Exploration & development

Condor has entered into an option and joint venture agreement with Teck on its Cobreorco copper-gold project in Peru.

SQM has reached a memorandum of understanding with Codelco for lithium production in the Salar de Atacama basin, Chile.

Kraken Energy has received approval to resume their drill programme at the Harts Point Uranium Property in Southern Utah.

PAM has entered into three Option Agreements to purchase the Tama Atacama Lithium Brine Project in Chile.

Gold Fields has delayed the production of first gold at its Salares Norte Project in Chile.

Ionic Rare Earths has been provisionally granted a mining licence at the Makuutu Heavy Rare Earths Project in Uganda.

Allkem has received COMEX approval for the development of the James Bay Lithium Project in Quebec, Canada.

Ma’aden has announced the discovery of significant gold resource potential in Saudi Arabia.

Thor Energy and EnviroCopper Ltd have signed an agreement with Andromeda Metals to acquire the Alford West Tenement in South Australia.

Alaska Energy Metals Corp. has announced its final assay results from its 2023 exploration programme at the Nikolai Nickel Project in Interior Alaska.

Amaroq has announced interpretation results of data from its Nanoq gold project in Greenland.

Epiroc has won a large order from Eti Bakir for underground mining equipment to be used at a new copper mine in Türkiye.

Benedikt Sobotka, Eurasian Resources Group, considers the challenges and opportunities for the African mining industry amidst the global green energy transition.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has received the permits necessary to commence drilling at the Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana, USA.

Global Battery Metals has announced a strategic expansion of its exploration activities at Leinster Lithium Project, Australia.