Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II

The construction of the Senqu bridge marked a significant milestone on May 24, when the first deck segment was cast on the northern abutment.  

New England 1 and 2 wind farms, US

Avangrid Inc plans to build two wind energy projects off the shore of Massachusetts. 

Solar wafer manufacturing operation, US

NorSun is developing critically needed domestic production of ingot and wafer capacity to meet the increasing demand from US solar cell and panel manufacturers.  

Trident gold project, Australia

Catalyst Metals plans to make a small openpit at the Trident deposit the basis of its new development strategy. 

Sand King underground gold project, Australia

The Sand King portal is due to be cut in the September 2024 quarter. 

Boorara gold project – Stage 1, Australia – update

Horizon Minerals has confirmed that it will imminently start with preproduction works. 

Enterprise nickel project, Zambia – update

Commercial production has been declared. 

Kal East gold project, Australia – update

First ore has been mined at the Myhree/Boundary openpit.  

Kansanshi mine – S3 expansion project, Zambia – update

First Quantum Minerals has reported that it will focus on completing the S3 plant construction during the first half of 2025 and ore processing immediately thereafter. 

Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update

Sovereign Metals has confirmed that Kasiya can be efficiently mined using conventional dry mining techniques and a mobile excavator fleet. 

Kiaka gold project, Burkina Faso – update

West African Resources has reported that maiden reverse-circulation grade-control drilling has returned thick zones of near-surface gold mineralisation. 

Mogale Tailings Retreatment project, South Africa – update

The project is ahead of schedule and below budget. 

Okiep copper project, South Africa – update

The bankable feasibility study for the project is on track for completion this quarter. 

Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update

The bankable feasibility study for the project is on track for completion this quarter.  

Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update

The project is set to contribute to the world’s decarbonisation efforts. 

Simberi sulphide gold project, Papua New Guinea – update

St Barbara has announced a significant update to the mineral resources at the project as of June 30. 

Small modular reactor module development facility, UK – update

Rolls-Royce's small modular reactor design has successfully completed Step 2 of the UK's Generic Design Assessment process. 

Songwe Hill rare earths project, Malawi – update

Mkango Resources and two of its subsidiaries have signed a mining development agreement with the Malawi government for the project. 

Star-Orion South diamond project, Canada – update

Star Diamonds Corp has reported a mineral resource estimate for the project. 

Nifty mine, Australia

A copper mine on the western edge of the Great Sandy desert, in the north-eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia. 

Grande-Baie smelter upgrade, Canada

Rio Tinto plans to refurbish two anode baking furnaces at Grand-Baie that have reached the end of their useful life. 

Minera Centinela water pipeline, Chile

Antofogasta Minerals plans to build and operate a new 144-km-long pipeline to supply seawater 60 km north of Minera Centinela, in Michilla, to facilitate the planned expansion of the mine. 

Gramalote gold project, Colombia

Gramalote has the potential to become a medium-scale, low-cost, openpit gold mine.  

CO2next project, Netherlands

The project aims to build a liquid CO2next terminal that can be used by customers not connected to a CO2next pipeline to ship liquid CO2.  

Harker battery energy storage system, UK

Recurrent Energy and Windel Energy plan to build and energise a battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure in Carlisle, Cumberland. 

Natrium reactor and energy storage system, US

The project is the only coal-to-nuclear project under development in the world. 

Dalgaranga gold project, Australia – update

A mining services company has been awarded a development contract for the project. 

Kapstevel South project, South Africa – update

The project is complete. 

Madaouela uranium project, Niger – update

GoviEx Uranium has indicated that it is prepared to pursue all necessary legal avenues to defend its rights and protect its investments with regard to the project, after the government of Niger... 

Marmato lower gold mine project, Colombia – update

The lower mine project is on track for its first gold our by the end of next year. 

Muntanga uranium project, Zambia – update

GoviEx Uranium is reinvigorated to publish its feasibility study later this year. 

Sishen ultrahigh dense-media separation project, South Africa – update

Kumba Iron Ore has reiterated that the project remains an important element in the positioning of its business for a sustainable future.  

Ummbila Emoyeni wind energy facility, South Africa – update

Construction of the project is under way. 

Waterberg platinum group metals project, South Africa – update

Platinum Group metals is working with the South African government to analyse the possibility of exporting platinum group metals concentrate. 

Wolfsberg lithium project, Austria – update

European Lithium has announced a shareholders agreement with Obeikan Group to build and commission a large-scale hydroxide processing plant, in Saudi Arabia, to process concentrate from the... 

Langer Heinrich mine, Namibia

A uranium mine in central western Namibia. 

Khangela Emoyeni Wind Farm, South Africa

The project will help power Richards Bay Minerals' operations in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. 

Gippsland offshore wind project, Australia

The project has been granted a feasibility licence. 

Lake Maitland uranium/vanadium project, Australia

Improved results have been reported in an updated scoping study for the proposed standalone project.  

Ridgeline expansion project, US

Enbridge is expanding its existing East Tennessee Natural Gas system.