Luca buys Capstone's Cozamin copper mine in Mexico for $385m

Canadian mining company focused on gold, copper, zinc, lead and silver in Mexico, Luca Mining Corporation, has entered into a share purchase agreement with TSX- and ASX-listed copper producer... 

Lithium recovery company Bridge Green inks supply agreement with trader Hartree

US-based critical materials recovery company Bridge Green Upcycle and global commodities trader Hartree Partners have entered into a lithium carbonate commercial agreement with an initial... 

Rock Tech tasks Siemens to develop digital twin of planned Red Rock lithium converter project

TSX-V-listed Rock Tech Lithium has signed agreements with Siemens Canada to advance the development of a digital twin and with Siemens to support Rock Tech's project team with the ongoing... 

Osisko Gold to offer $500m notes for loan refinancing, Cariboo construction

NYSE- and TSX-V-listed Osisko Gold Group plans to offer and sell $500-million worth of senior secured notes due 2031 to refinance its existing senior secured project loan facility with Appian... 

SA Canegrowers vexed about retailers not sticking to 'buy local' commitment

Industry body SA Canegrowers says retailers are not honouring their commitment to purchase South African-produced sugar, which puts rural livelihoods at risk. South Africa’s retailers and food and... 

Pulsar appoints helium expert David Young as CFO

Aim- and TSX-V-listed emerging multi-project primary helium producer Pulsar Helium has appointed David Young CFO and director effective September 21. Dan O'Brien will continue as VP of finance... 

Anglo Asian posts record first-half copper production

Aim-listed copper, gold and silver producer Anglo Asian Mining has posted record half-year copper production of 8 840 t, compared with 1 188 t in the first half of the prior year. The group's... 

Rare earths developer in Greenland says security agreement with US, Denmark shows region's strategic importance

Rare earths developer Greenland Mines has welcomed a landmark security agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland, saying it provides for a substantially expanded and enduring US security... 

UK-based Serabi nears end of drill programme, updated MRE incoming for two Brazilian projects

Ahead of completing its 2026 brownfield exploration programme in October, Aim- and TSX-listed Serabi Gold says its latest high-grade drill results have demonstrated the potential to delineate a... 

Ramelius on track to reach 600 000 oz of gold production in three years

ASX-listed gold miner Ramelius Resources has updated its medium-term outlook, now forecasting an increase in production to between 560 000 oz and 610 000 oz in the 2030 financial year. This marks... 

Vulcan starts commercial production of key lithium extraction technology

Australia- and Frankfurt-listed Vulcan Energy has started commercial-scale production of its proprietary lithium extraction adsorbent, VULSORB, which selectively captures lithium from brine. The... 

Anson announces early-stage offtaker, financier interest for Green River through MoU

ASX-listed Anson Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with specialist metals trader Wogen Resources and financing adviser Xcelsior Capital Advisors to evaluate a potential... 

Larvotto reports first gold, antimony production from Hillgrove mine

ASX-listed Larvotto Resources has produced first gold and antimony concentrate from its Hillgrove mine in New South Wales, after completing an extensive redevelopment and plant upgrade programme... 

Canadian explorer Atlantico finds multiple rare earth, gallium targets in Brazil

Canadian critical minerals explorer Atlantico Energy Metals Corporation has identified overlapping rare earth indicators on the Novo Cruzeiro project, in Brazil, while also having found gallium in... 

Australian gold output inches higher by four tonnes year-on-year

Australian gold production continues to average 300 t/y, or nine-million ounces a year, says consultancy Surbiton Associates. The firm finds that gold production in the region totalled 303 t, or... 

Amnesty International Canada warns against fossil fuel subsidisation with Canada's new 'mega deduction' tax initiative

Human rights organisation Amnesty International Canada has warned that the Canadian government must not embrace a programme of “race-to-the-bottom” corporate tax cuts that threaten human rights and... 

US researchers investigate using biological processes to recover rare earths from waste

Coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings are typically viewed as environmental liabilities, however, locked inside these massive waste streams are valuable silica, rare earth elements (REEs) and other... 

Canada's Vortex buys salt prospect for energy storage potential in Saskatchewan

Canada-listed Vortex Energy has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Meadows project, in Saskatchewan, from Global Strategic Minerals Corporation for C$255 000. The Meadows... 

Canadian gold explorer Stardust to raise up to $14.5m for Cadillac Break prospecting

TSX-V-listed gold explorer Stardust Metal Corporation has appointed Canaccord Genuity Corporation as lead agent and sole bookrunner on behalf of a syndicate of agents to be formed in connection... 

Nativo secures Phase 1 La Patona gold plant financing from Chancery Royalty

London-listed Nativo Resources has secured a binding letter of intent with Chancery Royalty for project finance and an equity subscription to complete the construction and commissioning of the... 

