CleanTech has finalised the acquisition of rights to the El Triunfo gold and antimony project in Bolivia from Silver Elephant Mining.

Rio Tinto has announced a A$180m ($116.9m) investment to commence the Norman Creek access project at the Amrun bauxite mine in Queensland, Australia.

Codelco has requested Chile's mining regulator, Sernageomin, to allow the reopening of a portion of its El Teniente mine.

Lindian Resources has partnered with Iluka Resources to develop its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi.

NexGen Energy has secured a uranium offtake contract with a US utility company to deliver one million pounds of uranium annually.

Volt Energy Materials has received approval to join the DIBC platform for advancing its Alabama graphite refinery project.