BHP is investing in a series of growth-enabling projects at its Olympic Dam copper mine to strengthen the foundations of underground mining productivity. 

Kodal Minerals’ maiden shipment of 28 950 t of lithium spodumene concentrate is bound for the destination port in Hainan province, in China. 

Minbos Resources has announced a shift in its development strategy. 

The startup of Kamoa-Kakula’s 500 000 t/y direct-to-blister copper smelter started on November 21, 2025. 

Lucara Diamond Corporation has awarded a lateral development contract to Group R Mining and Exploration Botswana. 

Arafura Resources has confirmed that its export-credit partner Export Development Canada has extended credit approval for its existing senior debt facility, a critical piece in the funding stack... 

GT1 has appointed engineering consultancy Altris Engineering to optimise and lead the definitive feasibility study (DFS). 

ASX-listed Manuka Resources aims to restart silver and gold production at its one-million-tonne-a-year Wonawinta plant.  

Battery metals developer NextSource Materials announced positive results of a technical and economic study on the construction of a proposed 30 000 t/y battery anode facility in September 2025. 

Southern Palladium is reporting steady momentum across all aspects of the definitive feasibility study. 

Surge Copper has moved its Berg project into full prefeasibility study design and cost work. 

Novagold Resources has reported further high-grade drilling results and secured a favourable ruling from the Alaska Supreme Court. 

Anson Resources has secured A$14-million in firm commitments to advance the project. 

Lotus Resources has fired the first blast at the mine. 

West African Resources has been in ongoing discussions with the Burkina Faso government about a possible increase in the State’s equity interest in Kiaka. 

Coal producer Kangra has successfully commissioned a new continuous miner section at its Udumo shaft. 

Rainbow Rare Earths has advanced the project by confirming solvent-extraction as the final separation method for producing high-purity rare-earth oxides.  

Orion Minerals has said that a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore is in the final stages of technical and financial due diligence to provide Orion with between $200-million and $250-million in... 

Reko Diq will be a multigenerational mine with a life of at least 37 years. The contemplated mine plan is based on four porphyry deposits within Barrick Gold’s land package.  

Equinox Gold has achieved commercial production. 

West Wits Mining has marked progress with ongoing development activities at Qala Shallows.  

The Kokoseb mine will be Wia Gold’s fourth modern gold mine. 

Liontown Resources' first online auction for spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen Valley project has fetched a price far above prevailing spot levels. 

Emerging gold miner Brightstar Resources has received approval from the Australian Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration for the mining proposal and mine closure plan.  

The project involves developing a rare earth elements processing facility at the mine site. 

Pensana is preparing a $11-million drilling and metallurgical programme aimed at increasing the Joint Ore Reserve Commitee-compliant mineral resource estimate to more than one-billion tonnes. 

Element 25 is progressing with the project, with engineering, contracting and funding activities advancing as the company works towards lifting manganese concentrate output to 1.1-million tonnes a... 

The expansion is designed to increase the overall plant capacity to a design rate of 6 500 t/d. 

Rio Tinto has signed a joint development agreement with Australian environmental technology firm Calix to support the proposed Zesty green iron demonstration plant.