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... 

Bellevue wet paste plant, Australia

Bellevue Gold has approved the construction of a new 120 m3/h wet paste plant. 

Bengwenyama platinum group metals project, South Africa – update

Results from metallurgical testwork at the project have indicated that up to one-fifth of future revenues could be derived from chrome. 

Clearwater lithium project, Canada – update

E3 Lithium has completed well development and pump installation at its demonstration facility, with Phase 2 now ready to start operating. 

Elandsfontein phosphate project, South Africa – update

Kropz has achieved record production of 40 792 t of phosphate concentrate from the project for March.  

Eva copper project, Australia – update

Technology company ABB has been awarded a contract to deliver gearless mill drive and ring-geared mill drive technology to the project. 

Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update

Pensana Rare Earths has received the first tranche of $15-million from Cascade Natural Resources as contemplated under a $165-million strategic investment, announced on March 4. 

North American Lithium expansion project, Canada – update

Mangrove Lithium opened North America’s first commercial lithium refining facility, in British Columbia, on April 20, creating a clear pathway towards Canada’s first mine-to-cathode lithium supply... 

Pebble copper/gold/molybdenum/silver/rhenium project, US – update

Northern Dynasty Minerals and Pebble Limited Partnership have filed a brief in the Alaska Federal Court responding to the brief filed by Department of Justice on February 17. 

Sanankoro gold project, Mali – update

Cora Gold has signed a binding term sheet with Eagle Eye Asset Holdings to support the development of the project.