Testwork, engineering, an updated feasibility study and permitting programmes are progressing. 

The project has surpassed the halfway mark. 

Australian mining company Arafura Rare Earths will receive A$200-million from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund to support the Nolans mine. 

Construction progress remains on track. 

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Thor Explorations has uncovered promising mineralisation near the mine. 

Uranium exploration company Aura Energy has undertaken an assessment of the opportunities for future capacity expansion. 

Platinum Group Metals is in discussions with several South African smelter operators, including Impala Platinum, to negotiate formal metal concentrate offtake arrangements for the project. 

Lucapa Diamond Company has identified two large, highly conductive base metal targets at the Merlin project. 

Junior mining company Horizon Minerals has marked a major milestone by pouring its first gold bar from the Boorara mine. 

Nickel focused exploration company Canada Nickel Company has signed two definitive agreements, enabling it to gain access to 13 000 ha of surface rights prospective for nickel. 

Precious metals developer Skeena Resources has collected $45-million of gold stream funding under its gold stream arrangement. 

Lithium project developer Patriot Battery Metals has raised C$69-million through a strategic investment from automotive manufacturer Volkswagen.  

British mining company GreenRoc Strategic Materials has received a letter of interest from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark to provide funding for the project. 

Lithium mineral resource project developer Savannah Resources has restarted drilling as it advances towards the finalisation of the definitive feasibility study. 

UK-based mining and exploration company Premier African Minerals has reported a retail offer through a bookbuild of new ordinary shares. 

The government of Guinea has approved gold reserve developer Predictive Discovery’s environment- and social-impact assessment. 

The Western Australian Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has approved Element 25’s planned expansion. 

The project aims to achieve steady-state nameplate capacity in the fourth quarter of 2025. 

A construction decision was announced on January 13. 

Work on the vertical shaft is scheduled to start this month and will be completed within three to five months. 

Aura Energy has received firm commitments to raise about A$9-million through the issue of 64.28-million shares at A$0.14 a share. 

Syrah Resources has been awarded a tax credit under the US Inflation Reduction Act’s Section 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit Programme. 

Platinum group metals production from the project remains on track. 

CTI Plus Resources plans to mine the project using openpit methods and conventional truck-and-shovel equipment. 

Syrah Resources declared force majeure at its Balama graphite mine in December 2024. 

The project has completed the permitting process. 

European Metals has announced a substantial increase in planned lithium production. 

Gem Resources has successfully completed the refurbishment and upgrades to the processing plant. 

Sovereign Metals has completed the test pit backfilling and started soil remediation as part of its pilot mining and land rehabilitation programme at Kasiya.