Tocvan deploys heavy machinery at Mexico’s Gran Pilar project
Tocvan Ventures has mobilised additional heavy machinery at its Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico. The company deployed a…
16 Apr 2026
MMD to acquire TraxIQ rights from Anglo American
UK-based MMD Group has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property (IP) rights for TraxIQ from Anglo American. Initially developed by Anglo American, TraxIQ is a comprehensive material handling…
16 Apr 2026
USA Rare Earth produces initial yttrium metal
USA Rare Earth has announced the inaugural commercial production of yttrium metal with 99–99.5% purity, through its subsidiary Less Common Metals (LCM), at its facility in Cheshire, UK. This development…
16 Apr 2026
Mogotes signs agreement with Kennecott for Montana site
Mogotes Metals has signed an option-to-joint-venture (JV) agreement with a Rio Tinto subsidiary, the Kennecott Exploration Company, for the Copper Cliff Project in Montana, US, covering both patented and unpatented…
16 Apr 2026
ABB to provide GMD and RMD systems for Australian mine
ABB has secured a contract to supply gearless mill drive (GMD) and ring-geared mill drive (RMD) systems for the Eva Copper Mine Project in Queensland, Australia, developed by Harmony. Aiming…
15 Apr 2026
Ascension secures funding for geothermal critical mineral recovery
Ascension, a spin-out from Oxford University, has obtained £1.7m in combined public and private funding to boost the development of its underground critical mineral extraction technology. The funding package includes…
15 Apr 2026
SAGA Metals to acquire Wolverine REE project in Canada
SAGA Metals has agreed to acquire Catalyst Rare Metals to gain full ownership of the royalty-free Wolverine rare earth element (REE) project in Canada. The Wolverine REE project covers five…