Australia Mining

Sovereign Metals (ASX:SVM) has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the International Finance Corporation

Sierra Nevada Gold (ASX:SNX) has been awarded the As Safra Copper–Gold Project in Saudi Arabia

Viking Mines (ASX:VKA) has entered a binding agreement to acquire 100% of six tungsten projects in Nevada

West African gold producer Robex Resources (ASX:RXR) has delivered the first ore to the mill at its Kiniéro Gold Project in Guinea, marking a key milestone in the project’s commissioning phase.

The processing plant is performing in line with expectations, with mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems operating as designed. Robex remains on track to pour first gold in December, with ramp-up to commercial production targeted for Q1 2026.

WIN Metals (ASX:WIN) has raised $5.5 million through a heavily oversubscribed share placement at $0.035 per share, with strong support from both existing and new sophisticated investors.

The proceeds will fund resource and exploration drilling at the high-grade Radio Gold Mine Project and the Golden Crown deposit within the Butchers Creek Gold Project, as well as preparatory work for production.

Nickel Industries (ASX:NIC) has secured approval to increase the iron ore sales quota for its Indonesian subsidiary, Hengjaya Mine RKAB, from 9 million to 10 million wet metric tonnes. 

The move allows the company to immediately resume sales of stockpiled iron ore to the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park via haul road and barge.

BHP Group's (ASX:BHP) Vicuna joint venture with Lundin Mining has lodged its application for Argentina's RIGI PEELP investment regime, covering the Josemaria and Filo del Sol copper-gold projects.

According to RBC Capital Markets analyst Kaan Peker, the submission marks a procedural step rather than a shift in project risk, noting that fiscal benefits are not yet assured and approval will hinge on government assessment, timing, and alignment with an integrated technical report due in the first quarter of 2026.

ABx Group (ASX:ABX) has been granted a new five-year exploration licence, EL25/2022, strengthening its position in a highly prospective rare earths region in northern Tasmania.

The 18km2 tenement sits between the company's Rubble Mound and Wind Break deposits, part of ABx's 89-million-tonne resource averaging 844 ppm total rare earth oxides.

Metallium (ASX:MTM) announced that its US subsidiary, Flash Metals USA, has signed a binding letter of intent with ElementUSA to collaborate on the recovery of gallium and scandium from red mud at the Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana.

Celsius Resources (ASX:CLA) announced its first JORC-compliant ore reserve estimate for the Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog Copper-Gold Project in the Philippines, operated through its affiliate Makilala Mining.

The maiden reserve defines 130.2 million tonnes of underground ore grading 0.66% copper and 0.21 g/t gold, containing approximately 856,000 tonnes of copper and 891,000 ounces of gold at a 0.84% copper-equivalent grade.

Venus Metals (ASX:VMC) announced that a subsidiary of IGO (ASX:IGO) has elected to proceed with Stage 2 of its farm-in at the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Exploration Project in Western Australia, committing $3 million to further exploration under the existing joint venture agreement with VMC's subsidiary.

Lion Rock Minerals (ASX:LRM) has confirmed a major rare-earth discovery at Minta Est, identifying a monazite-rich granite source with standout dysprosium, terbium and samarium grades across 250 square kilometres.