Latest Government Approvals News

Yancoal Australia is set to increase its ownership in the Moolarben Joint Venture from 95% to 98.75% through a $110.5 million acquisition, combining upfront and deferred payments linked to coal prices.

Canyon Resources has begun construction of the Inland Rail Facility and upgraded haulage road in Cameroon, key steps toward first bauxite production and shipment in 2026.

Rio Tinto reports a robust 13% year-on-year increase in copper equivalent production for Q2 2025, alongside record bauxite output and progress on key projects like Simandou and Oyu Tolgoi. The company maintains its 2025 guidance, signaling confidence in its diversified growth strategy.

BPH Global Ltd (ASX, BP8) has initiated strategic discussions with Indonesia’s National Economic Council to deploy its innovative seaweed-based bioremediation solutions targeting pollution from nickel and coal mining operations.

Victory Metals has secured critical U.S. federal government approval, enabling direct engagement with the Department of Defence and access to substantial funding to advance its heavy rare earths project in Western Australia.

MRG Metals has achieved a pivotal milestone with the granting of the Corridor South 11137 Mining Licence in Mozambique, setting the stage for production within 12 to 18 months under its fully funded Corridor Sands Project.

Lithium Energy Limited has won $189,200 in Queensland Government funding to advance exploration at its Bajool Prospect, targeting a significant porphyry copper-molybdenum system within the Capricorn Gold-Copper Belt Project.

Astron Corporation has received the Victorian Government's final regulatory green light for its Donald Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project, paving the way for construction and financing. This milestone advances a strategically vital project aimed at supplying critical minerals for clean energy and defense.

Reedy Lagoon Corporation has identified several promising gold exploration targets at its Burracoppin Project in Western Australia, leveraging detailed magnetic surveys and extensive soil sampling. The company plans to advance to drilling after securing necessary permits and agreements.

DeSoto Resources has reported promising high-grade gold assay results from a recent shallow power auger drilling program at its Dadjan Gold Project in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin. The findings confirm extensive gold anomalism along key structural trends, reinforcing the project’s exploration potential.

Legacy Minerals has completed its inaugural drilling campaign at the Thomson Project in north-west NSW, intersecting extensive quartz-sulphide veins indicative of promising intrusion-related gold and copper mineralisation. Assay results are pending, with further drilling approvals underway to explore additional targets.

Diatreme Resources’ Northern Silica Project has been awarded Major Project Status by the Australian Government, marking a pivotal step in advancing critical minerals development in Queensland. This designation streamlines federal approvals and supports the project’s role in the clean energy supply chain.