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        <description><![CDATA[The latest mining world news and project information from Africa. providing updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure will be highlighted]]></description>
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            <title>Rusal derailment in Guinea halts alumina exports, sources say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A train operated by Russian aluminium producer Rusal derailed in Guinea's Dubreka prefecture over the weekend, cutting rail access to its Friguia alumina refinery, halting alumina exports and slowing production, three sources told Reuters. The train carrying alumina came off the tracks near Kagbelen on Saturday evening, injuring four people and forcing the suspension of rail traffic, two company officials said.]]></description>
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            <title>Karo Platinum secures 25yr special mining lease in Zimbabwe</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[LSE- and JSE-listed critical minerals mining company Tharisa's 85%-owned Karo Platinum subsidiary has signed a special mining lease agreement with Zimbabwe for an initial term of 25 years. This secures the tenure and fiscal framework required to advance the Karo project towards first production, the company says.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Aveng returns to operating profit, appoints new CEO as focus remains on restoring fundamentals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed Aveng has reported revenue of A$2.3-billion, or R26.4-billion, for the year ended June 30, which was 12.4% lower than the prior year, reflecting the anticipated softening of infrastructure markets in Australia and New Zealand. Group interim CEO David Simpson noted, however, that the group returned to an operating profit with improved performance across the portfolio of projects while maintaining a robust work-in-hand position.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>INFRASTRUCTURE &amp; MINING</category>
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            <title>Mpumalanga-based Samanjalo receives international funding </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mpumalanga-based women-led small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Samanjalo has unlocked international grants to scale its operations through support from the UK’s JET Deal Accelerator Programme. Through the programme, Samanjalo received tailored technical assistance in the form of strategic business advisory support and access to international investor networks, helping the company strengthen its investment readiness and attract private capital to support its next phase of growth.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Technical report confirms value of Kazera’s HMS project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Kazera Global announces that the independent technical report for the Sea Concession 2A heavy mineral sands (HMS) project, in Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa, has now been completed, approved and signed off by Creo Geo Consulting. This report confirms and refines the key provisional findings announced earlier this month.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Cora’s Mali exploration permit renewed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[West Africa-focused gold company Cora Gold says the first interim renewal of its Sanankoro II exploration permit was approved during the Mali government Council of Ministers meeting on August 21. The Sanankoro II exploration permit, covering an area of 84.11 km2, was awarded on March 2, 2021.]]></description>
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            <title>Ghana's GoldBod buyers hit by funding delays, sources say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Companies licensed to buy gold for Ghana's artisanal gold marketing agency GoldBod have not been paid for up to three weeks, forcing some operators to halt purchases or borrow to stay in business despite surging bullion prices, five industry sources told Reuters. Ghana, Africa's biggest gold producer, established GoldBod in 2025 with exclusive rights to buy, sell and export artisanal gold as part of efforts to curb smuggling and boost inflows of foreign currency.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>France's Orano expands uranium search in Botswana</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Botswana has granted three new uranium prospecting licences to Orano Mining, adding to the 15 licences already held by the French state-owned company, as the southern African country seeks to diversify its economy beyond diamonds, official mining registry records show. Uranium is primarily used as fuel for nuclear power plants. Botswana has significant uranium deposits and exploration projects, but does not have any operating uranium mines. Neighbouring Namibia is the third largest uranium producer by output.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
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            <title>Palladium demand support may emerge from zero-emission review, Heraeus reports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UK’s review of its zero-emission vehicle mandate could provide some support to automotive palladium demand if manufacturers are given greater flexibility over the pace of battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption, Heraeus states in its latest precious metals review. In a policy review that could see the UK follow the EU in easing requirements, the UK has embarked on consultation regarding the appropriateness of its current annual zero-emission targets remaining in place as BEV sales fall short.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PRECIOUS METALS</category>
