Maronan Metals secured a mineral development licence for the project on March 3. 

Prairie Lithium has started vertical construction at its Pad #1 commercial facility, following the completion of foundation works. 

Rio Tinto has secured a $1.175-billion financing package from four international lenders to support project development. 

NexGen Energy has secured final federal approval. 

Contractor Lycopodium has been awarded an engineering, supply and labour hire contract.   

Rox Resources has secured A$350-million in debt facilities from a syndicate of major banks, fully funding the development of the project. 

In January 2026, an updated feasibility study confirmed Vara Mada's exceptional economics and its world-class quantities of high-quality rare earths, titanium and zircon. 

Revolver Resources is progressing with the restart of the Dianne mine after publishing an integrated restart study in January 2026. 

A scoping study has proposed the construction of a mining operation producing 15.2-million pounds of uranium oxide. 

Opemiska is being advanced as a 12 500 t/d openpit operation over a 17-year life-of-mine.  

Gonneville is set to become Australia’s first primary platinum group metals mine and second-largest nickel mine. 

Canadian diamond mining company Lucara Diamond Corp is developing the underground project at Karowe to extend the mine’s life and continue the production of large, high-value Type IIa diamonds.  

Graphite miner Blencowe Resources plans to develop a 70 000 t/y graphite mining and processing operation in northern Uganda. 

Syrah Resources has signed a multiyear binding conditional offtake agreement with Canada’s NextSource Materials for the supply of natural graphite fines from its Balama operation. 

Minbos has secured a $16-million debt facility from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa to advance Phase 2 construction of its Cabinda project.  

Lindian Resources has secured a meaningful logistics and cost advantage for the project. 

Lucara Diamond Corp has reported that additional funding will be needed to complete the underground expansion. 

Kore Potash has agreed to buy a further 0.46% stake in Sintoukola Potash SA from minority shareholder Etablissements MGM for $1-million cash, funded from existing cash resources.  

Valterra Platinum has reported that Sandsloot is shaping up as a potentially material growth and efficiency catalyst. 

Early works activities have started. 

Sasol has reported that the plant is now producing coal with a total sinks content of about 12%. 

Denison Mines has made a final investment decision to proceed with construction of the Phoenix project. 

Pensana Rare Earths has reported that the project remains on schedule, with main construction progressing, and commissioning targeted for 2027. 

The project has harvested the first copper cathodes from its recently completed commercial production facility. 

In December 2025, Dreadnought Resources entered into binding agreements with Black Cat Syndicate to jointly develop and mine the openpit deposit. 

A prefeasibility study published in December 2025 has presented a plan for developing the combined Lawyers-Ranch project using openpit and underground mining methods, with ore processed at a single... 

A definitive feasibility study update was completed in December 2025. 

Work is continuing to unlock the alternate growth pathway and realise the significant synergies from the potential operational integration and optimisation of Collahuasi with the neighbouring... 

A potential final investment decision is expected in 2026.