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Every week we re-check the projects on the map against their sources. This page lists what changed: a new stage reached, a milestone reset, a value revised, a project added. The new position, what it was before, and the source we checked it against, for the last four weeks.

Week of 9 November 2026: 4 projects changed: 2 reached a new stage, 4 milestones updated, 1 value revised.

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Week of 2 November 2026

8 projects changed: 7 reached a new stage, 7 milestones updated, 6 values revised, 2 statuses changed.

Gas & Critical Minerals · Plymouth, Devon, England

Altilium ACT3 EV battery recycling refinery

  • Value: £18.5m grant funding (April 2026)was: £30m planned investment (June 2025); £18.5m DRIVE35 grant (April 2026)

Source: Altilium →On the map →

Gas & Critical Minerals · Holford Brinefield, between Lach Dennis and Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Keuper Gas Storage Project (hydrogen conversion)

  • Stage: Consenting; seeking a material change to the 2017 DCO for hydrogen storage, consultation held 9 October to 20 November 2025; early site works done 2021 to 2022was: Hydrogen material-change application (consenting); early works done
  • Next milestone: Planning Inspectorate examination and Secretary of State decision; full construction expected to start in 2028, subject to consentwas: Determination of hydrogen material-change application; construction from ~2028

Source: Keuper Gas Storage Project (KGSP) / Costain →On the map →

Gas & Critical Minerals · Pool, between Camborne and Redruth, Cornwall

South Crofty tin mine (Cornish Metals)

  • Stage: In development: shaft refurbishment, dewatering and processing facility construction under way (June 2026)was: In construction
  • Value: £500m NPV (Mining Weekly, June 2026)was: £500m NPV at current tin prices (Mining Weekly, Jun 2026)
  • Next milestone: Winder mechanical installation in H2 2026; commercial production targeted by mid-2028was: Winder mechanical installation H2 2026; commercial production targeted mid-2028

Source: Cornish Metals — developer record (RNS) · reported Mining Weekly →On the map →

Gas & Critical Minerals · Cahiracon, Co. Clare (Shannon Estuary), Ireland

Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve — FSRU (Ireland)

  • Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
  • Stage: Government approved development (March 2025); Cahiracon chosen as preferred site; moving into pre-construction work (site investigations, marine surveys, FEED)was: Site selected (November 2025); FEED, surveys and planning preparation
  • Next milestone: Environmental assessment, planning application and final business case, then detailed design and construction subject to planning approvalwas: Planning applications and final business case, followed by FSRU procurement

Source: Gas Networks Ireland / gov.ie →On the map →

Gas & Critical Minerals · St Dennis, Cornwall

Trelavour lithium (Cornish Lithium)

  • Status: Pipelinewas: Live
  • Stage: DCO pre-application stage; s46 notification received 4 March 2026was: Demo plant producing; full-scale DCO application awaited
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: £800m+ GVA projected
  • Next milestone: DCO application expected to be submitted November 2026was: Full-scale DCO application (PINS BC0310001) — the stated summer 2026 window has passed and submission was NOT confirmed on 8 Sep 2026. Watch item.

Source: Cornish Lithium / PINS BC0310001 →On the map →

Gas & Critical Minerals · Drakelands, Hemerdon, near Plympton, Devon, England

Tungsten West — Hemerdon (Drakelands) mine restart

  • Stage: Construction under way; fine gravity circuit targeted Q3 and coarse circuit Q4 2026was: Restart / commissioning works (gravity circuits Q3-Q4 2026)
  • Value: £44.3m equity raise (Q1 2026); US$25m bridge loan (Q2 2026)was: >US$300m prior infrastructure spend; £44.3m 2026 equity raise + US$25m bridge loan
  • Next milestone: Full commissioning from Q1 2027; steady-state production H2 2027was: Full commissioning Q1 2027; steady-state production H2 2027

Source: Tungsten West - Project →On the map →

Gas & Critical Minerals · United Downs Industrial Estate, near Redruth, Cornwall, England

United Downs geothermal power & lithium (GEL / Cornish Lithium)

  • Stage: Operating; commissioned and exporting power since early 2026, with a lithium carbonate demonstration plantwas: Operating (power) / demonstration (lithium); new boreholes consented 2026
  • Value: ~£50m estimated total development costwas: ~£50m geothermal development
  • Next milestone: Scale-up of lithium extraction; further Cornwall geothermal sites at Manhay and Penhallow, both permittedwas: Scale-up of brine lithium extraction; further Cornwall geothermal sites (Manhay, Penhallow)

Source: GEL / Cornish Lithium — developer/operator record · reported ThinkGeoEnergy →On the map →

Gas & Critical Minerals · Former Eastgate cement works, Weardale, County Durham, England

Weardale Lithium demonstration plant

  • Stage: Planning granted for two-phase development at Eastgate; DRIVE35 Scale-Up feasibility funding announced Apr 2026was: Planning granted Feb 2025; DRIVE35 Scale-Up grant awarded Apr 2026; construction start not yet confirmed
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: ~£1bn projected regional economic activity
  • Next milestone: Feasibility study to map brinefield and de-risk wellfield scale-upwas: Commercial production targeted late 2026

Source: energy-pedia - Weardale Lithium secures DRIVE35 Scale-Up funding →On the map →

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