Arafura secures extended offtake agreement with wind turbine maker

ASX-listed Arafura Rare Earths has announced an extended agreement with an offtaker to supply up to 500 t/y of neodymium and praseodymium oxide-equivalent. The company has an existing agreement in... 

Luca adds Agnico Eagle mine to Mexican portfolio

TSX-V-listed Luca Mining Corporation has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire Agnico Eagle Mines' El Barqueño property, in Mexico. The property covers 32 000 ha in the... 

Almonty inks agreement with Sandvik subsidiary to retreat tungsten tailings

Nasdaq-listed tungsten miner Almonty Industries has entered into a long-term tungsten concentrate supply agreement with Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten (WBH), a subsidiary of the Sandvik Group, covering... 

NexGold starts early works ahead of Goldboro construction starting Q1

TSX-V-listed NexGold has started with site preparation and early works ahead of construction at the Goldboro gold project, in Nova Scotia. The board targets full-scale construction to start in the... 

'Delocalisation' looms over SA auto sector as policy lags market dynamics

Despite South Africa’s automotive sector recording all-time-high exports of R291-billion and R137-billion in local value-addition in 2025, imported vehicles accounted for 69% of new-vehicle sales... 

'Delocalisation' looms over SA auto sector as policy lags market dynamics

Despite South Africa’s automotive sector recording all-time-high exports of R291-billion and R137-billion in local value-addition in 2025, imported vehicles accounted for 69% of new-vehicle sales... 

USA Rare Earth announces AI, quantum computing partnership for optimised processing

Nasdaq-listed miner USA Rare Earth, quantum computing company Pasqal, as well as AI specialist Raven Systems have announced a strategic partnership to develop next-generation separation technology... 

ACG finds higher value for Gediktepe project in updated competent person's report

London-listed ACG Metals has reported a higher total asset after-tax net present value (NPV) of $1.2-billion for the Gediktepe project, in Türkiye, following an updated competent person's report.... 

Electra Battery Materials demonstrates high nickel recoveries in refinery engineering study

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has announced preliminary engineering results for the initial phase of its two-phase nickel refinery to process mine-derived feedstock... 

US battery recycling company Blue Whale commissions first full line, now ramping up

US lithium-ion (li-ion) battery recycling company Blue Whale Materials has achieved mechanical completion of its full processing line at its Bartlesville, Oklahoma facility, having started with... 

American Lithium achieves higher-than-expected recovery rates at pilot plant in Peru

TSX-V-listed American Lithium Corporation has fully commissioned and started operating its Falchani lithium pilot plant, in Peru, with the operating systems performing as expected. The pilot plant... 

Morella establishes meaningful rubidium resource in Australia

ASX-listed Morella Corporation's maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Mt Edon project establishes a major rubidium inventory for Australia. Morella has declared an MRE of 5.44-million... 

Critical Metals finds promising economics for proposed rare earths refinery in Romania

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has released a study on its proposed 50/50 joint venture rare earths refinery with State-owned Romanian entity Fabrica de Prelucrare a Concentratelor de... 

Canada's Lahontan Gold acquires fellow miner to control regional Nevada package

TSX-V-listed Lahontan Gold Corporation has inked a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Emergent Metals Corporation by way of a court-approved plan of... 

Osisko raises first funds for newly spun-out Osisko Critical Minerals Corporation

Having announced a spinout of its noncore assets in New Brunswick, Canadian copper and zinc explorer Osisko Metals has advised of a best efforts placement of special warrants for the new company... 

Systemic approach needed to tackle 44% fruit, veg waste rate

University of Johannesburg (UJ) estimates that 44% of South Africa's fruit and vegetables are lost or wasted despite food insecurity affecting millions of households. Having researched how food... 

CCBSA regains top-level BBBEE credentials

Beverage producer Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has officially regained its Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) rating for the 2025 assessment period, up from Level 2... 

Cadillac welcomes Pan American Silver as shareholder after Larder deal

TSX-listed Cadillac Mines has completed the acquisition of Pan American Silver Corporation's Larder property, having issued Pan American with 15-million of its common shares in exchange. Pan... 

American Tungsten restarts Del Sol antimony refinery early

ASX-listed American Tungsten & Antimony's restart campaign at the Del Sol refinery has started ahead of schedule, with the company having launched the leach and electrowinning circuit on site using... 

Global Lithium Resources' Manna mine value, returns bolstered by integration of newly bought Nova plant

Australia's next lithium producer Global Lithium Resources has greatly improved the economics of its Manna lithium project, in Western Australia, having undertaken a Manna-Nova operation...