Latest Mining And Processing News

Sigma Lithium has temporarily halted all mining and industrial production at its Grota do Cirilo operation in Brazil while awaiting a Federal Court of Appeals ruling over an environmental dispute involving Quilombola community rights. The company is maintaining its FY2027 production target of 330,000 tonnes, but has delayed its 240,000-tonne 12-month guidance by three months.

Terra Metals has reported its largest continuous high-grade reef yet at the Southwest PGM-copper-nickel discovery, with a 336.9-metre intercept among new assay results. Heritage access is now cleared across the drilling footprint, while more than 40,000 assays remain pending ahead of a maiden resource estimate planned for Q1 2027.

Everlast Minerals has completed its first export shipment from Bangladesh, but the 109-tonne cargo remains a pilot-scale milestone rather than proof of commercial production. The ASX-listed company ended FY26 with $3.32 million in cash, a $3.03 million loss and commissioning still incomplete at its expanded Gaibandha operation.

Axel REE has more than doubled the Woolrich resource to 264.6 million tonnes and delivered its first Indicated classification at the Brazilian rare earths project. The upgrade comes as the loss-making explorer prepares a controlled in-situ recovery field validation program, with A$5.73 million in cash at year-end.

Surefire Resources has flagged a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern after reporting a $2.07 million annual loss and $1.30 million in operating cash outflows. The company is advancing Victory Bore and Yidby, but both projects remain tied to funding, approvals and further execution.

St George Mining’s Araxá project now boasts a 111.2Mt rare earths resource after a major post-year-end upgrade, alongside 630,000 tonnes of contained niobium. The 2026 annual report shows a company moving rapidly towards development, but still without an ore reserve, mine design or production decision.

Resources & Energy Group has reported a standout 9-metre gold intercept at Goodenough as it prepares a fresh resource estimate. The exploration progress arrives alongside an audited warning that further funding is needed to sustain the business.

Redcastle Resources has quantified 6,600 ounces of gold already mined and sitting on its ROM pad, but the inventory remains a Mineral Resource rather than an Ore Reserve. The stockpiles are ready to move, although processing arrangements are still being negotiated and mining is currently suspended.

Develop Global has issued its first full-year production, operating cost and capital guidance, pairing steady Woodlawn output with the planned start of Pioneer Dome lithium sales. The growth comes with a substantial A$411 million to A$458 million investment program, while Yitirrti remains a construction story until FY28.

Viridis Mining and Minerals Limited (ASX:VMM) has used its FY2026 annual report to present Colossus as a rare earths project moving from study work into execution. The company has reported strong DFS economics and fresh equity funding, but still needs key permits, binding offtake and senior debt before construction can fully proceed.

NGX Limited (ASX:NGX) has warned of a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern after cash reserves fell to A$1.65 million. The minerals explorer says it will need additional working capital through September 2027, despite advancing graphite, rutile and uranium projects.

Element 25 has moved its Butcherbird manganese expansion from feasibility into project delivery, targeting mechanical completion and commissioning in the first quarter of calendar 2027. The company also strengthened funding and commercial support, although construction, financing conditions and the absence of FY2026 revenue leave execution as the central test.