Aeris Resources has completed the $14.5 million divestment of its North Queensland copper assets, including the Jaguar and Mt Colin operations, to Dingo Minerals, freeing capital to focus on its Tritton and Cracow mines. The deal comprises cash, a deferred payment and a 1.25 per cent net smelter return royalty, giving Aeris ongoing exposure to future copper production without sustaining capital obligations. Aeris is now partnering with Constellation Mining Services to optimise underground development, drilling and mine planning across its remaining assets.

Lynas Rare Earths has signed an agreement with South Korea’s LS Eco Energy to secure a long-term pathway for separated rare earth oxides from Lynas’ Mt Weld mine and processing hubs. The deal targets neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and other magnet metals for LS Eco Energy’s planned downstream facilities in South Korea, integrating Lynas’ upstream concentration and cracking-leaching capacity with Korean alloy and magnet manufacturing. For mining and processing engineers, the partnership signals tighter alignment of mine output specifications with end-user magnet-grade quality and traceable non-Chinese supply chains.

PNG Expo 2026 in Port Moresby is planning an expanded floorplan and multi-stream conference programme to attract miners, contractors and OEMs across Papua New Guinea’s gold, copper and LNG sectors. Organiser Prime Creative Media is targeting larger equipment displays, including surface and underground fleets, processing plant technologies and mine services, with strong early exhibitor interest reported. For geotechnical and civil teams, the event is positioned as a regional hub to source pit slope monitoring systems, ground support products and infrastructure solutions for remote, high-rainfall sites.