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Lifezone Metals Limited announced a US$8 million reduction in the cap on consideration payable to BHP Billiton (UK) DDS Limited, after an independent expert review confirmed the Kabanga Nickel Project's Resettlement Action Plan remained in material alignment with the International Finance Corporation's Performance Standard 5. The reduction follows the July 2025 definitive agreement under which Lifezone is acquiring BHP's 17% equity interest in Kabanga Nickel Limited, which required independent verification after a 12-month period that the plan had been prepared, developed and implemented in material alignment with IFC PS5 objectives. The review was conducted during August and September 2026 by Ed O'Keefe of Synergy Global Consulting, acting as the RAP expert, who confirmed the finding in a detailed report following a desktop review and site visit. Consideration payable to BHP comprises two deferred cash payments: a fixed payment of US$10 million, payable on the earlier of 12 months after the Final Investment Decision on the Kabanga Nickel Project or Lifezone raising US$250 million in aggregate funding, and a contingent payment payable 12 months after first commercial production, based on a reference amount of US$28 million indexed to Lifezone's share price. Lifezone CEO Chris Showalter said the confirmation reflects the care and discipline being applied as the company progresses and the strength of its approach to responsible project development at Kabanga.

Viridian Metals Inc. reported that all eight successfully drilled step-out holes along a roughly 3-kilometre southern extension of the Kraken Main Zone in Labrador intersected visually identified sulphides, including the same patchy net-textured and semi-massive styles seen in the established Main Zone. The company said VKS26-063 intersected 47.3 metres of patchy net-textured sulphides, VKS26-065 intersected 41.8 metres, VKS26-062 intersected 33.2 metres and VKS26-059 intersected 28.0 metres, while VKS26-062 and VKS26-060 returned 7.7 metres and 6.7 metres of semi-massive sulphides respectively. Seven holes encountered patchy net-textured sulphides from the top of bedrock and five ended in that material, though laboratory assays are still required to determine metal grades. Viridian also said it engaged Toronto-based Oak Hill Financial Inc. for business and capital markets advisory, marketing and investor relations services effective September 16, 2026, on an initial two-month term at a monthly advisory fee of C$12,000, and that its common shares are now eligible for electronic clearing and settlement in the United States through the Depository Trust Company.