Exploration & development

De Beers Group has announced the successful sale of the Buffels Marine Mining Right (BMMR), and associated assets, to Kleinzee Holdings Proprietary Ltd.

ERG’s BAMIN has signed letters of intent with BNDES and Banco do Nordeste for the financial structuring of its integrated iron ore mining and logistics project in Bahia State, Brazil.

Orica has announced the commercial release of the world’s first lead-free non-electric detonator range, Exel Neo.

Getech has successfully assisted Nittesu Mining to identify favourable conditions for iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) minerals deposits in Peru.

TMC and Kongsberg Digital have announced the next phase of their agreement to bring AI and hybrid machine learning to future deep-sea nodule collection operations.

Epiroc is continuing its successful partnership with Kamoa Copper SA in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, having won its largest-ever order.

Fleet Space Technologies has taken a stake in Thor Energy to underpin a long-term commitment to revolutionising mineral exploration at the Alford East Project.

Rainbow Rare Earths has announced that the front end of the Phalaborwa pilot plant in South Africa has successfully produced its first batch of mixed rare earth sulfate.

Thor Explorations Ltd. has announced drill-intersections of significant gold mineralisation from the Makosa gold deposit and the Sambara prospect at its Douta Gold Project, Senegal.

CleanTech Lithium, an exploration and development company advancing sustainable lithium projects in Chile, has provided an update on the commissioning of its DLE pilot plant.

Hyundai Motor Group has announced the signing of an MOU with Korea Zinc for a comprehensive collaboration across the nickel value chain.

The Republic of Congo and Kanga Potash have reached a historic milestone with the signing of a 25-year mining convention, ushering in a new phase of responsible resource development.

Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals have completed a transaction to form a joint venture that will work to unlock the development of the La Granja project in Peru.

Predictive Discovery Ltd has provided an update on regional exploration at Argo within the Bankan Gold Project in Guinea, including initial RC and additional auger drilling results.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has completed a first phase of sampling and property evaluation at its recently acquired Danny Boy Project.