Exploration & development

Mkango enters into agreement with Talaxis to fund development of the Songwe Hill rare earths project in Malawi.

Australian Bauxite Ltd signs agreement with Refined Ore Industries Ltd to produce aluminium fluoride from bauxite.

Power Metals discovers large spodumene megacrysts on the Northeast Dyke of Case Lake, Ontario, just 900 m northeast of the current drilling programme on the North and Main Dykes.

Altura Mining approves immediate start of a definitive feasibility study that could potentially double the capacity of its flagship Altura lithium project.

Eldorado Gold Corp. intends to halt development and investment at the Skouries mine in Greece.

B2Gold announces pleasing exploration drill results from its Fekola project in Mali, West Africa.

Azure Minerals Ltd finishes its first drilling programme at its Sara Alicia gold-cobalt project in Sonora, Mexico.

The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Congo awards ZIOC’s Zanaga iron ore project with an environmental permit.

Thiess signs a AUS$300 million contract with Kaltim Prima Coal to expand operations at Sangatta coal mine in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has granted Kogi Iron an additional mining lease.

Endeavour Mining and Randgold Resources have established a joint venture covering their adjacent exploration properties located in the northern region of Côte d'Ivoire.

Positive results have been reported from a drilling programme at the Copper Mountain Mining Corp.’s New Ingerbelle deposit.

Monarques Gold Corp. reports positive results for an updated mineral resource estimate for its Wasamac gold project in Québec.

Lennart Evrel, CEO of Swedish mining and smelting company, Boliden, has decided to resign from his position, effective midway through 2018.

KEFI Minerals receives confirmation from the Ethiopian government that an exploration area has been set aside for the commencement of developing the Tulu Kapi gold project.