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The World Gold Council (WGC) and the Government of the Republic of Ghana (GoG), have announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), enhance supply chain integrity, and combat illicit finance and gold flows.
Central Nevada Gold Corp. has announced the company’s launch following its acquisition of the Mule Canyon Gold Mine from Newmont Corporation.
Goldsky Resources Corp has announced that Goldsky and Ocean Partners have entered into a MOU to establish a framework cooperation agreement to investigate the technical and economic viability of recovering cobalt from Goldsky’s Rajapalot gold-cobalt Project in Finland.
Perenti’s underground mining business, Barminco, has been awarded the contract to provide underground mining services at Barrick’s Fourmile Project in Nevada, USA.
Vizsla Copper Corp. has reported that a fully funded 2026 diamond drilling exploration programme has commenced at its Palmer VMS Project in Southeast Alaska.
Sam Hosack, Managing Director at Prospect Resources Ltd, considers how global demand is accelerating while copper supply is struggling to keep pace, resulting in rising competition to meet future production needs.
Fortuna Mining Corp. has received an environmental decree from the Government of Senegal approving the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Diamba Sud Gold Mine.
Jangada Mines plc, a Brazil-focused natural resources company, has provided an update on the Paranaíta Gold Project within the Alta Floresta-Juruena Gold Province in Brazil, where Jangada’s recent exploration results support the presence of a large-scale gold system with significant growth potential.
Bowman has secured a series of mining-related contracts totalling more than US$4 million, including assignments supporting US-based extractors of critical minerals and precious metals.
Terrafame, a leading European producer of critical raw materials, has launched a pre-feasibility study to assess the recovery of scandium from its existing production process.
Trilogy Metals Inc. has announced that its flagship Arctic Project in northwestern Alaska's Ambler Mining District, being advanced by Ambler Metals LLC – its 50/50 joint venture with South32 Limited – has been officially accepted as a 'Covered Project' on the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's Federal Permitting Dashboard under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).
The first fully female-founded Canadian junior mineral exploration company, Maven Exploration, is moving from formation to active project evaluation, supported by a gender-diverse investor base drawn from both inside and outside the mining industry.