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Xstrata further warned that it was reviewing all of its operations in Australia, including some A$22 billion in potential investment in its projects in the country

With the appointment of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractor and the high possibility that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be issued in November, Peninsula Energy’s Ross Project of the Lance Uranium Projects remains on track for full permitting later this year.

Peak Resources is on track to become the next major rare earth supplier from the Ngualla project in Tanzania. The company has produced two refined rare earth products at ANSTO Minerals - which importantly are in saleable form and available for evaluation by target customers.

The completed Scoping Study for the Mansa manganese project has demonstrated positive project economics as the project moves closer to production in a matter of weeks. Budgeted costs of delivering a CIF product are between $190 and $210 per tonne, in line with its expectations.

The start of the second phase drilling at Mt Forrest iron project puts Mindax on the path to potentially expand both the iron base as well as life of the mine. Importantly, it also has promise for the proposed partnership with Hong Kong-based Perpetual Mining, that could see the company invest $52 million.

The $5.1 million received is part of a planned $10 million investment by Owen Hegarty's EMR Capital in Highfield Resources to develop its advanced potash projects in Spain.