Latest Sustainability In Mining News

Core Lithium has begun underground decline development at its BP33 deposit within the Finniss Lithium Project, alongside ongoing open pit mining at Grants, and successfully shipped its first lithium products via Darwin Port.

Viridis Mining hosted European Union Commissioner Jozef Síkela at its Colossus Rare Earth Project in Brazil, marking a key step in forging strategic critical minerals partnerships between Brazil and Europe.

PMET Resources has endorsed NRW Holdings’ ALi® atmospheric leach process for producing battery-grade lithium carbonate, highlighting its economic and environmental advantages. NRW is advancing commercialisation with ongoing testing and development plans.

MC Mining has locked in nearly US$10 million through convertible promissory notes from its major shareholders, targeting the completion and ramp-up of its flagship Makhado hard coking coal project in South Africa.

Meeka Metals has kicked off ore development at Judy North within its Andy Well underground mine, targeting a 96,000-ounce high-grade gold resource. Development is expanding across multiple levels, with grades aligning with resource estimates and potential for improvement at depth.

KGL Resources has secured a US$300 million streaming agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals, unlocking early construction funding for its Jervois Copper-Silver-Gold Project. The updated Baseline Economic Model highlights robust returns with a post-tax NPV8 of A$839 million and a 30% IRR, underpinning the path to production.

Nickel Industries delivered its strongest quarterly earnings since late 2023, propelled by a 222% jump in ore sales and significant margin improvements across its nickel processing operations amid favourable regulatory changes and rising nickel prices.

MRG Metals’ joint venture partner Sinowin Lithium has delivered a comprehensive Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Corridor Central Titanium Dioxide project in Mozambique, marking a key regulatory milestone towards production in 2027.

Group 6 Metals has secured a pivotal underground mining contract with HMR Drilling Services, marking a decisive step toward sustained production at the Dolphin Tungsten Project on King Island.

Asian Battery Metals has completed its acquisition of the Maikhan Uul Copper-Gold Project in Mongolia and is set to begin a 1,500-metre drilling campaign targeting gold mineralisation and feeder zones. The move complements its nearby Yambat project and signals an aggressive exploration push in 2026.

Brazilian Critical Minerals and Southern Alliance Mining have agreed to collaborate on rare earth production, focusing on in-situ recovery methods to leverage operational experience and advance BCM’s Ema project.

Tolu Minerals has locked in a significant A$23.75 million investment from Indonesian heavyweights Petrindo and Petrosea, setting the stage for a major infrastructure push at the Tolukuma Gold Mine ahead of planned production in early 2027.