On June 18, Critical minerals company Tivan announced the Australian government’s approval of Sumitomo’s entry into the Speewah fluorite project joint venture. 

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... 

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

The contractor responsible for the Polihali transfer tunnel construction has resumed work. 

The transport of three fully-assembled Gottwald ESP 10 mobile port cranes – which are produced by crane manufacturer Konecrane – from Schiedam and Westdorpe, in the Netherlands, to ports in Chile... 

TSX-listed Barrick Mining Corporation has reported a solid start to the financial year, with first-quarter earnings a share up 59% year-on-year, and says it is making significant headway on its... 

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

Critical minerals company Tivan has reported progress in negotiations with Sumitomo towards establishing a binding joint venture for the development of the project. 

Uranium project developer Denison Mines expects to start site preparation and construction activities in early 2026. 

BHP is assessing the optimal pathway for a smelter and refinery expansion at Olympic Dam. 

Shaft sinking is about 70% complete. 

Diversified miner BHP has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to a joint venture between Fluor Australia and Hatch to support the proposed expansion of... 

Testwork, engineering, an updated feasibility study and permitting programmes are progressing. 

The reactor pressure vessel has been installed for the first of the two European pressurised reactors.  

Speewah has been granted 'major project status' by the Australian government. 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has awarded the engineering design and construction supervision contract for the Oxbow Hydropower Scheme. 

Denison Mines Corp has filed its final environmental-impact statement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. 

Lake Resources has announced a sale agreement to sell three of its lithium brine assets as the company shifts its attention to advancing Kachi. 

Denison Mines is advancing engineering and regulatory efforts for its planned Phoenix project. 

The greatest gift we can give to our children, and the future South Africa, is our own healing. South Africa may have moved beyond apartheid, but not beyond racial polarisation. Virtually every... 

The search for a new CEO for Vancouver-based Defense Metals, the developer of the Whicheeda rare earth elements (REE) project in British Columbia, remains under way. Executive chairperson and... 

Australian company Lithium Universe is progressing its strategy to address the “lithium conversion gap” in North America by establishing a Canada-based lithium chemicals operation. The company... 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has reported that the upper intake tunnel has broken through into the lower intake tunnel. 

TSX-V-listed Highland Copper has appointed Wynand van Dyk as project director for the Copperwood project, in Michigan, US. Van Dyk is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in mining,... 

Shaft sinking at the project is 40% complete. 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has achieved the successful breakthrough of the upper intake tunnel into the lower intake tunnel at the Polihali dam. 

Anglo American investors will keenly scrutinize CEO Duncan Wanblad on Thursday as he gives an update on the London-based miner's strategy, just months after fighting off a $49-billion takeover bid... 

Lake Resources is laying off staff and selling assets, as low prices for the electric vehicle battery metal hampers efforts to find customers and investors for the project. 

Mitochondria has recently embarked on developing an electrolyser system for stationary applications. 

The Senqu bridge is expected to be completed in early 2026. 

The fuel cell manufacturing facility will be located in the Vaal Special Economic Zone and form part of the wider Hydrogen Valley Innovation Hub development concept. 

Work has started on the remaining two major bridges to be built under Phase II. 

ASX-listed Lithium Universe has confirmed that it will adopt a “same equipment, same supplier” procurement strategy for its Bécancour lithium refinery project, in Québec, Canada. This follows a... 

Traders are pushing Anglo American Plc shares above the value of BHP Group’s takeover proposal, a sign they expect a higher bid from the suitor or an interloper. BHP’s proposal, which values the... 

Horizonte Minerals has failed to secure financing for the project. 

Wine producer Vergelegen wine estate, in Somerset West, has partnered with collaborative venture SkyBugs to test the use of drone-delivered beneficial insects to control pests in its vineyards.... 

Lake Resources has submitted the production environmental-impact assessment for the project. 

A definitive feasibility study has demonstrated that Kachi is a tier-one project. 

Volkswagen cements its commitment to South Africa as an investment destination South Africa is undoubtedly the most preferred location for multinational investors in Africa. As one of the most... 

Lake Resources has announced further cost reductions to extend its financial flexibility and better position the company to complete a strategic partner selection process for its Kachi project. 

Australia-listed Lithium Universe on Monday announced the execution of an option agreement to purchase a commercial property in the Becancour Waterfront Industrial Park (BWIP) for its planned 16... 

Black women-owned project, engineering and procurement management business Tshepa Basadi, meaning “Trust Women” in Setswana, was founded by its female leadership team in 2017 in the Hotazel region...