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Lac Carheil graphite project, Canada
The project involves the upstream development of an openpit mine and an 860 000 t/y flake graphite concentrate plant in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Atlantic Strategic Minerals demonstration plant, US
A feasibility study has confirmed a technically viable and rapid pathway to develop mineral sands using a domestic rare earths processing facility.
Coroccohuayco project, Peru – update
The access agreements for the final blocks of land required for Coroccohuayco have been completed.
Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
As at September 30, 2026, the regional tailings storage facility was 77% completed.
Gamsberg Phase II expansion project, South Africa – update
The Phase II expansion was officially opened on October 16, 2026.
Green River lithium project, US – update
Critical minerals company Anson Resources announced an application for subsurface mineral rights beneath Green River State Park on October 7.
Hillgrove antimony/gold mine, Australia – update
Larvotto Resources has shipped its first antimony concentrate.
Jansen potash project, Canada – update
Kwinana cobalt refinery, Australia – update
Cobalt Blue announced a term sheet with STG Metals on October 19, 2026, for proposed cobalt metal offtake.
Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
Blencowe Resources has received the final tranche of $250 000 in grant funding from the US International Development Finance Corporation.
Patterson Lake South uranium project, Canada – update
An update to the front-end engineering design study is continuing.
Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update
Orion Minerals announced on October 19, 2026, that the $40-million Tranche A financing from Glencore for construction and startup of the Upper-Level (Uppers) had become unconditional.
Sishen ultrahigh dense-media separation project, South Africa – update
Strange Lake mine and concentrator project, Canada – update
Torngat Metals has reported the completion of an updated feasibility study.
Tharisa PGMs underground project, South Africa – update
Tharisa Minerals has agreed to sell 50% of platinum group metals concentrate to Rustenburg Platinum Mines, a subsidiary of Valterra Platinum.
Bullabulling gold project, Australia
Minerals 260 is developing the Bullabulling gold project – one of Australia’s largest undeveloped gold projects.
Kearney graphite project, Canada
The project proposes the the brownfield redevelopment and restart of the prior-producing Kearney mine as a conventional openpit operation using contractor truck-and-shovel mining.
Kuantan rare-earth permanent magnet factory, Malaysia
The project entails the development of a factory with capacity to produce neodymium/iron/boron permanent sintered magnets.
Red Lake coal bed methane project, Mongolia
Jade Gas Holdings plans to develop coal bed methane resources within the Tavantolgoi XXXIII unconventional gas basin.
Green River lithium project direct lithium extraction demonstration facility, US
Anson Resources' demonstration facility is intended to support the broader development of the Green River project, which it is advancing as a direct lithium extraction-based operation.
Ampasindava rare earth ionic clay project, Madagascar – update
Crawford nickel sulphide project, Canada – update
All primary approvals needed for the Stage 1 development are now in place.
Goschen rare earths and mineral sands project, Australia – update
Rare earths and mineral sands company VHM Limited has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui for the acquisition up to 65 000 t/y of heavy mineral...
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
Work on the 2027 updated life-of-mine plan started in the second quarter of 2026 and is targeted for completion late in the first quarter of 2027.
Nolans neodymium/praseodymium rare earths project, Australia – update
Arafura has secured a binding five-year offtake agreement with a leading global raw materials trading company to supply 850 t/y of neodymium/praseodymium oxide.
Skouries gold/copper project, Greece – update
The project has been designated as a strategic project under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act.
Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine, South Africa – update
The Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine has opened its Phase 1 concentrate plant.
Tulu Kapi gold project, Ethiopia – update
KEFI Gold and Copper is restarting development after suspending work on September 7, following a serious safety incident on September 4.
Yuma County solar-powered cobalt processing project, US – update
US Citizenship and Immigration Services approved the project’s EB-5 investment offering on September 30.
Ema rare-earths project, Brazil
Brazilian Critical Minerals is developing the Ema project – a greenfield ionic clay-hosted rare earths development.
Sierra Gorda fourth grinding line project, Chile
The project will increase Sierra Gorda’s processing capacity from an estimated 48-million to about 60-million tonnes a year.
Pilot Mountain tungsten project, US
The Pilot Mountain tungsten project proposes the construction of a 4 000 t/d processing plant using flotation recovery methods to produce a tungsten concentrate.
Horne 5 project, Canada – update
Falco Resources announced the results of KPMG’s socioeconomic-impact study on September 29, 2026.
Madaouela uranium project, Niger – update
Atomic Eagle has achieved uranium recoveries of between 81% and 86% from metallurgical testwork on diamond drill core from its newly discovered Muntanga East deposit.
Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, South Africa – update
MC Mining has estimated first saleable coal from Makhado for October 2026.
Marathon copper/palladium project, Canada – update
Generation Mining announced the start of construction on October 1, 2026.
Pueblo Viejo life-of-mine extension project, Dominican Republic – update
Pueblo Viejo has completed its 59th participatory environmental monitoring exercise.
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