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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>Fortuna Metals advances Phase 1 drilling at Kampini, Mkanda projects in Malawi</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Fortuna Metals has started a 66-hole Phase 1 drilling programme at its Kampini rutile and graphite project, in Malawi. The targeted exploration footprint is defined by two primary licences – the Mkanda and Kampini assets – which cover a combined area of 658 km².]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Petra appoints Questco Corporate Advisory to undertake strategic review</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Petra Diamonds, which has mining operations in South Africa, has appointed Questco Corporate Advisory to manage a strategic review on its behalf. The diamond miner last week announced that it would undertake a strategic review, which will include the consideration of all potential paths to address the liquidity needs of the business in the near term.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>Importance of natural diamond comeback highlighted</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa needs to find ways to build and sustain its alluvial diamond sector in particular, given this country’s “incredible” alluvial sector which hosts “exceptional” diamonds. Accompanying these comments to Mining Weekly by diamond luminary Dr John Bristow was a picture of a 176 ct white diamond probably carried down the Orange river from Lesotho and recovered by Namdeb in the offshore setting on the Namibian side of the West Coast. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>Premier African Minerals to raise £1.2m for Zimbabwe project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Premier African Minerals has completed a subscription to raise about £1.2-million before expenses through the issue of 27.52-billion new ordinary shares of nil par value in the capital of the company at an issue price of 0.00436p per new ordinary share. The net proceeds will provide additional working capital to support the planned restart of operations at the Zulu lithium and tantalum project, in Zimbabwe, including the potential remobilisation of mining activities and restart of the processing plant.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>LITHIUM/TANTALUM</category>
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            <title>Sasol tops emerging market peers on oil-from-coal bonanza</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This year’s oil price rally has produced one clear winner: South Africa’s Sasol is the top-performing emerging-market stock outside Asia and many analysts are betting its bull run has further to go. Sasol has handed investors dollar a return of almost 120% this year, building on last year’s 45% gain and putting it on track for its best annual performance since at least 1991. That’s not far behind Asia’s giant chip and internet companies in MSCI’s main emerging-equity index.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>Gold retains key reserve status despite surging bond yields, central bankers say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold remains a strategic reserve asset as concerns over rising government debt and geopolitical instability boost its appeal as a haven from risk, two central bankers said on Monday, even after this year's surge in bond yields. Gold prices typically retreat as yields rise, boosting the opportunity cost of holding non-interest bearing assets.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Dynacor pours first gold at Galam plant in Senegal </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed Dynacor Group has achieved its first gold pour from the Galam pilot plant in Senegal. The company's first gold pour in Africa marks its transition into a geographically diversified gold processor.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Riyadh set to host sixth Future Minerals Forum next year </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has announced that the sixth edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), a global platform for shaping the future of minerals, will be held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from January 12 to 14 next year, in Riyadh. The sixth edition, under the theme “Global Collaboration for Resilient Mineral Supply”, will focus on mobilising finance, accelerating project development and shortening the time needed to bring projects into production to increase mineral supply and accelerate the development of value chains within the Kingdom and across emerging supplier regions, including the Super Region spanning Africa, West and Central Asia and Latin America.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Tanzanian govt renews mining licences for Barrick’s North Mara gold mine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The government of Tanzania has renewed Canadian multinational company Barrick Mining Corporation’s special mining licences for the North Mara gold mine for another 15 years. The company has welcomed this decision by highlighting that the renewal will allow it to keep investing in this mine, its people and its communities over the long term.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vanadium Resources confirm co-production viability of iron, vanadium at South African project</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/vanadium-resources-confirm-co-production-viability-of-iron-vanadium-at-south-african-project-2026-10-05</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A scoping study on ASX-listed Vanadium Resources' proposed V-Iron plant, in South Africa, has confirmed the potential for a long-term source of vanadium raw material supply to the US and allied markets. At base case prices, the V-Iron development has an after-tax net present value of $842-million, an internal rate of return of 36% and a projected total project capital payback period of four years.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>VANADIUM &amp; IRON</category>
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            <title>Egypt, South Africa launch business council to drive industry and agriculture</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Egypt and South Africa have launched a Joint Business Council to boost trade, including in mining, agriculture, renewable energy and mobility, and economic relations between the nations. Key initiatives of the joint business council include the launch of a mining and minerals partnership, an automotive and new-energy mobility partnership and an engineering and infrastructure partnership. The council will also seek to establish an agriculture and agroprocessing corridor and a renewable energy and green industries platform between the countries.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Research, innovation key to unlocking greater critical minerals value, conference hears </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Greater investment in research, innovation and collaboration by academia and industry is needed to unlock more value from Africa’s critical mineral resources, Stellenbosch University chemical engineering associate professor and African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) geometallurgical research chair Margreth Tadie said at the Mintek-Sci 2026 conference, in Johannesburg, on October 2. In her keynote address focused on critical minerals, she said South Africa and the broader African continent had significant mineral resources but needed to strengthen the ability to process and add value to those resources.