USAC Secures $27m for Domestic Critical Materials Extraction
USAC secured $27 million from the Department of War under the Defence Production Act to expand domestic antimony extraction. The grant, part of $58.5 million DPA investments this fiscal year, will modernize USAC’s Montana plant and launch new mining operations in Alaska, with USAC contributing $3.9 million. The funding responds to China’s antimony export ban, aiming to safeguard U.S. defense and energy supply chains. Additionally, USAC obtained a sole‑source DLA contract worth up to $245 million for strategic antimony derivatives.
How to Bring Private 5G to Life in Mining: A Five-Step Path to Safer, Smarter Operations
Private 5G is positioned as the backbone for digital transformation in mining, delivering industrial‑grade connectivity for automation, real‑time analytics, and safety systems. Operators face two practical questions: how to launch a trial and how to scale the network site‑wide. A...
Tempest Minerals Signs Agreement to Acquire Zealandia
Tempest Minerals has signed a binding agreement to acquire Zealandia Resources, adding four gold projects in New Zealand’s Taupo Volcanic Zone and Hauraki Goldfields. The acquisition covers 145 km² and is valued at US $2 million in shares, with performance‑based milestones. The projects sit...
Cove Capital, AHQ Sign MoU for Critical Minerals Projects
Cove Capital, a U.S. private investment firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Tariq Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al‑Qahtani & Brothers (AHQ) to jointly identify and develop critical‑minerals projects worldwide. The agreement covers upstream and mid‑stream assets, potential...
Canstar Signs LoI to Acquire Three Exploration Licences in Sweden
Canstar Resources signed a non‑binding letter of intent with LithOps to acquire full ownership of three exploration licences in Sweden’s Skellefte district, covering about 310 km². The deal provides LithOps with 15 million common shares, $150,000 cash and a 2.5% net smelter...
Lindian Signs Term Sheet for Kazakhstan MREC Processing Plant
Lindian Resources has signed a binding term sheet to acquire 100% of the Summit Atom Rare Earth Company Arctic (SARECO) mixed rare‑earth carbonate (MREC) processing plant in Stepnogorsk, Kazakhstan. The acquisition is structured as a 51/49 joint venture with local...
Maronan Metals Secures MDL for Silver Project in Australia
Maronan Metals has secured Mineral Development Licence (MDL) 2028 from the Queensland Government for its Maronan Silver Project, permitting a box‑cut and a 200‑metre decline for bulk sampling and resource validation. The licence was granted in less than 12 months, highlighting...
Vortex Metals Starts Phase Two Work at Illapel Project, Chile
Vortex Metals has launched phase‑two exploration at its Illapel copper‑silver project in Chile, expanding work across the full 180 km² concession. The program features a 2,000‑line‑kilometre airborne geophysical survey employing magnetics, very‑low‑frequency electromagnetics (VLF‑EM) and radiometrics to map structures and pinpoint...
Kingfisher Mining to Sell Gascoyne Assets to Dreadnought Exploration
Kingfisher Mining has signed a binding term sheet to sell its 12 Gascoyne exploration licences in Western Australia to Dreadnought Exploration for A$2 million, payable in Dreadnought Resources ordinary shares. The agreement includes up to A$1.5 million in performance‑based cash tied to...
Bold Ventures Secures New Claims Near Joutel Property in Canada
Bold Ventures announced the acquisition of six contiguous mining claims near its Joutel property in Quebec, issuing 750,000 common shares to Emerald Geological Services. The new claims contain VTEM anomalies identified in a 2012 survey, highlighting potential for nickel, copper,...
Challenger Gold Begins Ore Transport to Casposo Plant in Argentina
Challenger Gold has begun moving ore from its Hualilán Mine to the Casposo Plant in San Juan, Argentina, starting at roughly 500 tonnes per day. The transport rate will double to about 1,000 tpd once day‑and‑night shifts commence. Hualilán’s initial mineral resource...
Teck American to Sell Utah’s Apex Mine to Blue Moon Metals
Teck Resources’ subsidiary Teck American will transfer full ownership of Utah’s Apex mine to Blue Moon Metals, completing a sale and purchase agreement signed in February 2026. In exchange, Blue Moon will issue roughly 7 million common shares, representing about 8%...
Yimin Coal Mine: What 100 AI-Driven Electric Trucks Taught the Mining Sector
In May 2025 the Yimin coal mine in Inner Mongolia launched a fleet of 100 AI‑driven, electric trucks equipped with 5G‑Advanced connectivity. The trucks use 568 kWh lithium‑iron‑phosphate batteries and automated swapping stations that replace packs in about five minutes with a 98 %...
Atacama Resources Announces Acquisition of Atacama 3 Site
Atacama Resources announced it has acquired a 100% interest in the Atacama 3 mineral property in Ontario’s Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The 255‑hectare site, located about 2.5 miles from Agnico Eagle’s Macassa Mine, comprises 13 contiguous claims with year‑round road access. Historical drilling...
Basin Energy to Sell Marshall Uranium Project to GCC
Basin Energy has signed a definitive sale and purchase agreement to transfer full ownership of its Marshall Uranium Project in Saskatchewan to Green Canada Corporation, a PTX Metals subsidiary. The deal provides Basin with C$600,000 cash, C$300,000 in shares, and...
