AngloGold Ashanti has described the Arthur gold project as a large-scale, continuous gold system with a mineralised footprint of about 2.7 km to 1.3 km. 

Rio Tinto has started commissioning its $1.5-billion AP60 smelter expansion. 

Eland’s ramp-up is continuing on schedule. 

American Rare Earths has started with its 2026 exploration drilling programme at the Cowboy State mine within the Halleck Creek rare earths project. 

Optimisation is under way. 

Testwork conducted on monazite concentrate recovered from the Kasiya project has confirmed that the heavy rare-earth content of dysprosium, terbium and yttrium first reported in January is present... 

the Soweto Cluster definitive feasibility study remains on track for completion by the end of June 2026. 

Orion Mineral Resources has said that the ptimisation of the project is a key focus for 2026. 

Phalaborwa has been established as a proven producer of rare-earth elements, with the large-scale pilot plant in Johannesburg running the optimised primary flowsheet and producing a high-grade... 

The remaining conditions precedent to the Glencore financing and offtake agreement, updated intercreditor arrangements and linked offtake agreements, are expected to be completed by the end of the... 

The project is advancing towards a final investment decision targeted for the end of 2026. 

West Wits Mining has completed the 1 West Decline development. 

Development in the Western extension has progressed on levels 3 to 12. 

Osisko Development has announced $275-million worth of convertible senior notes due in 2031 in a private placement to institutional buyers.  

Lifezone is continuing with pre-final investment decision and early works activities at Kabanga. 

Wia Gold has received binding commitments to raise A$92-million through the issue of about 200-million new shares at A$0.46 a share to new and existing, institutional and sophisticated investors to... 

Construction has started. 

The project is progressing towards construction readiness. 

The project is almost complete. 

First production is expected in the 2031 financial year. 

McEwen Copper has appointed financial services provider Societe Generale to lead the structuring and arrangement of a senior debt package to fund construction. 

A revised two-million-tonne-a-year mining study has been completed on the proposed project. 

A preliminary economic assessment has outlined a pathway to develop an additional, standalone operation at Camino Rojo. 

The proposed rare earth separation plant will process mixed rare-earth carbonate feed into separated rare earth products 

Rio Tinto is advancing a research and development project to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining process. 

The proposed project aims to replace the production capacity of the plant by installing new capacity to produce 220 000 t/y to 260 000 t/y of copper.  

Songwe is among the few rare earths projects globally to have reached definitive feasibility study stage. 

ASX-listed Perenti's underground mining business Barminco has been awarded a four-year underground mining contract, valued at about A$850-million. 

SSR Mining announced on May 18, 2026, that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 20% ownership interest and operatorship position in Hod Maden to Lidya Mines.