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AfDB, German Ministry partner to develop Africa railway systems' regional integration</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/afdb-german-ministry-partner-to-develop-africas-railway-systems-regional-integration-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have formed a partnership to develop Africa’s railway systems and deepen regional economic integration. The two entities will collaborate to reduce Africa’s transport costs, improve cross-border interoperability, promote low-carbon transport solutions and promote and embed sustainable transport policies.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Skeleton Coast Uranium completes digitisation of historical Namibia exploration data</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/skeleton-coast-uranium-completes-digitisation-of-historical-namibia-exploration-data-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Skeleton Coast Uranium Corp has informed shareholders that metals and mining advisory firm Practara has completed the digitisation of the historical exploration data for Skeleton Coast's five exclusive prospecting licences (EPLs) in the Erongo region of Namibia. This completes the Phase 1 data consolidation and target definition recommended in Skeleton Coast's technical reports. Interpretation of the compiled data has defined priority target areas on each licence for field validation. ]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
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            <title>Sovereign director steps down</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rutile and graphite miner Sovereign Metals, which is developing the Kasiya project, in Malawi, has announced the resignation of nonexecutive director and former MD Dr Julian Stephens. Stephens was MD of the company from June 2016 to October 2023. During that time, he was instrumental in the company's growth and development. He first identified rutile mineralisation in Malawi and subsequently led the team that discovered Sovereign's world-class Kasiya deposit, progressing the project through its scoping and prefeasibility study stages.]]></description>
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            <category>RUTILE &amp; GRAPHITE</category>
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            <title>Glencore raises 2026 marketing profit outlook, resets long-term guidance framework</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Glencore on Friday said it now expects 2026 marketing adjusted operating profit to exceed $5-billion, well above its long-term guidance, after a near-record first-half performance driven by volatile oil, gas and freight markets. The Swiss miner and trader's earnings from commodity trading have leaped as conflict in the Middle East creates constraints across global energy markets.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>MINING &amp; ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Dynacor appoints former ArcelorMittal Mines Canada GM as COO </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed artisanal ore processor Dynacor Group has appointed Jonathan Hill COO, where he will guide the group's operational and strategic objectives while driving operational excellence, safety, talent success and technology enablement.

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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
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            <title>Drone upliftment, manganese through Namibia, Sibanye-Stillwater trading on the A2X make headlines </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/drone-upliftment-manganese-through-namibia-sibanye-stillwater-trading-on-the-a2x-make-headlines-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the catalytic properties of platinum and palladium being researched and developed as a potential source of significant upliftment for drones; the 828 000 t of manganese that went through Namibia’s Port; and the ordinary shares of Sibanye-Stillwater being approved for trading on the A2X stock exchange.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The market for the raw material needed to produce aluminium is both huge and highly opaque despite the best efforts of both exchanges and price reporting agencies.

The London Metal Exchange (LME) launched an alumina contract in 2019 but it hasn't traded since early 2020. The CME's product, trading since 2017, has seen only sporadic activity.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s Manganese Producers Consortium (MPC), which represents producers that account for 60% of South Africa’s manganese ore exports, does not direct individual producers on the corridors or export routes they use. Those decisions reflect each producer’s specific operational, commercial, customer and logistics requirements, and it is therefore not the MPC’s remit to comment on individual routing choices.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>420 jobs lost as Wesizwe restructures Bakubung</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African platinum group metals miners Wesizwe Platinum has confirmed that 429 jobs have been affected by the operational restructuring at its Bakubung platinum mine. Wesizwe in June started a Section 189A process to discuss potential job losses at the operation with employees and labour unions, with the company initially having warned that nearly 500 employees across various staff levels and disciplines throughout the business might be affected.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Petra Diamonds has, following consultation with certain key stakeholders, including its first and second lien creditors, decided to undertake a strategic review, which will include the consideration of all potential paths to address the liquidity needs of the business in the near term. The review will consider a potential sales process of the company's assets, among other potential measures.]]></description>
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            <category>DIAMONDS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Catalytic power of platinum, palladium being eyed for drones</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The catalytic properties of platinum and palladium are being researched and developed as a potential source of significant upliftment for drones. The higher energy density that platinum and palladium can provide is being viewed as an extender of operating time, increased payload capacity and improved performance.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Ionic Rare Earths applies for Aim shares listing </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths is applying to list its shares on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) of the LSE.

