Exploration & development

Minerals Development Oman (MDO) has announced the export of the first shipment of copper concentrates from the Lasail Mine in the Wilayat of Sohar.

Earth AI, a predictive explorer and driller for clean energy metals using artificial intelligence, has announced the discovery of a new gold system at its molybdenum-gold project in Willow Glen.

Rainbow has announced the key outcomes of an interim economic study which confirms its Phalaborwa as one of the highest margin rare earth projects in development today.

Great Southern Copper plc has announced that permitting and authorisation for drilling at its Cerro Negro prospect have been finalised with diamond drilling to commence at the Mostaza mine.

Betolar’s new mixed cement-based shotcrete solution for Outokumpu is set to enter use in the company’s Kemi chrome mine in early 2025.

Wheaton Precious Metals has entered into a definitive precious metals purchase agreement with Allied Gold, in respect of the Kurmuk Project located in Ethiopia.

Akobo Minerals AB has announced final gold production for November 2024 which surpasses earlier estimates, following the completion of all smelting operations for the month.

Four of Epiroc’s teleremote-controlled Simba E6 C WL production drill rigs have surpassed 1 million drill metres in LKAB’s Malmberget iron ore mine in northern Sweden.

Madison Metals Inc. has significantly increased its presence in the critical minerals sector by acquiring the Howells Lake Antimony Gold Project.

Vale has completed construction and commissioning of the Voisey’s Bay Mine Expansion (VBME) Project, transitioning it from opencast to underground mining.

Vale has started the commissioning of the Capanema Maximisation Project, located 80 km from Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Anglo American has announced the completion of the transaction to combine the Serra da Serpentina high quality iron ore resource into its Minas-Rio operation in Brazil.

American Pacific Mining has closed its transaction with Dowa Metals & Mining Alaska to acquire Dowa’s interest in Constantine Mining, the holder of the Palmer VMS Project.

Antofagasta’s Centinela and Zaldívar mines have become the first mining operations in the world to recertify the copper mark with new criteria.

East Star Resources Plc has released an update on its copper porphyry exploration strategy at the Snowy licence, on the paleozoic Balkash-Ili volcanic arc.