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            <title>Atomic Eagle secures Niger project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has agreed terms of a mining convention with Niger to re-establish its interest in the Madaouela uranium project, which hosts a mineral resource of 116.5-million pounds of triuranium octoxide (U₃O₈). The addition of the Madaouela project, alongside a 58.8-million-pound U₃O₈ Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) mineral resource at the company’s flagship Muntanga project, in Zambia, establishes a dual-asset uranium development platform with materially increased scale and portfolio depth.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zijin says copper target under pressure after Congo mine flood</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/zijin-says-copper-target-under-pressure-after-congo-mine-flood-2026-08-24</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Zijin Mining Group said its full-year copper production target was under pressure due to flooding at a major Congolese mine, adding to global supply concerns as the metal trades near a record high. The Chinese miner said its share of output from the Kamoa-Kakula complex was expected to fall by as much as 57 000 tons this year, with production still ramping up after operations were suspended last year due to seismic activity and the flooding that followed. Zijin calculates its interest in the project at just over 44%.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Goldman says options demand could push gold beyond $4 900 forecast</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/goldman-says-options-demand-could-push-gold-beyond-4-900-forecast-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gold prices could surge past Goldman Sachs's $4 900 year-end forecast, as surging demand for bullish gold options may amplify further gains, the bank said in a note on Friday. The bank said a further pickup in Western investor demand, combined with continued strong central bank buying, could push bullion toward key option strike levels, where dealer hedging may mechanically accelerate price moves.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Galileo, partner maintain position on Zambia licences, dialogues under way </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/galileo-partner-maintain-position-on-zambia-licences-dialogues-under-way-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Galileo Resources and its joint venture (JV) partner Statunga Investments continue to maintain their legal position regarding the ownership of the small-scale mining licences numbers 34543/HQ/SML and 34545/HQ/SML, which together form the Luansobe copper project, and continue to pursue the matter through all possible legal avenues. Galileo’s 75% interest in Luansobe is held through a JV agreement with Statunga, dated December 30, 2021.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/minerals-council-hails-launch-of-partnership-to-unlock-growth-jobs-confidence-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and Jobs, which marks the next chapter of a joint effort between government and business to accelerate inclusive economic growth, unlock investment, strengthen confidence and create jobs. The goal is to lift South Africa’s economic growth to 3% by 2030 and create one-million jobs. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>SOUTH AFRICAN MINING PARTNERSHIP</category>
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            <title>Zinc hits four-year peak on supply fears and speculators</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Prices of zinc in London hit their highest in more than four years on Friday as the accumulation of stocks in China, the world's biggest metals consumer, drove concerns about shortages elsewhere, leading to speculative buying. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange CMZN3 hit $3,823.85 a metric ton on Friday, its strongest since June 2022.]]></description>
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            <title>Higher PGM prices, rand strength give ARM's headline earnings a boost</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) expects to report a 12% to 22% year-on-year increase in headline earnings to between R3.02-billion and R3.29-billion for the financial year ended June 30, while headline earnings a share are expected to increase to between R15.44 and R16.82. ARM says the increase in headline earnings was primarily driven by higher US dollar platinum group metals (PGM) basket prices, partially offset by lower average realised rand iron-ore prices, reflecting the strengthening of the rand against the dollar.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold and copper miner Harmony Gold Mining Company expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the financial year ended June 30 to be between R44 and R48 – an increase of between 90% and 108% on the EPS of R23.13 reported for the 2025 financial year. In dollar terms, EPS are expected to be between $2.65 and $2.85 – an increase of between 109% and 124% on the EPS of $1.27 reported for the prior financial year.]]></description>
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            <title>Hive Hydrogen, Exxaro, DRDGold developments make headlines </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the latest updates on the $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay, Exxaro scaling its renewable-energy business; and DRDGold’s very good year.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global gold miner Newmont Corporation has appointed Peter Beaven to serve on the audit committee of its board. Beaven previously worked as group CFO at another global mining company, BHP, from 2015 to 2021 where he oversaw BHP's global finance function - including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, risk management and investor relations.]]></description>
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            <title>Exxaro wants energy, future metals to be more than half of group earnings by 2030</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Exxaro wants its growing energy and future-facing metals businesses to account for more than half of group earnings by 2030. “This is the business we are building for tomorrow,” Exxaro CEO Ben Magara said while displaying a slide showing a diversified natural resources champion not only providing earnings and reducing carbon intensity, but also providing the career opportunities of many young and upcoming people "to make sure that we remain a key driver to our country's economy". (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>Government and business pin hopes of 3% growth on mining, farming, tourism and infrastructure</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The four sectors of mining, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure have been selected under Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership as the platforms for raising South Africa’s growth to 3% and to create one-million new jobs by 2030. These new focus areas were unveiled jointly in Johannesburg on August 20 by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Discovery CEO Adrian Gore, a key business convenor of the partnership since its launch in 2023.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP</category>
