Kate Thornton

It all began in 1975 with the vision of a young, ambitious engineer: to redefine tunneling technologically. Martin Herrenknecht wanted to develop machines that were more powerful, safer and more reliable than anything that had existed before. This idea first gave rise to an engineering office in Lahr and a little later – in 1977 – the mechanical engineering company Herrenknecht GmbH, which moved from Lahr to Schwanau-Allmannsweier in 1980. The fact that the company will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026 is entirely in the spirit of the founder and CEO of today's Herrenknecht AG: pragmatic decision – and made simple.

Elemental Royalty Corporation notes the announcement by Capricorn Metals Ltd of a 32% increase in Mineral Reserves at the Karlawinda Gold Project. Elemental holds an uncapped 2% net smelter return royalty on Karlawinda.

BP Silver Corp. reports that the first batch of assays from the 2026 sampling program returned significant silver, gold, zinc and/or lead mineralization from newly identified targets at its 100%-owned Cosuño Silver Project in Bolivia. The

Tudor Gold Corp. reports that results from the first four holes drilled at the Perfectstorm Zone as part of the 2026 Treaty Creek Project Exploration Program have led to both the discovery of a new copper-gold-silver-molybdenum porphyry system (the “PSP Zone”) as well as the confirmation of a previously identified gold-silver-dominant epithermal system (the “PSE Zone”). The two drills active at the Perfectstorm Zone are now focused on these priority target areas. Tudor's 80%-owned Treaty Creek Project is located in the heart of the Golden Triangle of Northwestern British Columbia.

Draeger Safety UK has been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award, the highest accolade bestowed by the Ministry of Defence on employers who support the Armed Forces community. The news comes just a year after the firm achieved Silver status.

Normet announces the launch of HX-Bolt, a hybrid anchorage system designed to deliver immediate dynamic support after installation while enabling permanent reinforcement through resin or grout encapsulation. Developed for underground mining applications, HX-Bolt combines the benefits of mechanical and bonded anchorage in a single support solution.

NioCorp Developments Ltd. reported the results of an updated Feasibility Study for its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project outlining the project's evolution into a 40-year, integrated U.S. operation with a Net Present Value exceeding $4 billion that is expected to produce eight critical-mineral products from a single ore body.

Cornish Metals plc announced that, further to its announcement on 15 May 2026 regarding the secured credit facilities entered into with the National Wealth Fund Limited and Vision Blue Resources Limited it has drawn down the second tranche of the Facilities.

Largo Inc., the world's largest primary vanadium producer, announced that the Company and its Brazilian operating subsidiary, Largo Vanádio de Maracás S.A., have entered into a binding term sheet with Banco do Brasil S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Banco Bradesco S.A., Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., and Caixa Econômica Federal to restructure approximately US$82.2 million of outstanding debt, extending the final maturity to March 2030.