Latest Permitting News

White Cliff Minerals has secured a crucial Class A Land Use Permit for its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, setting the stage for maiden drilling activities to begin in March 2025. This regulatory milestone follows a positive environmental screening and signals progress in unlocking high-grade copper potential.

Echelon Resources has agreed to acquire full ownership and operatorship of the EP145 exploration permit in the Northern Territory’s Amadeus Basin, aiming to unlock a discovered gas resource with modern technology.

Megado Minerals has secured an agreement to acquire an 80% stake in a significant copper project in Spain and entered a strategic exploration deal for rare earths in the US, positioning itself at the forefront of critical minerals supply.

Benz Mining has completed its acquisition of the Glenburgh and Mt Egerton gold projects in Western Australia from Spartan Resources, marking a strategic expansion with Spartan becoming a significant shareholder and board participant.

Arrow Minerals is fast-tracking a Scoping Study for a Direct Shipping Ore operation at its Niagara Bauxite Project in Guinea, leveraging strong drilling results and strategic infrastructure access to capitalise on record bauxite prices.

ADX Energy has suspended testing at its Welchau-1 gas well in Upper Austria following a landmark Austrian Constitutional Court ruling that repealed a legal provision preventing environmental objections from halting operations. This development introduces regulatory uncertainty amid ongoing evaluation of the well’s potential.

Saturn Metals made significant progress on its Apollo Hill Gold Project during the December 2024 quarter, reporting strong drilling results and advancing its Pre-Feasibility Study despite a tragic on-site fatality. The company ended the quarter with a solid cash position of $9.5 million.

Peninsula Energy has resumed uranium production at its Lance Project in Wyoming, capturing 1,100 pounds of uranium in late December 2024, while securing key regulatory approvals to expand mining operations.

Brazilian Critical Minerals has released an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its Ema rare earth project in Brazil, defining a robust 350Mt starter zone at 778ppm TREO. This milestone underpins the imminent Scoping Study and signals promising economic potential for the project.

Element 25 has obtained key regulatory approval from WA's DEMIRS for its Butcherbird Expansion Project, paving the way for a twelve-year production run at 1.1 million tonnes per annum of manganese concentrate. The final hurdle remains the Works Approval, expected imminently.

Australian Vanadium Limited has secured critical EPA approval for its Gabanintha Vanadium Project, marking a significant step toward construction and production within its broader Australian Vanadium Project.

Syrah Resources has been awarded a US$165 million tax credit under the US Inflation Reduction Act to support the expansion of its Vidalia active anode material facility in Louisiana, potentially increasing production capacity to 45ktpa.