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The Javelin VMS Project is an early-stage exploration project operated by Australian mining company New World Resources. The project's status is currently "exploration," a revision from the previously listed "feasibility." In January 2024, New World Resources commenced an initial diamond core drilling program at the project to test the Discus Copper Prospect. The project consists of a contiguous series of 100%-owned mining claims covering approximately 5,000 acres. It is located about 75 kilometres south-east of New World Resources' Antler Copper Deposit, near the Bagdad porphyry copper mine. The company is exploring the potential for the Javelin project to serve as a satellite source of ore, which could be transported to a future processing facility at the Antler Project.

Expected to employ 7,500 during peak construction and 4,000 long-term jobs once in production.

Development activity at the Reko Diq project has slowed, with Barrick extending a project review until mid-2027 due to escalating security risks. This review will assess security, capital, financing, scope, and timeline, potentially increasing budgets and delaying the first production target of late 2028.

The project is not yet in production. Initial estimates for the first years of operation are for the production of 200,000 tonnes of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold annually. Another estimate suggests annual production of 200-250 kilotonnes of copper.

The operation will produce a high-quality copper-gold concentrate. Development is planned in two phases. Phase 1 is planned to process 45 million tonnes of ore per annum (mtpa). Phase 2, planned from 2034, is expected to double the processing capacity to a combined 90 mtpa.

Truck-and-shovel open pit operation. Processing and mining equipment from Metso, Weir, and Komatsu. Fluor Corporation is the lead EPCM partner.

Development is planned in two phases. Phase 1 is planned to process 45 million tonnes of ore per annum (mtpa). Phase 2, planned from 2034, is expected to double the processing capacity to a combined 90 mtpa.

Over 3,000 local jobs in 2025; average 2,500-2,882 employees in 2024.

The mine consists of two open pits, Malundwe and Chimiwungo. The reopening of the Malundwe pit was underway in 2023. Barrick is developing a new regional airstrip, expected to be completed by the end of 2025. The expansion will also drive the development of the Manyama township and an industrial supplier park.

Production overview - 2025: copper 151000 t; 2024: copper 8300000 t.

Ore is treated through a conventional sulphide flotation plant to produce copper concentrate.

Conventional truck and shovel operation. Truck fleet transitioning from Hitachi EH4500 to 30 new trucks (Komatsu 930E-5, Hitachi EH5000). Shovel fleet updated to three Komatsu PC8000 and three Komatsu PC7000 shovels. Plan to transition to cable electric-powered shovels by 2031. Mine design for expansion includes in-pit crushing and conveying.

A "Super Pit Expansion Project" is underway with a capital cost of nearly US$2 billion. The project aims to merge the Chimiwungo and Malundwe pits into a single large pit and develop two new satellite pits at Kamisengo and Kababisa. The expansion is designed to double the annual copper production to an average of 240,000 tonnes. The processing plant capacity will be increased to a target of 52 million tonnes per year, with a peak design of 54 million tonnes. Construction to begin in 2025 with expanded production anticipated in 2028.

The mine has a multinational workforce including Saudi, West African, Australian, and Indonesian personnel.

Production overview - 2025: copper 64000 t; 2024: copper 65000 t.

The mine uses conventional flotation to produce copper concentrate. The processing plant has a treatment rate of 3 million tonnes per annum. The plant was expanded to increase production capacity, with commissioning of a new paste plant in the second quarter of 2024.

The mining contractor, Byrnecut, utilises a fleet of Sandvik machines, including: - Trucks: nine TH663i and three TH663 - LHDs: seven LH621i and one LH621 - Production drills: four Sandvik DL421 - Development rigs: three Sandvik DD421 - Boxhole borer: one Rhino 100HM

A new ore body, Lode 1, has been included in the mine plan, which is expected to supplement the ore supply and enable the operation to deliver 3 million tonnes per annum. Stoping at Lode 1 commenced in the third quarter of 2023, with development for 2024 completed on schedule. The expansion project included upgrades to ventilation and the paste plant. In 2022, the Lode 1 development involved an additional 2,900 metres of capital development.

250-300 people (planned)

The Filo del Sol project is an advanced-stage copper, gold, and silver project operated by Filo Mining Corp. It is located on the border between San Juan Province in Argentina and Region III in Chile. The project is currently in the pre-development phase, with extensive exploration and drilling programs ongoing.

heap leach to produce copper cathodes and gold-silver doré, involving primary and secondary crushing, heap leaching with acid, solvent extraction, and electrowinning

conventional open-pit with truck and shovel/loader operations, contemplated fully autonomous haul truck fleet

integrated technical report for a combined project with the nearby Josemaria deposit is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2026

Approximately 3,000 people work at the Olympic Dam site itself, with the workforce divided about equally between permanent employees and contractors.

