Anglo American has signed an investment agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation to support development of the Woodsmith polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire, a deep underground operation designed to produce a multi-nutrient natural fertiliser. The deal backs continued construction of the mine’s major underground infrastructure, including its long-distance mineral transport tunnel to Teesside and associated shaft systems. For engineers, the partnership signals capital support for advancing geotechnical works, underground materials handling design and long-lead items for processing and export facilities.

Antimony Resources Corp has exposed additional “massive” stibnite mineralisation in bedrock at the Marcus West Zone of its Bald Hill project in New Brunswick, and will immediately drill up to six shallow holes to test the zone at 30–50 m depth alongside a 10,000 m definition drilling campaign on the Main Zone. Historic trenching in the Central Zone returned 2.90% Sb over 8.18 m, including 5.79% Sb over 1.75 m and 8.47% Sb over 1.53 m, while ATMY trenching has traced South Zone stibnite over ~150 m. The 2026 programme also includes soil sampling, prospecting, and a potential airborne survey, positioning Bald Hill as a North American antimony target amid Chinese export controls.

Kazatomprom has agreed a uranium supply deal with India’s Department of Atomic Energy covering more than 50% of the company’s booked asset value, potentially locking in long-term offtake from the world’s largest resource holder. The transaction, which requires shareholder approval via an extraordinary general meeting under Kazakh law, comes as Kazatomprom lifted output to 67.2 million lb U₃O₈ in 2025, up 10% year-on-year, and targets a further 9% increase this year. Analysts, including Teniz Capital, still see a structural uranium deficit despite this additional Kazakh supply.