Early works and long‑lead procurement have started for Liontown Limited’s planned expansion of the Kathleen Valley Lithium Operation in Western Australia, ahead of a formal Final Investment Decision targeted for the end of Q1 FY2027. The programme covers critical items and packages whose fabrication and delivery times could otherwise delay ramp‑up of the underground mine and processing plant. Early commitment to these components signals a push to lock in key OEM capacity and manage schedule risk in a tight lithium project pipeline.

Ur-Energy has begun in situ recovery uranium production from Mine Unit 1 at its Shirley Basin project in Wyoming, capturing uranium-bearing solution following completion of wellfield installation, processing circuits and permitting. The project has licensed annual wellfield and toll-processing capacity of up to 2.0 million lb U₃O₈ equivalent, with 9.1 million lb U₃O₈ in Measured and Indicated resources at an average 0.22% eU₃O₈ and an anticipated nine-year mine life across three shallow units. Uranium is loaded onto ion exchange resin on site and is expected to be trucked to the Lost Creek plant for final processing, drying and packaging from this summer, pending a further regulatory inspection.

Kodiak Copper and Teck Resources are combining their Mohave and Copper Hill Arizona porphyry projects into Kay Copper via a three-cornered amalgamation, each receiving 20 million Kay Copper shares at C$0.25 and ending with 28% ownership apiece of an expected 70.3 million-share vehicle. Kay Copper plans a TSXV listing backed by a C$4 million subscription receipt financing at C$0.25 and a C$830,000 private placement at C$0.10, leaving legacy Kay shareholders with 9% and new investors with 35%. Mohave (17 km², last drilled 2011) and Copper Hill (35 km², three mapped porphyry centres) are both drill-ready with multiple untested geochemical and geophysical targets.