Production overview - 2023: copper 212000 t, gold 186000 oz.

Olympic Dam is a fully integrated metallurgical complex that processes ore to final metal products on a single site. The process involves grinding and a flotation circuit to produce a copper concentrate. A hydrometallurgical plant with solvent extraction is used for copper and uranium, followed by a copper smelter and refinery. There is also a recovery circuit for precious metals.

The mine utilises a highly mechanised underground mining method, including an automated rail system for ore haulage. Recent trials and additions to the equipment fleet include battery-electric jumbo drills and a new fleet of electric equipment for underground support works, such as the Utimec XL1100ED Agitator and a MF050VC Spraymec. The underground light vehicle fleet consists of around 240 vehicles, with trials of electric Land Cruisers underway. The underground electric rail network is being expanded from 4.85 kilometres to over 6 kilometres, supported by 6 new locomotives.

BHP is investing over A$840 million in several projects to enhance productivity. This includes developing an underground access tunnel into the Southern Mine Area, a new backfill system to access previously unreachable ore, expanding ore pass capacity, and installing a new oxygen plant to improve smelter performance. There are also plans for a major smelter and refinery expansion to increase copper production capacity up to 650,000 tonnes per annum. This expansion will also allow for the processing of concentrate from other BHP mines in the region, such as Prominent Hill and Carrapateena. A final investment decision on a major expansion is anticipated in 2028.

250-300 people

Filo del Sol is an advanced-stage, high-sulphidation epithermal copper-gold-silver deposit. The project is located on the border between Argentina and Chile, approximately 140 kilometres south-east of the city of Copiapó. It spans the Atacama Region of northern Chile and the San Juan Province of Argentina.

Production overview - 2023: copper 66000.00000000001 t, gold 5.225388 t, silver 287.99831 t; 2019: copper 67000.00000000001 t, gold 4.9454565 t, silver 269.1905755 t.

The project will use a heap leach process. Run-of-mine ore will be crushed before being placed on a heap leach pad. Copper will be leached with acid, with the resulting solution undergoing solvent extraction and electrowinning to produce LME-grade copper cathodes. Following copper leaching, the ore will be rinsed and neutralised. This material will then be agglomerated and stacked on a separate heap leach pad for gold and silver recovery using a cyanide solution. Gold and silver will be recovered from the pregnant leach solution via the Merrill-Crowe zinc precipitation process and smelted into doré bars.

Mining will be conducted using diesel hydraulic face shovels and front-end loaders on 12-metre benches. Haul trucks will transport ore to the crusher. The project plans to implement an autonomous haulage fleet. The processing plant will feature a primary crusher and a closed-circuit secondary crushing system.

Currently in development stage with an updated pre-feasibility study released in February 2023.

greenfield exploration project located in British Columbia, Canada. The project is situated in the Skeena Mountains, approximately 150 kilometres north of Smithers.

Catface is an undeveloped mining project owned by Imperial Metals Corporation, located on Catface Mountain, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is a copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit at an exploration and development stage.

approximately 7 million tonnes of ore per year

conventional crushing, grinding, and flotation technology

Approximately 1,200 jobs during peak construction and 500 jobs per year during operations.

The Gonneville Project, operated by Chalice Mining Limited, is a significant critical minerals development located on Chalice-owned farmland about 70km north-east of Perth, Western Australia. Discovered in early 2020, it is considered the largest undeveloped palladium-nickel-copper project in the Western world. The project has been awarded 'Strategic Project' status by the Western Australian Government and 'Major Project Status' by the Australian Federal Government. A Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) completed in December 2025 outlines a two-stage, open-pit mine. The project is currently in the feasibility and permitting stage, with a final investment decision targeted for the first half of 2028 and construction potentially starting in 2028-29. Proposed mining operations are expected to begin in 2029. The project is notable for its suite of critical minerals, including palladium, platinum, nickel, copper, and cobalt, which are essential for decarbonisation technologies.

Production overview - 2024: nickel 960 kt, copper 540 kt, cobalt 96 kt.

The processing will involve a conventional flotation plant. A simplified flowsheet will produce two smelter-grade concentrates: a copper-PGE-gold concentrate and a nickel-cobalt-PGE concentrate, as well as an iron concentrate and a palladium-platinum-gold doré.

small, track-mounted diamond and air-core drill rigs, conventional flotation plant

A Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) completed in December 2025 outlines a two-stage, open-pit mine.

260 employees (prior to 2016 suspension)

The Huckleberry Mine is an open pit copper mine located 88 kilometres southwest of Houston in west-central British Columbia, Canada. It is wholly owned by Imperial Metals Corporation. The mine commenced operations in 1997 and was placed on care and maintenance in August 2016 due to low copper prices.

