Latest Permitting News

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testing at its Welchau-1 gas well in Upper Austria following a landmark Austrian Constitutional Court ruling that repealed a legal provision preventing environmental objections from halting operations.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.

True North Copper has successfully completed a $53.44 million capital raising and debt restructuring, exiting voluntary administration and securing ASX reinstatement. The company shifts focus to exploration at Mt Oxide and Cloncurry, retracting prior production plans for the next 12 months.

PhosCo has formally secured the Sekarna phosphate exploration permit in Tunisia, marking the first time the Tunisian Government has granted a phosphate permit 100% to a foreign investor. This milestone follows the recent approval of the Gassaat project and a strategic MoU with Tunisian authorities and the EBRD.

Lakes Blue Energy has completed the sale of its 49% stake in PEP 169, receiving $6.5 million and securing a 4% royalty on future production. The company now shifts focus to advancing drilling at its Wombat and Trifon/Gangell fields in the Gippsland Basin.

Greenvale Energy has acquired a 100% interest in the advanced Oasis Uranium Project in Queensland, featuring historically confirmed high-grade uranium mineralisation. The company plans an aggressive 2025 exploration campaign to upgrade the project to JORC resource status.