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            <title>Ghana's mineworkers demand release of $34.5m in trapped savings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ghana's union of mineworkers delivered a petition to the central bank on Thursday to demand more than 380-million cedis ($34.55-million) they say they are owed and that have been frozen since a clean-up of the financial sector. Under reforms begun in August 2017 and completed in 2019 to address widespread insolvency and weak governance, the central bank revoked the licences of over 400 financial institutions.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Gold price strength, disciplined cost management underpin Resolute's first-half performance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australia- and London-listed Resolute Mining has reported a strong performance for the six months ended June 30, with CEO Chris Eger saying the performance was underpinned by continued strength in the gold price, disciplined cost management and the resilience of the company's Syama and Mako gold mines, in Mali and Senegal, respectively. He points out that the company generate significant operating cash flow, ending the six months with a net cash position of $317.4-million.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>NeoTerra selects contractor for Mozambique rare earth project PFS</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[African critical minerals exploration and development company NeoTerra has chosen Valentine Enterprises (Valent) to lead the US Trade and Development Agency- (USTDA-) funded prefeasibility study (PFS) at its Monte Muambe rare earths project, in Mozambique. NeoTerra states that Valent has hands-on USTDA delivery experience, deep African mining expertise and critical minerals commercialisation know-how. It has also partnered with two specialist firms for the PFS – SGS North America for technical support across critical minerals metallurgy, mineral testing, process engineering and project development and New Dominion Consulting for supply chain, sustainability, procurement and operations.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Capital raises full-year revenue guidance on strong first-half performance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed mining services group Capital has raised its full-year revenue guidance to between $430-million and $450-million, from the previous guidance of $410-million to $440-million, after a strong performance in the six months to June 30. The increased revenue guidance reflects the diversification of the group and the strong demand environment, the group notes in an update to shareholders.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>MINING SERVICES</category>
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            <title>Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Earlier this month, a handful of back-office staff were laid off at Radiant's Dubai operation, the sources said, as the ramifications from a string of negative headlines around invoicing and document improprieties on its iron ore trades undermined the firm's ability to trade. They did not know the exact number of layoffs.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Coal India plans Singapore trading hub in hunt for critical mineral assets, sources say</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/coal-india-plans-singapore-trading-hub-in-hunt-for-critical-mineral-assets-sources-say-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The world's largest coal producer, Coal India, is setting up its first overseas trading office in Singapore, aiming to diversify into trading iron-ore and critical and strategic minerals, two sources said.

The move comes as Indian State-run companies step up efforts to secure overseas supplies of critical minerals such as lithium and bauxite in order to reduce dependence on China, though such efforts have so far borne little fruit.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Singapore authorities begin looking into trader Radiant World</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Singapore’s police force has begun looking into Radiant World after receiving reports on the iron-ore trader, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

A Radiant World spokesperson was not immediately available outside European working hours.]]></description>
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            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Central African Republic closes informal gold mine after collapse kills at least 49</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Central African Republic authorities have ordered an artisanal gold mine near the Cameroonian border to be closed after the mines minister said 49 people had died there in a deadly collapse. Mines Minister Rufin Benam Beltoungou said the government would formally suspend activity at the site in Zamboye until further notice following the disaster on Tuesday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite heightened geopolitical tensions, increasing inflationary pressures and broader macroeconomic headwinds, South African resources group Exxaro delivered a strong first-half performance, driven by disciplined strategy execution, operational excellence and underpinned by its commitment to achieve zero harm, the company reported on Thursday, August 20. Overall group revenue increased 7% to R22.1-billion, primarily driven by the coal and energy businesses, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) flat at R5.6-billion.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[It's been a very good year for DRDGOLD, was the opening remark of CEO Niël Pretorius about the company’s 4 839 kg gold production exceeding annual guidance and 85%-higher free cash flowing in spite of major R3.5-billion capital expenditure and a final R1-billion-plus cash dividend payout that roughly equalled the total market cap of the company when Pretorius did his first presentation 19 years ago. “The production was pretty pleasing,” said Pretorius about coming within a hair’s breadth of 5 t of gold production, which was roughly 5 000 oz higher than the top end of guidance thanks to “very smart management” of the throughput mix. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Goldplat has reported that its two recovery operations have achieved a strong combined operating profit of £3.2-million for the quarter ended June 30. The company’s net finance cost and foreign exchange profits during the fourth quarter ended June 30 resulted in a combined profit before tax of £3.4-million.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Kenmare Resources has reported that weak market conditions for its products, combined with the slower-than-expected commissioning of wet concentrator plant (WCP) A, continued to impact Kenmare’s financial performance in the six months ended June 30. However, Kenmare MD Tom Hickey explains that, with a strengthening zircon market and the capital expenditure (capex) for the WCP A upgrade project now substantially complete, the outlook is slightly improved.]]></description>
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