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

By Sheila Barradas

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Copper Mountain mine, Canada

25th April 2025

A copper mine south of Princeton, in British Columbia, Canada. 


Jansen potash project

Jansen potash project, Canada – update

25th April 2025

Multinational mining company BHP has reported the first stage of the project is 66% and the second stage 8%. 


Aerial view of the Kal East gold project depost

Kal East gold project, Australia – update

25th April 2025

Gold explorer Black Cat Syndicate announced approval to start underground mining at the Myhree deposit on April 16.  


Location map of Kalgoorlie nickel project (KNP) – Goongarrie Hub

Kalgoorlie nickel project – Goongarrie Hub, Australia – update

25th April 2025

Metals exploration and development company Ardea Resources has secured a strategic investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining, further strengthening the partnership between the two companies as... 


Mining equipment excavating at the Kasiya rutile/graphite project

Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update

25th April 2025

Several geotechnical programme are under way. 


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Kookaburra graphite project, Australia – update

25th April 2025

The project has been featured in the updated Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus for 2025, published by Austrade. 


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McDermitt lithium project, US – update

25th April 2025

The project has been officially designated as a “transparency project” under the US Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act permitting framework. 


Location map of the Minim Martrap project

Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update

25th April 2025

ASX-listed exploration and development company Canyon Resources is rapidly advancing the project towards production through an extensive work programme. 


Location map of the Muntanga deposits

Muntanga uranium project, Zambia – update

25th April 2025

Africa-focused uranium company GoviEx Uranium has filed a draft environmental- and social-impact assessment with the Zambian Environmental Management Agency for the advancement of the project. 


Railway tracks

Transnet Freight Rail 1 064 locomotives acquisition programme, South Africa – update

25th April 2025

A South African court has set aside an R8-billion contract between State-owned Transnet Freight Rail and US-based Wabtec Corporation for 233 diesel locomotives. 


Coal-to-fertiliser and methanol project, South Africa

Coal-to-fertiliser and methanol project, South Africa

25th April 2025

South African company specialising in blue ammonia production SUISO plans to build a facility to 1.5-million tons of nitrogen-based fertilisers a year. 


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Critical mineral refining facility, Africa

25th April 2025

ReElement and Novare plan to develop integrated refining facilities across Africa to produce high-purity lithium carbonate, rare-earth oxides and other critical minerals. 


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SGR Sections 7 and 8 – Tanzania to Burundi

25th April 2025

The governments of Tanzania and Burundi plan to build a railway between the two countries spanning 282 km. 


Aerial view of the Lamaque mine

Lamaque Complex, Canada

25th April 2025

A preliminary economic assessment has proposed incremental gold production of 1.5-million ounces at the mine. 


Yaouré site map

Yaouré gold mine – CMA underground project, Côte d'Ivoire

25th April 2025

The CMA underground project will become Côte d’Ivoire’s first mechanised underground mine. 


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Lower Maguduza hydropower project, Eswatini

25th April 2025

The African Clean Energy Developments with the IDEAS Fund and the Eswatini Public Service Pensions Fund as shareholders plan to build a hydropower plant to achieve the country's ambitions of energy... 


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Vulcan HEAT4LANDAU project, Germany

25th April 2025

Lithium and renewable-energy producer Vulcan Energy Resources plans to build infrastructure for 255 MW of renewable geothermal heat generation in Landau to support its transition to sustainable and... 


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US Molybdenum Operations, US

25th April 2025

The project entails the restart of operations at Thompson Creek and a progressive ramp-up of production at Langeloth. 


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JUWI solar projects, South Africa

18th April 2025

JUWI plans to start the construction of three major private solar PV projects in 2025, totalling 340 MW. 


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Overberg Wind Farm, South Africa

18th April 2025

African independent power producer Red Rocket Energy plans to build a 380 MW wind farm near Swellendam, in the Western Cape. 


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BHP Olympic dam smelter and refinery expansion project, Australia

18th April 2025

BHP aims to increase copper production in South Australia to more than 500 000 t/y of refined copper cathode by the early 2030s. 


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Crown Prince gold project, Australia

18th April 2025

Mineral exploration and development company New Murchison Gold plans to develop the Crown Prince deposit over a 30-year life-of-mine. 


Manganese ore

Butcherbird Stage 2 manganese expansion project, Australia

18th April 2025

Manganese developer Element 25 plans to extract and process Yanneri Ridge and Coodamudgi mineral resources and reserves.  


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Fthiotida/Larissa solar PV projects, Greece

18th April 2025

Investment group Foresight and management company Mirova plans to build three solar projects in central Greece. 


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Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, UK

18th April 2025

Multinational energy company RWE has been working with Hydrotechnik Offshore to successfully introduce an innovative underwater noise-abatement technology, known as a bubble curtain, for offshore... 


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Back River Gold – Goose mine gold project, Canada

18th April 2025

A total of $32-million is budgeted for exploration at the Back River gold district in 2025, of which $21-million is allocated to the Goose project.  


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Dasa uranium project, Niger

18th April 2025

Uranium project developer Global Atomic Corporation has reported that underground development has reached the ore zone. 


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Copper World Complex, US – update

18th April 2025

Base metals miner Hudbay Minerals has reached an agreement with a coalition of union building trades to support the construction of the mine. 


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Dalgaranga gold project, Australia – update

18th April 2025

Gold company Spartan Resources has executed binding purchase agreements to acquire the remaining 20% interest in a portfolio of exploration tenements at the project that it does not already own. 


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Green hydrogen project, South Africa

18th April 2025

Global energy company Keren Energy is developing a green hydrogen project that will support South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy. 


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Kangankunde rare earths project, Malawi – update

18th April 2025

Australia-based Lindian Resource has started early-stage site works. 


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Karo platinum project, Zimbabwe – update

18th April 2025

Platinum miner Tharisa has reported that infrastructure work at the project is ongoing. 


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Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update

18th April 2025

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has started underground production stoping. 


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Kwinana cobalt refinery, Australia – update

18th April 2025

Cobalt Blue has signed a binding pre-final investment decision consortium deed with Iwatani Australia to progress development. 


Image of lithium concentrate at the NAL project

North American Lithium restart project, Canada – update

18th April 2025

North American Lithium mine developer Sayona Mining has reported that it will rebrand as Elevra Lithium following the completion of its planned merger with Piedmont Lithium. 


Image of rebar foundation at Pallas project

Pallas research reactor, Netherlands – update

18th April 2025

The pouring of concrete, to form the foundation for the reactor building of the research reactor, has started. 


Image of gold mineralisation at the Premier gold project

Premier gold project, Canada – update

18th April 2025

Canada based gold and silver explorer Ascot Resources has closed the second and final tranche of a private placement to support the advancement of its Premier gold project towards production. 


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Santa Cruz underground copper mine, US – update

18th April 2025

The prefeasibility study is on track to be delivered on schedule in June 2025. 


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Springbok solar photovoltaic plant, South Africa – update

18th April 2025

The Section 53 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act approval for the project has been formally revoked. 


Image of third model preparations at the Kariega plant

Volkswagen Kariega manufacturing plant upgrade, South Africa – update

18th April 2025

Volkswagen has announced that its Kariega plant will spend the next four weeks installing and upgrading facilities across its production areas. 


LOcation map of the Waterberg project

Waterberg project, South Africa – update

18th April 2025

Operator and majority owner of the Waterberg project Platinum Group Metals has indicated that its near-term focus remains advancing the Waterberg project to a development and construction decision 


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