Exploration & development

Roy Hill and Atlas Ore will join forces to become Hancock Iron Ore, bringing together both companies’ experience and combined strengths.

Galantas Gold Corporation has entered into a Binding Term Sheet with Ocean Partners UK Ltd. to joint venture the high-grade Omagh Gold Project in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Cascadia Minerals Ltd. and Granite Creek Copper Ltd. have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to create a leading Yukon copper-gold exploration and development company.

Power Metallic Mines Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 313 mineral claims, totalling 167 km², from Li-FT Power Ltd.

West Cobar Metals Ltd. has completed the acquisition of an exploration licence E28/2513 in the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia, highly prospective for orogenic gold deposits.

Rio Tinto has officially opened its newest iron ore mine, Western Range, in the Pilbara.

Metso celebrated the groundbreaking of its new service centre in Prince George, British Columbia, on 4 June 2025.

Power Metals Corp has announced the maiden National Instrument 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for the Case Lake cesium project, located in northeastern Ontario.

Vale has announced that its partner, Cummins Inc., has started the successful commissioning of a new ethanol fuel test cell, marking a significant milestone in both companies’ joint project with Komatsu.

The innovation project iBot4CRMs harnesses AI-powered, self-learning robots for urban mining to complement primary sources of critical raw materials and strengthen their supply resilience and competitiveness in Europe.

Mila Resources Plc has announced the results from two additional holes from the Phase 1 drilling programme at the Yarrol Gold Project in Queensland, Australia.

Metso will introduce pilot and demo plants for the development and production of pCAM, supporting customers in their pCAM-related R&D and process development.

Ariana Resources plc has announced several key developments at its 76% owned Western Tethyan Resources and its ongoing regional growth strategy in the Balkans.

Vulcan Energy has shared an update on its Phase One Lionheart Project, providing integrated lithium and renewable energy production for the battery electric vehicle industry in Europe.

Hexagon’s Mining division is taking an exciting step forward in AI-based drill automation with the purchase of Drill Assist from Arizona-based Phoenix Drill Control, LLC.