Exploration & development

Rio Tinto and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project.

Starr Peak Mining Ltd. has acquired the Copper Clive Project a land package located in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Québec.

Anglo Asian Mining PLC has started production from Gilar, a new underground mine at the Gedabek site.

Lloyd’s Register Foundation has announced the launch of its new Global Safety Evidence Centre, backed by a £15 million investment over 10 years.

Ilya Epikhin – Principal, and Carlo Stella – Managing Partner, Arthur D. Little, discuss how mining players should respond to the US unilaterally fast-tracking seabed mining.

Geoff Pryde, Chief Technical Director at PsiQuantum, reveals how quantum computing will transform mining operations in the next few years.

Komatsu has accomplished the significant milestone of autonomously operating a power agnostic electric drive truck while connected to a dynamic trolley line.

Earth AI is expanding its critical mineral portfolio with the announcement of an exceptionally rare, high-grade indium (In) mineralisation find at its Kooranjie project.

Endolith has achieved a significant breakthrough in copper extraction.

Stardust Power Inc. has confirmed that no industrial wastewater discharge permit will be required for its planned lithium processing facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Codelco and Rio Tinto have announced a new collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the potential development of the mining district around Nuevo Cobre, in Chile's Atacama Region.

SolGold has announced that the Government of Ecuador has granted the Environmental Licence for the Porvenir Project, located in southern Ecuador’s Zamora Chinchipe province.

Adani Enterprises has flagged off India’s first hydrogen fuel cell truck to promote cleaner transportation. These hydrogen-powered trucks will gradually replace diesel vehicles used in the company’s logistics operations.

Bluebird Mining Ventures Ltd. has announced that its two Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSA) in the Philippines have both been given renewal.

Fleet Space Technologies has signed a landmark, multi-year exploration contract with Maaden to explore the company’s priority projects across the Arabian Shield.