Junior exploration and critical minerals company Altona Rare Earths has signed a nondisclosure agreement with an international critical metals industry group for potential strategic investment in... 

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe Resources has announced that testwork is ongoing on natural flake graphite from the project. 

The International Finance Corporation has reported that it will provide a subordinated loan for the project. 

A definitive feasibility study published in March 2025 has confirmed the potential to develop a long-life, financially robust mining operation through a two-phase development strategy. 

TSX-listed Koryx Copper has reported that the metallurgical testwork programme for its wholly-owned Haib copper project, in Namibia, has shown encouraging preliminary results. Haib is an... 

Altona Rare Earths is seeking a strategic investor to co-fund a prefeasibility study phase, following the identification of potentially economic gallium grades. 

Exploration and rare earths development company Defense Metals announced a letter of interest from Export Development Canada on June 5 that could result in up to $250-million in debt financing... 

Aim-quoted Empire Metals on Monday announced the results from its most recent titanium dioxide (TiO2) product development testwork programme, carried out on mineral flotation concentrates produced... 

LSE-listed junior exploration and critical minerals company Altona Rare Earths is seeking a strategic investor to co-fund a prefeasibility study (PFS) phase, following the identification of... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has visited the project as it progresses towards becoming a copper and zinc producer. 

Vancouver-based Defense Metals on Wednesday announced a letter of interest from Export Development Canada (EDC) that could see up to $250-million in debt financing committed toward the development... 

A prefeasibility study has established Wicheeda as one of the most advanced undeveloped rare earth projects in North America and Europe. 

Contractual mining company Collahuasi – comprising Anglo American, Glencore and Japan Collahuasi Resources – are investing in additional crushing capacity and flotation cells at the Collahuasi... 

B2Gold is closing in on a key milestone, with the first gold pour expected by the end of June. 

A feasibility study is under way. 

A gold mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. 

London-listed Critical Mineral Resources (CMR) has signed a formal agreement with an unnamed partner to earn into a high-quality copper/silver project, in central Morocco. The company says it has... 

A gold mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 

Reko Diq is one of the world’s biggest undeveloped copper/gold deposits. It will be a multigenerational mine with a life of at least 37 years.  

Rare earth minerals miner Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) has launched a new phase of its development, with the start of construction on a new on-site laboratory and a comprehensive... 

A gold mine situated within the Barberton greenstone belt, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 

ASX-listed Syrah Resources is aiming to resume natural graphite production at its Balama operation in Mozambique before the end of the June 2025 quarter, following the restoration of site access... 

Ethiopia has signed investment deals for its minerals and energy sectors worth more than $1.7-billion, mostly with Chinese firms, its finance ministry said. The East African nation, which struck a... 

Australia's St Barbara has confirmed strong economics for its Simberi expansion project in Papua New Guinea, following the completion of a pre-feasibility level plant study and an updated life of... 

Precious metals company Osisko Development has released an optimised feasibility study for its 100%-owned Cariboo gold project in central British Columbia, reaffirming the project’s strong... 

Aim-listed Premier African Minerals has announced a subscription of 4.5-billion shares to raise £1.58-million before expenses at an issue price of 0.035p per new ordinary share. The funds raised... 

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

Amid the increased presence of AI and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in South Africa’s mining industry, technologies that are aimed at avoiding dirty, demanding and dangerous mining... 

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

TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals has reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of $23-million, which equates to a $0.03 loss a share, and adjusted earnings of $2-million for the three... 

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.  

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

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

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 

Exploration company Premium Resources has unveiled an aggressive six-month strategy to accelerate development of its critical metals projects in Botswana, as it targets rapid growth through deep... 

Ivanhoe Mines has secured a significant boost in hydroelectric power for the complex. 

A price shift in the price of rare metal gallium has prompted resource exploration and development company Altona Rare Earths to review its drilling data for the metal.  

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe Resources has signed an additional nonbinding offtake agreement for the supply of natural fine flake concentrate from the project. 

The Reko Diq joint venture shareholders have approved the project’s updated feasibility study.  

ASX-listed Green Technology Metals has released an optimised preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Root lithium project in Canada's Ontario, showing improved economics and a clearer path... 

By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric Today’s mineral processing companies face almost-universal challenges, efficiently managing resources and high...