Ionic says it has established a significant operational presence in the UK, and believes that the Aim admission will support its growth ambitions, including advancing the Belfast commercial magnet recycling facility currently being developed by Ionic Technologies.  ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>Ghana Bill would give State special share rights in mining firms, draft shows</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ghana's draft mining Bill would allow the mines minister to require mining companies to issue the state a free special share with veto rights over key transactions, according to a copy reviewed by Reuters. The bill would also cut mining lease terms to 15 years or the projected life of the mine, whichever is shorter, from up to 30 years under current law. It would also allow the government to mandate local mineral processing and impose future restrictions on exports of unprocessed mineral concentrates.]]></description>
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            <title>NTCSA setting up market surveillance unit as part of preparations for SAWEM launch in April</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it will establish an internal, yet ring-fenced, market surveillance unit as a safeguard against any abuse of dominance within the yet-to-be-launched South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM). SAWEM is scheduled to begin operating in April 2027, with Eskom Generation set to be by far the dominant market participant at its launch.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/sibanye-confirms-wage-agreement-for-east-boulder-workers-strikes-continue-at-stillwater-east-columbus-continue-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NYSE- and JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater's workforce has successfully ratified a new collective bargaining agreement at the East Boulder mine in Montana, in the US, effective retroactively from August 1 this year to July 31, 2029, with the United Steel Workers International Union (USW).

The new agreement provides a wage increase of 4.5% in year one and the greater of 3.5% or consumer price index (CPI) in year two and the greater of 3% or CPI in year three of the agreement.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[As Aim-listed Kropz shifts its focus to Nanophos production, the company reports that it plans to increase Nanophos production capacity at its Elandsfontein site, in the Western Cape to 180 000 t/y. Kropz says Nanophos has the potential to significantly contribute to the phosphate market in South Africa, noting that the company's entrance into the market “promises to herald a new era for South Africa’s agricultural community”.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Six years after a mining reboot, Egypt's gold ambitions start to take shape</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Egypt's mining sector drew hundreds of millions of dollars in planned investments this week as companies seek gold and other minerals in a country often seen as one of Africa's most under-explored.   Several companies awarded exploration licences are getting closer to confirming gold deposits able to support commercial operations, executives told Reuters on the sidelines of the Egypt Mining Forum.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa’s Tshipi puts 828 000 t of manganese through Namibia’s Port of Lüderitz</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The plan-beating sale of manganese ore by Jupiter Mines in its financial year 2026 (FY26) included 828 000 t going through the Port of Lüderitz in Namibia, the ASX-listed company stated in its annual report on Wednesday, September 30. Jupiter owns 49.9% of Tshipi é Ntle Manganese, which operates the Tshipi manganese mine in South Africa’s large, low-cost Kalahari manganese field. South Africa’s JSE-listed Exxaro Resources owns 50.1% of Tshipi, which sold 3.5-million tonnes during this reporting period, exceeding full-year targets and its historical average of 3.4-million tonnes a year.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than 6 500 people in Madagascar have filed a claim in London's High Court against Rio Tinto, alleging contamination from the mining group's mineral sands operation exposed them to dangerous levels of lead and uranium. The claim relates to Rio Tinto's QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) mine. Communities near the site have previously protested over water releases from the mine into the surrounding environment, according to law firm Leigh Day, which is representing the claimants.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Loucas Pouroulis, the founder of Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals group Tharisa will, from October 1, become founding chairperson emeritus of the company, while Carol Bell will succeed him as chairperson. Tharisa points out that Pouroulis has worked in the South African mining sector for more than six decades and that his contribution to the chrome sector was recognised when he received the Lifetime Award at the 2019 South African Chrome Industry Dinner and Awards Ceremony.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa needs stronger collaboration between researchers, industry, government and other stakeholders to ensure scientific research is translated into commercially viable solutions for the mining industry and the broader economy, speakers said at the Mintek-Sci research roundtable, held on September 29 in Johannesburg. The need to strengthen this collaboration was a key theme highlighted at the first session of the research roundtable, titled “The Quadruple Helix in Science: Solving the Mineral Problems of the Future”, moderated by Mintek senior engineer Gertrude Marape.]]></description>
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