Terrafame, a leading European producer of critical raw materials, has launched a pre-feasibility study to assess the recovery of scandium from its existing production process.
Trilogy Metals Inc. has announced that its flagship Arctic Project in northwestern Alaska's Ambler Mining District, being advanced by Ambler Metals LLC – its 50/50 joint venture with South32 Limited – has been officially accepted as a 'Covered Project' on the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's Federal Permitting Dashboard under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).
The first fully female-founded Canadian junior mineral exploration company, Maven Exploration, is moving from formation to active project evaluation, supported by a gender-diverse investor base drawn from both inside and outside the mining industry.
FMR Resources Ltd has secured exclusive access to the La Lorena Project, a highly prospective and largely unexplored copper-gold district located in central Chile.
American Pacific Mining Corp. has announced that it has secured drilling contracts with two contractors to complete Phase I of a combined reverse circulation (“RC”) and diamond core programme totalling approximately 15 000 m during 2026 at its Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana, scheduled to commence in May.
American Pacific Mining Corp. has announced the initiation of a detailed underground survey programme at its Madison Copper-Gold Project located near Silver Star, Montana.
Triton Uranium has announced the commencement of development activities at its flagship Atlas Project in Uranium City, Saskatchewan.
Zinnwald Lithium plc has announced that its 100%-owned subsidiary, Zinnwald Lithium GmbH, has been granted a permit to construct an exploration tunnel to access the Zinnwald ore body that underpins the Zinnwald Lithium Project.
Iván Arriagada, CEO of Antofagasta plc and speaker at the World Mining Congress 2026, warns that closing South America’s mining investment gap is crucial to meeting global demand for critical minerals.
Critical Metals Corp. (CRML) has announced that the Government of Greenland has approved the transfer of the remaining interest in Tanbreez Mining Greenland A/S to CRML.
Vizsla Copper Corp. has received an exploration permit for its 11 630 ha., 100% controlled Copperview Project in south-central British Columbia.
ABB has been awarded a contract to deliver gearless mill drive (GMD) and ring-geared mill drive (RMD) technology for Harmony’s Eva Copper Mine Project, a major new opencast copper mine in Queensland, Australia.
Critical One Energy Inc. has announced that the first diamond drill hole at its flagship Howells Lake Antimony-Gold Project has confirmed broad near-surface antimony mineralisation with multiple zones of visible stibnite across approximately 100 m of core length.
Vizsla Copper Corp. has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the 2026 exploration and development budget for the Palmer VMS Project in Southeast Alaska.
Rome Resources plc, the DRC-focused tin and copper explorer, has provided an update on its drilling operations at its Kalayi prospect within its Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located approximately 8 km from the world-class Alphamin Mpama tin mine complex.