Cape Winelands Airport, South Africa – update

Boogertman + Partners has been appointed the lead architect. 

Choczewo nuclear power plant project, Poland – update

State-owned Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe reported on March 31 that it had applied for a construction licence to build the nuclear power plant. 

Etango-8 uranium project, Namibia – update

Early works are advancing on budget and on schedule. 

Golden Pass LNG project, US – update

Train 1 of the project has reached substantial completion of construction and commissioning.   

Karowe diamond mine underground project, Botswana – update

Lucara has closed a $350-million senior secured bond issue, providing the financial certainty needed to progress the project to completion. 

Kayelekera uranium restart project, Malawi – update

The project remains on track to achieve nameplate production during the second quarter. 

Monte Muambe rare earths and gallium project, Mozambique – update

Altona Rare Earths has signed a $1.87-million grant agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency to support prefeasibility work on the project. 

Pallas research reactor, Netherlands

Work on the Pallas reactor is progressing steadily. 

Patterson Lake South uranium project, Canada – update

Paladin Energy has been served with a judicial review application that challenges the environmental approval of the project. 

Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project, South Africa – update

Rainbow Rare Earths has raised about £11.1-million in a share placement to new strategic investors and certain existing shareholders, with the proceed to allow for the finalisation of a definitive... 

Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor 4 new safe confinement structure repair, Ukraine – update

The project is the largest movable land-based structure ever built. 

Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project, US – update

ioneer has secured a key legal victory after a US federal court upheld approvals for the project. 

Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh – update

The project successfully completed the boron flushing of the nuclear power plant’s first unit's primary circuit piping systems. 

Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update

Research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie has forecast that the Simandou project will alter global seaborne iron-ore trade. 

Stibnite gold project, US – update

Perpetua Resources will notify Congress of a proposed $2.7-billion loan from the US Export-Import Bank (Exim) to help finance the project. 

Julong mine, China

A copper mine in Maizhokunggar County, Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, Tibet. 

Panasqueira mine, Portugal

A tin and tungsten mine in the Distrito de Castelo Branco, on the southern edge of the Serra da Estrela. 

Kambalda gold and nickel project – Lady Herial gold deposit, Australia

Gold and nickel explorer and developer Lunnon Metals' high-grade, thick gold deposit, in the Kamabalda region of Western Australia, is being evaluated for rapid development as a short mine-life... 

Touquoy restart project, Canada

St Barbara Limited plans to produce gold bullion through the processing of existing medium- and low-grade stockpiles using the existing Touquoy processing plant. 

Douta gold project, Senegal

The project is progressing following the completion of a prefeasibility study, an updated mineral resource estimate and a maiden mineral reserve. 

IFMIF-DONES – Spain’s first nuclear fusion experimentation/research centre, Spain

Consorcio IFMIF-DONES España/government of Spain Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the regional government of Junta de Andalucía plans to design and construct Spain’s first... 

El Fahs Wind Farm, Tunisia

Renewable-energy solutions provider Scatec (50%) and Aeolus (50%) plan to build a 75 MW wind farm. 

Sunshine silver/antimony mining and refining project, US

Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company plans to revive the silver mines in Idaho and build the country’s only large-scale, permitted antimony refinery. 

Cold Creek Solar+Storage project, US

Utility-scale solar and battery storage independent power producer Doral Renewables plans to build a solar and battery-energy storage system in Texas. 

Ewoyaa lithium project, Ghana – update

Atlantic Lithium announced the parliamentary ratification of the Ewoyaa mining lease on March 20, 2026. 

Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update

Sovereign Metals has reported a substantial upgrade to the project's mineral resource. 

Lobito Corridor railway project, Angola – update

Volumes are expected to continue increasing steadily through the Lobito Corridor as Lobito Atlantic Railway establishes itself as a reliable, high-capacity export route. 

Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update

Construction remains on track for first production in 2027. 

Monte Muambe rare earths and gallium project, Mozambique – update

The final assay results from the 2025 drilling campaign have confirmed high-grade, near-surface fluorspar and gallium mineralisation.  

Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update

Orom-Cross has formally transitioned into the financing and development phase.  

Uis lithium expansion project, UK – update

The project is advancing towards a bankable feasibility study, 

Cobalt sulphate refinery, Canada – update

Work is progressing on the project, which aims to become the only facility of its kind in North America as demand for battery materials rises. 

El Abra copper mine expansion, Chile – update

Freeport-McMoRan has started the process of obtaining an environmental permit for the expansion. 

Goschen rare earths and mineral sands project, Australia – update

The project has been approved for development. 

Hope and Gorob copper/gold project, Nambia – update

Bezant Resources has acquired an additional 20% shareholding in Hope and Gorob Mining. 

HPMSM demonstration plant, South Africa – update

Giyani Metals Corp has secured an additional R29.9-million from the Industrial Development Corporation for its subsidiary Giyani Metals South Africa. 

Jaguar nickel sulphide project, Brazil – update

Centaurus Metals has received a letter of intent from Brazilian development bank, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, for about $190-million in potential debt funding for the... 

Los Azules copper project, Argentina – update

McEwen Copper plans to undertake an initial public offering of about $300-million towards the end of 2026 as part of a financing push to advance the project. 

Okiep copper project, South Africa – update

Orion Minerals has reported that it is committed to completing the remaining exploration and drilling programmes by November 2026. 

Resolution copper mining project, US – update

Rio Tinto might need to export some of its copper concentrate, as a result of the challenging economics of smelting in the US.