Production overview - 2015: copper 43000000 lbs, gold 3500 oz, silver 206000 oz.

froth flotation process to produce separate copper and molybdenum concentrates

primary crusher, semi-autogenous (SAG) mill, ball mills

continued exploration activities on the property; a diamond drilling program in 2025 intersected copper, molybdenum, silver, and gold mineralisation; additional drilling is being considered for 2026; plans in 2026 to investigate and update the tailings facility design

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Production overview - 2025: copper 93101213 lbs, gold 92429 oz; 2024: copper 85320618 lbs, gold 59811 oz.

upgrades to the existing processing plant to treat underground ore at a throughput rate of 13.6 million tonnes per annum.

Newmont is proposing to transition the existing mine from open-pit mining to an underground method called 'block-caving'. A feasibility study for the block cave expansion is advancing, with completion expected in the second half of 2026. The proposed change to block cave mining is expected to extend the mine's life by approximately 15 years. A pre-feasibility study included upgrades to the existing processing plant to treat underground ore at a throughput rate of 13.6 million tonnes per annum.

Production overview - 2025: copper 30715000 lbs, gold 37555 oz; 2024: copper 35700000 lbs, gold 39108 oz.

In August 2025, a permit amendment was approved to allow for the expansion of operations at the Mount Polley mine. This includes deepening the existing Springer pit and enlarging rock-disposal areas.

The Spectrum-GJ Project is a copper and gold project located in the Golden Triangle region of north-west British Columbia, Canada. It comprises two main deposits, the Donnelly Deposit (GJ) and the Spectrum Central Zone. The project is at a development stage with a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) completed in 2017.

conventional copper/gold porphyry processing plant with a flotation unit, with potential for a carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant in the sixth year

approximately 450 people on site (McIlvenna Bay project)

The Thunder Zone is an exploration target within Foran Mining's 100%-owned McIlvenna Bay Project, located approximately five kilometres southeast of the main McIlvenna Bay Deposit. A 2026 winter drilling program is underway to accelerate growth and unlock district-scale potential.

The Thunder Zone is a regional exploration target within Foran Mining's 100%-owned McIlvenna Bay Project. It is located approximately five kilometres southeast of the main McIlvenna Bay Deposit. A 2026 winter drilling program at the Thunder Zone included up to 3,000 metres of drilling to accelerate growth and unlock district-scale potential. Results from drill hole BA-26-84 extended the mineralisation strike by 100 metres to the northwest, defining a strike length of about 300 metres. The mineralisation remains open along strike and at depth. The broader McIlvenna Bay project is approximately 88% complete and on schedule for commercial production in mid-2026. An 85-kilometre, 110 kV transmission line connecting the McIlvenna Bay Project to the electrical grid was successfully energised.

The Hanson Lake Property is a 4,510-hectare claim in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, 65 km west-southwest of Flin Flon, Manitoba. It is located 5 km northwest of Foran's McIlvenna Bay Deposit, along the Tesla Trend, and is being explored for copper, zinc, gold, and silver mineralization.

Foran's strategy for the broader Hanson Lake District involves the potential for a central processing facility to service multiple deposits.

Foran Mining Corporation is currently in the exploration phase for the Hanson Lake Property. The company has a five-year period to explore the property with no minimum spending requirement before deciding on the acquisition. Planned exploration activities include ground-based electromagnetic surveys to identify potential extensions of mineralization from the Tesla Zone.

The Denare West Property is an exploration-stage project in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, covering 21,066 hectares. It is prospective for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits containing copper, zinc, gold, and silver. Foran Mining Corporation has an option to acquire up to a 100% interest, and is conducting airborne surveys to prioritize exploration targets.

The Bigstone deposit is a satellite deposit located 25 km west of Foran's McIlvenna Bay deposit, intended to provide feed for a central mill. Mineralisation is found 100-600m below surface and remains open at depth. An initial resource estimate was announced in December 2020.

Production overview - 2020: copper 95000000 lbs, zinc 51000000 lbs, gold 22000 oz, silver 820000 oz.

The Tesla Zone is a major copper-zinc-gold-silver discovery, 100%-owned by Foran Mining Corporation, located adjacent to and north of the McIlvenna Bay deposit in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. Discovered in 2022, it is currently in the exploration phase with ongoing drilling to define a maiden resource, expected in H2 2026. The zone consists of multiple mineralised lenses and remains open for expansion.

Ongoing expansion and infill drilling to define a maiden resource. Advancing the McIlvenna Bay project towards commercial production by mid-2026. Energisation of a new 85-kilometre transmission line connecting to a hydroelectric facility completed in March 2026.