Exploration & development

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.

Uranium Energy has announced that it has closed a purchase agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada to acquire a portfolio of exploration-stage projects in the Athabasca Basin.

Galan Lithium Ltd has announced that full Phase 1 pond construction has commenced at the Hombre Muerto West lithium brine project in Catamarca Province, Argentina.

Bowman has been awarded more than US$1.7 million in two new engineering and survey contracts for separate mining projects in Southern Arizona.

A challenging road construction project for a new Australian mine has achieved success using advanced road stabilising technologies from RST Solutions.

The directors of Thor Energy Plc have announced that all approvals have been granted for drilling at the company’s Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain projects.

Rio Tinto and the Simfer have concluded key agreements with the Republic of Guinea and Winning Consortium Simandou regarding trans-Guinean infrastructure for the Simandou iron ore project.

Genmin Ltd has received final approval from the Minister of Environment in Gabon for the social and environmental impact assessment for its Baniaka iron ore project.

European Green Metals Ltd has acquired the Olserum 22 Licence area, significantly expanding its land position around its Olserum rare earth element project in Southern Sweden.

ABB and Norge Mining are collaborating on a FEED study for a next-generation mine designed to help meet Europe’s energy transition ambitions.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has provided an update on the ongoing activities at its Palmer Project near Haines, Alaska.

Murray & Roberts Cementation has successfully reached the 1000 m mark as part of its contract to sink the 1200 m ventilation shaft at Palabora Mining Co.’s Lift II expansion.