Perpetua Resources has received a $2.9bn senior secured long-term loan from the Export-Import Bank of the US (EXIM) to develop the Stibnite Gold Project in Idaho.

Arafura Rare Earths has announced its Board’s final investment decision to develop the Nolans Rare Earths Project in the Northern Territory, aimed at establishing Australia’s first fully integrated ...

Helix Resources has acquired a 50% interest in the Weerianna Gold–Lithium Project in Western Australia’s West Pilbara region, from Western Metals.

Tungsten West has secured a binding $25m bridging loan to facilitate the phased restart of the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon, UK.

Botswana Minerals has reported that an AI-assisted exploration study discovered 36 copper anomalies within two of its eight northern Botswana licences, organised into six exploration corridors.

Great Southern Copper has initiated an audio-frequency magneto-telluric (AMT) geophysics survey at the La Colorada lithocap prospect in Chile’s Especularita Project.

Cooper Metals has appointed Bullion Drilling as the contractor for a forthcoming campaign at Ardmore North and Attina within the Mount Isa East Project in North-West Queensland.

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has announced the resumption of activities at its wholly owned Bald Hill lithium mine located 50km southeast of Kambalda, Western Australia (WA).

Papyrus Australia is converting discarded banana plantation fibre into biodegradable blast collars for open-cut mining.

Energy Exploration Technologies (EnergyX) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Compass Minerals to develop a commercial-scale direct lithium extraction (DLE) and refinery plant near the Great ...

Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) has signed a joint development and licensing agreement with Nth Cycle, to uplift the refining of rare earth elements (REE) in the US and globally.

Rio Tinto has dispatched its eight billionth tonne of iron ore from the Pilbara region of Australia, heading to its partner Nippon Steel Corporation.