-listed Mayfair Gold Corporation has entered into a subscription agreement involving a strategic equity investment of C$10-million and a non-binding term sheet for a C$300-million... 

Australia's Broken Hill pours third doré bar ahead of White Dam restart

ASX-listed Broken Hill Gold has successfully achieved a third gold pour at the White Dam copper/gold project, in South Australia, with 5.43 kg, or 174 oz, of doré having been shipped for assay and... 

Tungsten West adds remuneration chair, nonexec director to board

Aim-listed Tungsten West has appointed Katherine Callaghan nonexecutive director and chairperson of the remuneration committee effective immediately. During her executive career, she has led... 

Ionic Rare Earths applies for Aim shares listing

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths is applying to list its shares on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) of the LSE. Ionic says it has established a significant operational presence in the UK, and... 

Supra awarded DoD contract to advance scandium recovery

The US Department of Defence's (DoD's) Defence Logistics Agency has awarded Texas-based Supra Elemental Recovery a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research contract to advance the recovery of... 

Canadian miner Aris heads into community engagement talks with prepped ESIA

TSX- and NYSE-listed Aris Mining Corporation has completed the preparation of an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) on the Soto Norte gold and copper project, in Colombia, ahead of... 

Lithium Argentina outlines phased expansion plan for Cauchari-Olaroz

TSX-listed Lithium Argentina has confirmed the viable potential of a Stage 2 expansion project at Cauchari-Olaroz, in Argentina. A scoping study on the Stage 2 expansion contemplates additional... 

American Rare Earths updates Cowboy State Mine potential as springboard for broader strategy

ASX-listed American Rare Earths outlines in an updated scoping study on the Cowboy State mine (CSM), in Wyoming, a larger development platform for a domestic source of rare earths in the US. The... 

Yancoal completes $1.85bn takeover of Kestrel met coal mine

ASX-listed Yancoal Australia has completed the acquisition of an 80% interest in the Kestrel coal mine, in Queensland, for $1.85-billion. Yancoal announced in April it would acquire the entire... 

Sibanye confirms wage agreement for East Boulder workers, strikes continue at Stillwater East, Columbus continue

NYSE- and JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater's workforce has successfully ratified a new collective bargaining agreement at the East Boulder mine in Montana, in the US, effective...