Exploration & development

Eclipse Metals Ltd. has announced a significantly increased Inferred Mineral Resource of 89 million t at a grade of 6363 ppm Total Rare Earth Oxides at the Grønnedal REE deposit.

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of mixed rare earths carbonate from Menteri Besar (MB) Inc.

The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have signed a Co-Management Agreement to support a lasting and trusted partnership.

Ioneer Ltd. has announced a 308% upgrade to the Ore Reserve estimate for its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada, USA, alongside updated project economics.

BHP will establish its first Industry AI Hub in Singapore to accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption in the mining and resources sector.

The Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) have agreed to collaborate for a vital research project on the maintenance of mining equipment.

Somerset International, Inc. has partnered with Omnipro Representações Ltda. to expand access to its advanced tailings and dewatering technologies across Brazil’s growing mining sector.

MLG Oz Ltd. has announced the execution of a contract with Rio Tinto for the provision of bulk haulage and site services in support of ongoing activities at the Western Turner Syncline Mine.

Cora Gold Ltd. has announced the results of recent metallurgical test work undertaken with a view to achieving process flow sheet optimisation at its flagship Sanankoro Gold Project in south Mali.

Vulcan Energy has announced its drilling subsidiary, Vercana, has commenced drilling the first new well for the Phase One Lionheart Project at the Schleidberg well site near Landau, Germany.

Silver Mines has received news out of the NSW Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure that helps clear the development pathway for its Bowdens Silver Project.

Central Asia Metals Plc (CAML) has entered into a definitive Scheme Implementation Deed with New World Resources Ltd. (NWR) under which CAML has agreed to acquire all of the shares in NWR for AUS$0.05 per share.

sensmore, a Berlin/Potsdam-based robotics startup, has secured US$7.3 million in funding to bring Physical AI to the world’s largest mobile machinery.

A fleet of 100 Huaneng Ruichi autonomous electric mining trucks has entered operation at the Yimin opencast mine in Inner Mongolia, China.

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.