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.
Mont Royal Resources (ASX:MRZ, TSXV:CCE) is emerging as a major Quebec-focused critical minerals company following its successful merger with Commerce Resources.
Western Gold Resources (ASX:WGR) gears up for production at its Gold Duke Project in Wiluna, Western Australia following a successful $6.75 million capital raise.
Blackstone Minerals (ASX:BSX) is doubling down on its copper-gold aspirations in the Philippines.
African Gold (ASX:A1G) is seeking to unlock a potential multi-million ounce gold system in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.
Peak Minerals (ASX:PUA) has announced a major rutile discovery at its Minta Rutile Project in Cameroon, with initial drilling revealing broad, near-surface zones of heavy mineralisation, including up to 4.7 meters at 2.9% heavy minerals.
