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Image of conveyor at the Eland mine, in North West
Eland mine complex, South Africa – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Eland is making positive progress in its ramp-up programme, with improvements in square metres and tonnes mined. 


Large native copper nugget
Florence Copper in situ copper recovery facility, US – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Taseko Mines has completed construction and is advancing into commissioning and early operations. 


Image of Jansen mine shafts
Jansen potash project, Canada – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP has completed a detailed reassessment of the cost and schedule for Jansen Stage 1. 


Image of Karowe mine
Karowe diamond mine underground project, Botswana – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Lucara has applied to the TSX for a financial hardship exemption. 


Image of Keliber mine signpost
Keliber lithium hydroxide project, Finland – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The multidisciplinary assessment of start-up and optimisation scenarios at the Keliber project has been completed. 


Image of earth-moving equipment at the tailings storage facility at the Longonjo project
Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Main construction is now well under way and on budget. 


Aerial view of the Lumwana mine
Lumwana superpit expansion project, Zambia – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Barrick Gold has chosen to use end-to-end mining solutions company Metso’s Concorde Cell flotation technology. 


Graphite from the Orom-Cross project
Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources has reported high-grade purification testwork results, following trials completed with graphite processing specialist Alkeemia.  


View of the Zondereinde mine at sunset
Zondereinde – Western extension project, South Africa – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Northam Platinum Limited has reported that Zondereinde is benefiting from logistics decongestion, as a result of the ongoing shift of upper group two stoping from the western to the higher-yielding... 


Image of iron ore carrier
Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

China has received its first shipment of iron-ore from the Simandou mine. 


Image of nickel ore
Crawford nickel sulphide project, Canada – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has been formally named as the second development to be advanced under Ontario's new One Project, One Process framework. 


Location map of the Koné project
Koné gold project, Côte d'Ivoire – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Montage Gold is making rapid construction progress. 


Image of SA flag and periodic table symbol for platinum, palladium, gold and rhodium
Waterberg project, South Africa – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Platinum Group Metals has reiterated that its primary business objective remains to advance the project to a development and construction decision. 


Image of a bar of gold
Kookynie gold project, Australia
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

An updated scoping study has shown a strong economic case to develop the project as a contract mine, toll-treat operation.  


Crushed whole rock pegmatite
Shaakichiuwaanaan – CV5 lithium-only project, Canada
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A feasibility study has confirmed the technical feasibility and economic viability of developing a large-scale, long-life spodumene pegmatite operation. 


Image of Barroso drill core
Barroso lithium project, Portugal – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Savannah Resources has been awarded a nonreimbursable grant of up to about €110-million to support construction of the Barroso project. 


Image of UAE map/flag
Battery anode facility, United Arab Emirates – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

NextSource Materials has received the first shipment of equipment.  


Location map of the Berg gold project, in Canada
Berg gold project, Canada – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Surge Copper Corp has completed its 2025 multidisciplinary drilling and field programme, in a key step towards a prefeasibility study planned for the first half of this year. 


Image of mineral rock from Caldeira project, Brazil
Caldeira rare earths project, Brazil – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has received a nonbinding and conditional letter of support from Export Finance Australia for indicative financing of up to $50-million. 


Image of Karlawinda mine headgear
Karlawinda gold project expansion, Australia – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Capricorn Metals has delivered a strong quarter of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. 


Image of Zimbabwe flag and periodic table symbols for platinum, palladium, ruthenium, gold rhodium and iridium, or six-element platinum group metals
Karo platinum project, Zimbabwe – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Tharisa has reported that development remains aligned with capital availability,  


Chunk of graphite
Kookaburra graphite project, Australia – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Lincoln Minerals has signed a collaboration agreement with Canada-based SCN Canada to jointly investigate the use of graphite from Lincoln's Kookaburra graphite project in small modular nuclear... 


Image of bauxite ore in hand
Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project remains on track for first production and an initial shipment in late June. 


Aerial view of the NAL operation
North American Lithium expansion project, Canada – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Elevra Lithium has identified a revised, staged development pathway for the expansion of the operation. 


Image of Cuba flag and periodic table symbols for gold and copper
Nueva Sabana gold/copper openpit mine – Stage 1, Cuba – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Early site works are under way. 


Image of lump of rare earths
Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project, South Africa – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Rainbow Rare Earths has started operations at its Johannesburg pilot plant. 


Aerial view of the Platreef Mine site, showing the current Phase 1 concentrator, shaft headframes and associated surface infrastructure, as well as an outline of the locations for the future Phase 2 and 3 concentrators.
Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has provided an update on the Platreef mine, following the official opening and first concentrate production on November 18, 2025. 


Image of lump of lithium rock
Rincon lithium expansion project, Argentina – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The Salta Electricity Distribution Company SA has finalised the comprehensive design and feasibility works on a medium-voltage line for the project. 


Periodic table symbol for lithium
Seymour and Root – mine and concentrator projects, Canada – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Green Technology Metals has received an extended letter of interest from Export Development Canada for potential financing support of up to C$100-million. 


Location map of the Youanmi project
Youanmi gold project, Australia – update
16th January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Rox Resources is accelerating mine development and advancing processing plant works. 


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