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

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

The first tailings were deposited on July 6, 2026. 

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

Commissioning of the expanded Driefontein 2 plant is under way.  

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

Underground development has advanced beyond the halfway mark of the original 544 m development target. 

Skouries is in the final stages of construction and has entered staged commissioning. 

Underground mine development reached a record 554 m in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, 180% higher than the metres reached in the previous quarter. 

Construction of the first-phase titanium dioxide pigment plant has started. 

Northam officially opened the Western extension’s 3 Shaft on July 17, 2026. 

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

The project will reprocess manganese-bearing tailings from a decommissioned mine that operated from 1951 to 1975.  

Meteoric reported on July 9, 2026, that measured resources across Caldeira had increased by 246% following infill drilling focused on Capão do Mel, Figueira and Soberbo. 

Eland’s ramp-up continued on schedule during the 2026 financial year. 

Ivanhoe Mines has maintained 2026 production guidance at 290 000 t to 330 000 t of copper in anode or blister, and 2027 guidance at 380 000 t to 420 000 t. 

Commercial production is now expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. 

Kipushi produced a record 70 177 t of zinc in concentrate in the second quarter of 2026. 

Toubani Resources has secured and finalised a $208-million (A$302-million) binding funding package to complete the construction of the Kobada mine.  

Arianne Phosphate has shipped pilot-scale samples of purified phosphoric acid to potential customers for testing. 

Multinational mining company BHP has awarded a design and supply contract to China Nerin Engineering for key processing facilities as part of the proposed smelter and refinery expansion in South... 

Brazilian Nickel has secured financing from Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, in Brazil, for its subsidiary Piauí Nickel Metais to develop the project. 

The project remains on time and in line with budget. 

De Beers Group has decided to pause production at its Venetia mine for two years to reduce costs while also rephasing capital expenditure on the Venetia Underground Project.