The first phase of investment, totaling $7 billion, is allocated to the Josemaria and Filo del Sol projects, with construction scheduled from 2027 to 2030. Upon full operation, the project is expected to produce an average annual output of 395,000 mt of copper, 711,000 ounces of gold, and 22.2 million ounces of silver over the first 25 years; cumulative production in the first decade is projected to reach 2.5 million mt of copper, 5.5 million ounces of gold, and 214 million ounces of silver. Development will proceed in three phases: the first phase focuses on the Josemaria deposit, while the second and third phases prioritize the Filo del Sol deposit.

Hanjung NCS, a specialist in energy storage system (ESS) cooling systems, will break ground in April on a new U.S. plant in Huntington, Indiana. The facility is scheduled to begin operations in June 2027, in line with plans by Samsung SDI to convert production lines at its Indiana joint venture plant with Stellantis to ESS manufacturing.

Chinese urban air mobility (UAM) tech company EHang announced on Feb. 25 it has signed a strategic framework agreement with JAC Motors and Hefei Guoxian Holdings Co., Ltd. to establish a joint venture...

As announced on 25 March, Pilbara Minerals and Ganfeng Lithium signed a binding term sheet to explore the feasibility of establishing a downstream lithium conversion facility.

Recently, Golden Sun New Energy (01121.HK) announced that on April 29, 2025, its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, Golden Sun Quanzhou New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., had entered into a joint venture agreement with Yiwu JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. and Fujian Jinshi Energy Co., Ltd. for the establishment of a joint venture company by Yiwu JA Solar and Fujian Jinshi for the 4GW Hybrid Passivated Back Contact (HBC) Upgrade and Retrofit Project.

[SMM Titanium Express] India's IREL partners with Kazakhstan's UKTMP to establish JV for producing titanium slag from low-grade ilmenite in Odisha. The project introduces automated furnace technology to supply strategic material for aerospace/defense sectors, with offtake agreement boosting exports and paving way for domestic TiO₂/sponge Ti production.