Eureka Lithium Acquires Cabin Lake and Tyee Projects in Canada
Eureka Lithium completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in the Cabin Lake polymetallic project in British Columbia and the Tyee titanium‑vanadium project in Quebec. The transaction was executed through an amended share purchase agreement, issuing 9.1 million common shares to...
Athena Gold Plans Acquisition of Forester Gold Project in Ontario
Athena Gold announced an all‑share acquisition of the 4,900‑hectare Forester Gold Project in north‑western Ontario, securing a full interest while inheriting a 2% net smelter return royalty that can be repurchased for $2 million. The project sits less than 30 km from...
Core Lithium to Sell Finniss Stockpile to Glencore International
Core Lithium has entered a binding agreement to sell its remaining 5,100 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate from the Finniss Lithium Project to Glencore International. The price is fixed to the Fastmarkets SC6 CIF China rate of $2,023 per...
Midas Minerals Discovers Copper-Silver Deposits in Namibia
Midas Minerals announced high‑grade copper‑silver intercepts at the Spaatzu Prospect, part of its Otavi Copper Project in Namibia. Drill‑hole MORC010 returned 26 m at 1.37% copper and 31.1 g/t silver, with additional zones exceeding 2% copper. To date the company has completed...
Kali Metals to Buy 30% Interest in DOM’s Hill, Pear Creek From SQM
Kali Metals has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 30% stake in the DOM’s Hill and Pear Creek projects from SQM Australia, paying A$60,000 in cash and A$140,000 in shares plus a 1.5% net smelter return royalty. The two...
Blackrock Silver Launches Drilling Campaign at Tonopah West in US
Blackrock Silver has launched a fully funded 17,100‑meter drilling campaign at its Tonopah West project in Nevada, employing a hybrid approach that combines reverse‑circulation pre‑collar drilling with core tail drilling. The effort is split into an Eastern Expansion Programme targeting...
Tudor Gold Begins PEA for Treaty Creek in Canada
Tudor Gold has commissioned a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Goldstorm Deposit at its Treaty Creek Project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. Fuse Advisors will evaluate an underground operation capable of processing up to 10,000 tonnes per day and...
Capacity Additions to Lift Indonesia’s Nickel Supply in 2026
Indonesia, which supplies roughly 65% of global nickel, is set to increase output to 2.9 million tonnes in 2026, an 11.9% rise from 2025. The boost stems from expanded mining permits at Weda Bay and the commissioning of several high‑pressure acid...
Project Ramp-Ups and Capacity Expansions to Increase Australian Coal Output in 2026
Australia’s coal output remained flat in 2025 at roughly 65 mt, buoyed by the Olive Downs Complex and efficiency gains at Hunter Valley and Dawson. A 3.9% rise to 483.2 mt is forecast for 2026, driven by the Maxwell underground ramp‑up, capacity...
Besra Secures Conditional Lease Renewal for Jugan Deposit in Malaysia
Besra Gold announced that the Sarawak Government has conditionally approved the renewal of mining lease ML 05/2012/1D, covering the Jugan deposit within its Bau Gold Project. The company controls a 98.5% stake (93.8% on an equity basis) in the brownfield project,...
Corcel Secures US BLM Approval for Yuma King Project
Corcel Exploration has received US Bureau of Land Management approval for the reclamation bond required to start work at its Yuma King Project in Arizona. The company will drill roughly 1,500 m of diamond core across six to eight sites, focusing...
Hudbay Minerals Receives Permit Amendments for New Ingerbelle Expansion
Hudbay Minerals has secured permit amendments from British Columbia’s Major Mines Office to advance the New Ingerbelle expansion at the Copper Mountain mine. The project aims to tap higher‑grade gold zones, lower the stripping ratio, and extend the mine’s life, targeting 750,000 t...
BUMA Secures Contract with Adaro at South Tutupan Mine in Indonesia
PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA) has secured a long‑term mining services contract with PT Adaro Indonesia for the South Tutupan Mine in South Kalimantan. The agreement, effective 1 April 2026 through 31 December 2030, mandates the removal of about 239 million bank cubic metres of...
BC Government Accepts Surge Copper’s Berg Project
The British Columbia government has accepted Surge Copper’s Berg Project into the province’s Critical Minerals Office, giving it priority status and coordinated regulatory support. The Berg Project hosts a copper‑molybdenum‑silver deposit with a projected mine life exceeding 30 years. Inclusion...
EU-Backed Minerals Projects in Africa Move From Policy to Proof
The European Commission has granted strategic status to four African mineral projects—two in South Africa and Zambia, plus sites in Malawi and Madagascar—under the Critical Raw Materials Act, with decisions due in Q2 2026. The Zandkopsdrift rare‑earth operation in South Africa...
Various Project Ramp-Ups Set to Boost Global Lithium Output in 2026
Global lithium production surged 19.7% in 2025 to 338,300 tonnes and is projected to climb another 15% in 2026, reaching 389,100 tonnes. The acceleration is driven by rapid ramp‑ups in Argentina, China, Australia, Mali and Zimbabwe, each adding new projects...
