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Sheila Barradas

Sheila Barradas is Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor.

By Sheila Barradas

Image of first sod turning on the Latimer project on October 21, 2025. From left: TNPA acting GM Magenthran Ruthanevelu, TNPA acting CE Phyllis Difeto, Eastern Cape transport and community safety MEC Xolile Nqatha and East London port manager Sphiwe Mthembu.

Latimer’s Landing, South Africa

23rd January 2026

Latimer’s Landing will pave the way for the waterfront development of the Port of East London. 


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Donald rare earth and mineral sands project, Australia

23rd January 2026

The Donald project is a globally significant rare earth and mineral sands project with the potential to become a long-term supplier of critical rare-earth elements. 


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KFM – Phase II project, Democratic Republic of Congo

23rd January 2026

Chinese group CMOC Group plans to to increase KFM's processing capacity by 7.26-million tonnes 


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Stabroek block development – Hammerhead project, Guyana

23rd January 2026

Construction is under way on the fifth and sixth approved projects at the Stabroek block development. 


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Buckreef gold project expansion, Tanzania

23rd January 2026

TRX Gold Corporation proposes to expand and upgrade the existing process plant at Buckreef and a transition from openpit mining to underground mining. 


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Heavy rare earths elements separation facility, US

23rd January 2026

Aclara Resources is building the US’s first heavy rare earths separation facility in Louisiana. 


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Blåfalli Fjellhaugen hydropower project, Norway

23rd January 2026

Sunnhordland Kraftlag plans to deliver one of the biggest new hydropower plants built in Norway over the past 20 years. 


Location map of the Berg project, in Canada

Berg gold project, Canada – update

23rd January 2026

Surge Copper has completed its 2025 multidisciplinary drilling and field programme at the Berg copper project, marking an important step towards a prefeasibility study. 


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Choczewo nuclear power plant project, Poland – update

23rd January 2026

State-owned Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has officially notified the European Commission regarding its investment project. 


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Crawford nickel sulphide project, Canada – update

23rd January 2026

The project has been formally named as the second development to be advanced under Ontario's new One Project, One Process framework. 


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Eland mine complex, South Africa – update

23rd January 2026

Eland is making positive progress in its ramp-up programme, with improvements in square metres and tonnes mined. 


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Florence Copper in situ copper recovery facility, US – update

23rd January 2026

Taseko Mines has completed construction and is advancing into commissioning and early operations. 


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Jansen potash project, Canada – update

23rd January 2026

BHP has completed a detailed reassessment of the cost and schedule for Jansen Stage 1. 


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Karowe diamond mine underground project, Botswana – update

23rd January 2026

Lucara has applied to the TSX for a financial hardship exemption. 


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Keliber lithium hydroxide project, Finland – update

23rd January 2026

The multidisciplinary assessment of start-up and optimisation scenarios at the Keliber project has been completed. 


Location map of the Koné project

Koné gold project, Côte d'Ivoire – update

23rd January 2026

Montage Gold is making rapid construction progress. 


Image of earth-moving equipment at the tailings storage facility at the Longonjo project

Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update

23rd January 2026

Main construction is now well under way and on budget. 


Aerial view of the Lumwana mine

Lumwana superpit expansion project, Zambia – update

23rd January 2026

Barrick Gold has chosen to use end-to-end mining solutions company Metso’s Concorde Cell flotation technology. 


Graphite from the Orom-Cross project

Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update

23rd January 2026

Blencowe Resources has reported high-grade purification testwork results, following trials completed with graphite processing specialist Alkeemia.  


Desalination pumpstation – reverse osmosis

Shuqaiq reverse osmosis desalination project, Saudi Arabia – update

23rd January 2026

ACCIONA has successfully completed the construction and commissioning of the Shuqaiq 4 desalination plant. 


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Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update

23rd January 2026

China has received its first shipment of iron-ore from the Simandou mine. 


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Waterberg project, South Africa – update

23rd January 2026

Platinum Group Metals has reiterated that its primary business objective remains to advance the project to a development and construction decision. 


View of the Zondereinde mine at sunset

Zondereinde – Western extension project, South Africa – update

23rd January 2026

Northam Platinum Limited has reported that Zondereinde is benefiting from logistics decongestion, as a result of the ongoing shift of upper group two stoping from the western to the higher-yielding... 


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Pinyon Plain mine, US

23rd January 2026

A uranium/copper mine in Arizona. 


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Nuweveld Wind Farm, South Africa

16th January 2026

A partnership between independent power producer Anthem and renewables developer Red Cap Energy plans to develop a 105-turbine wind farm facility in the Karoo in the Western Cape. 


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Project Alpha, South Africa

16th January 2026

Project Alpha involves the joint development of a pilot liquefied natural gas plant at Brakfontein, in Mpumalanga, which will be executed in four phases. 


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Kookynie gold project, Australia

16th January 2026

An updated scoping study has shown a strong economic case to develop the project as a contract mine, toll-treat operation.  


Crushed whole rock pegmatite

Shaakichiuwaanaan – CV5 lithium-only project, Canada

16th January 2026

A feasibility study has confirmed the technical feasibility and economic viability of developing a large-scale, long-life spodumene pegmatite operation. 


Image of construction equipment at the Serra Palino wind farm

Serra Palino and Venusia wind farms, Italy

16th January 2026

Renewable energy provider RWE Renewables Europe & Australia started with the construction of two wind farms with a combined capacity of 92 MW in October 2025. 


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Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update

16th January 2026

The turbine generator stator has been installed at Akkuyu nuclear power plant Unit 2. 


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Barroso lithium project, Portugal – update

16th January 2026

Savannah Resources has been awarded a nonreimbursable grant of up to about €110-million to support construction of the Barroso project. 


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Battery anode facility, United Arab Emirates – update

16th January 2026

NextSource Materials has received the first shipment of equipment.  


Location map of the Berg gold project, in Canada

Berg gold project, Canada – update

16th January 2026

Surge Copper Corp has completed its 2025 multidisciplinary drilling and field programme, in a key step towards a prefeasibility study planned for the first half of this year. 


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Bishoftu International Airport, Ethiopia – update

16th January 2026

Construction has officially started. 


Image of mineral rock from Caldeira project, Brazil

Caldeira rare earths project, Brazil – update

16th January 2026

The project has received a nonbinding and conditional letter of support from Export Finance Australia for indicative financing of up to $50-million. 


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Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project, UK – update

16th January 2026

Hinkley Point C has taken delivery of its second nuclear reactor.  


Image of Karlawinda mine headgear

Karlawinda gold project expansion, Australia – update

16th January 2026

Capricorn Metals has delivered a strong quarter of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. 


Image of Zimbabwe flag and periodic table symbols for platinum, palladium, ruthenium, gold rhodium and iridium, or six-element platinum group metals

Karo platinum project, Zimbabwe – update

16th January 2026

Tharisa has reported that development remains aligned with capital availability,  


Chunk of graphite

Kookaburra graphite project, Australia – update

16th January 2026

Lincoln Minerals has signed a collaboration agreement with Canada-based SCN Canada to jointly investigate the use of graphite from Lincoln's Kookaburra graphite project in small modular nuclear... 


Image of bauxite ore in hand

Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update

16th January 2026

The project remains on track for first production and an initial shipment in late June. 


Aerial view of the NAL operation

North American Lithium expansion project, Canada – update

16th January 2026

Elevra Lithium has identified a revised, staged development pathway for the expansion of the operation. 


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