Wicheeda rare earth element project, Canada

A prefeasibility study has established Wicheeda as one of the most advanced undeveloped rare earth projects in North America and Europe. 

Collahuasi debottlenecking project, Chile

Contractual mining company Collahuasi – comprising Anglo American, Glencore and Japan Collahuasi Resources – are investing in additional crushing capacity and flotation cells at the Collahuasi... 

Lumwana superpit expansion project, Zambia

The expansion will increase total copper production by more than 400%. 

Back River Gold – Goose mine gold project, Canada – update

B2Gold is closing in on a key milestone, with the first gold pour expected by the end of June. 

Bengwenyama platinum group metals project, South Africa – update

Environmental authorisation has been issued by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. 

Star-Orion South diamond project, Canada – update

Star Diamond will raise up to C$4.8-million from Luxembourg-based Spirit Resources as the company aims to advance the project. 

Gramalote gold project, Colombia – update

A feasibility study is under way. 

King of the Hills processing facility expansion, Australia - update

Vault Minerals has unveiled an update to its Leonora operating strategy, underpinned by a 33% increase in openpit ore reserves at the King of the Hills operation. 

Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update

Canyon Resources has announced a $140-million credit facility to advance the project. 

Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update

Mining crews have driven underground development into the high-grade Flatreef platinum, palladium, rhodium, nickel, gold and copper orebody for the first time, as the Platreef mine rapidly advances... 

Prairie lithium project, Canada – update

Arizona Lithium has received approval for Phase 1. 

New Consort mine, South Africa

A gold mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. 

Sheba mine, South Africa

A gold mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 

Bomboré gold mine Stage 2 expansion, Burkina Faso

The expansion will increase gold production at Bomboré to between 220 000 oz/y and 250 000 oz/y. 

Awaruite refinery project, Canada

The project involves the development of a midstream refinery to produce battery-grade nickel sulphate for the electric vehicle industry, along with cobalt carbonate, copper cement and ammonium... 

Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan

Reko Diq is one of the world’s biggest undeveloped copper/gold deposits. It will be a multigenerational mine with a life of at least 37 years.  

Black Pine oxide gold project, US

The project consists of three large deposits and several smaller deposits that are planned to be developed using conventional openpit mining methods over a 17-year life-of-mine. 

Fairview mine, South Africa

A gold mine situated within the Barberton greenstone belt, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 

Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa

The Platreef project hosts an underground deposit of thick platinum group metals, nickel, copper and gold mineralisation on the northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, in Limpopo. 

Sakatti polymetallic mine project, Finland

The envisaged mining operation is expected to produce about 100 000 t/y of copper equivalent. 

South Deep mine, South Africa

A gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province, about 45 km south-west of Johannesburg. 

Rincon lithium expansion project, Argentina

The project will boost Rincon’s capacity to 60 000 t/y of battery-grade lithium carbonate, including a 3 000 t starter plant and 57 000 t expansion, with a 40-year mine life. 

Southern Mining Area Decline, Australia

The underground development at Olympic Dam will unlock up to 2.5-million tonnes a year of additional vertical capacity and support future mine expansion options. 

Pacific green fertiliser plant, US

The plant will be the first at-scale, low-carbon fertiliser production facility in the world, producing 700 000 t/y of nitrogen fertiliser and serving farmers across the Pacific Northwest region. 

Lalor mine, Canada

A gold/zinc/copper/silver mine in Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada. 

Blacksmith iron-ore project, Australia

The project entails the construction of direct shipping ore operation, with a mine life of 23 years. 

Bécancour lithium carbonate refinery, Canada

A definitive feasibility study has shown the project to be robust, even in a low pricing environment.  

Uis Phase 2 expansion project, Namibia

Critical raw materials producer Andrada Mining plans to build a second tin processing jig at the Uis mine. 

Copper Mountain mine, Canada

A copper mine south of Princeton, in British Columbia, Canada. 

Jansen potash project, Canada – update

Multinational mining company BHP has reported the first stage of the project is 66% and the second stage 8%. 

Kal East gold project, Australia – update

Gold explorer Black Cat Syndicate announced approval to start underground mining at the Myhree deposit on April 16.  

Kalgoorlie nickel project – Goongarrie Hub, Australia – update

Metals exploration and development company Ardea Resources has secured a strategic investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining, further strengthening the partnership between the two companies as... 

Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update

Several geotechnical programme are under way. 

Kookaburra graphite project, Australia – update

The project has been featured in the updated Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus for 2025, published by Austrade. 

McDermitt lithium project, US – update

The project has been officially designated as a “transparency project” under the US Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act permitting framework. 

Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update

ASX-listed exploration and development company Canyon Resources is rapidly advancing the project towards production through an extensive work programme. 

Muntanga uranium project, Zambia – update

Africa-focused uranium company GoviEx Uranium has filed a draft environmental- and social-impact assessment with the Zambian Environmental Management Agency for the advancement of the project. 

Critical mineral refining facility, Africa

ReElement and Novare plan to develop integrated refining facilities across Africa to produce high-purity lithium carbonate, rare-earth oxides and other critical minerals. 

Lamaque Complex, Canada

A preliminary economic assessment has proposed incremental gold production of 1.5-million ounces at the mine. 

Yaouré gold mine – CMA underground project, Côte d'Ivoire

The CMA underground project will become Côte d’Ivoire’s first mechanised underground mine.