Latest Mining Permitting News

American Rare Earths has expanded the proposed Cowboy State Mine in Wyoming to a 4.5 million tonne per year operation with a 26-year mine plan and an estimated after-tax NPV of US$1.07 billion. The stronger study case comes with higher capital, lower recoveries and no Ore Reserves, leaving metallurgy, permitting and funding as the next tests.

Santana Minerals has moved Bendigo-Ophir from study toward construction, securing a 30-year mining permit, strategic land control and A$188.3 million in cash. The decisive hurdle remains the Fast-track consent due on 20 January 2027, followed by financing and a final investment decision.

Evion Group has moved its flagship Maniry graphite project into the development stage and secured a binding German offtake terms sheet, but its FY2026 accounts carry a material going concern warning. The company also faces an unpaid A$730,000 placement shortfall as it funds graphite, fluorspar and downstream expansion plans.

Leeuwin Metals ended FY2026 with a 342,300-ounce Marda resource, which increased to 378,600 ounces shortly after year end following further Evanston drilling. The gold explorer is now shifting towards permitting and mine planning, although it remains loss-making, has no Ore Reserves and expects to require further funding.

Strike Resources delivered an A$8.58 million full-year profit, but the result was driven largely by its equity-accounted investment in LE Minerals rather than operating cash generation. The company is also relying on a conditional A$5.5 million Apurimac stake sale to strengthen its funding position in Peru.

Resolute Mining’s half year profit more than doubled to $162.6 million, buoyed by soaring gold prices that offset a 31% drop in production. The company advances its Doropo project with key approvals and secures robust local financing.

Energy Fuels Inc. reported a transformative 2024 with a major acquisition boosting its heavy mineral sands assets, a uranium production ramp-up at key US mines, and commercial rare earth oxide output from its White Mesa Mill.

Investigator Silver has hit a key development milestone, lodging a Mining Lease Application for its Paris Silver Project in South Australia. This step follows extensive technical work and stakeholder engagement, setting the stage for approvals and project development in 2027.

American Uranium has launched extensive aquifer pump testing at its Lo Herma Mine Unit 1, reinforcing progress toward in-situ recovery development and feeding data into a Q4 2026 Scoping Study.

Orezone Gold Corporation posted record quarterly and half-year gold production, boosted by the Casa Berardi acquisition and Bomboré's hard rock plant ramp-up, driving strong revenue and earnings growth in H1 2026.

Liberty Metals has locked in a four-year option to acquire a dominant 180km2 land package in Guyana’s rapidly consolidating Oko gold district, backed by a A$5 million placement to fund exploration.

Strike Resources is progressing the sale of a 28.52% indirect stake in its high-grade Apurímac Iron Ore Project for A$5.5 million, while advancing exploration programs and preparing for potential small-scale mining under Peru’s artisanal regime. The company also holds a 27.7% interest in LE Minerals, which is spinning out its Graphite Projects via an IPO.