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        <description><![CDATA[The latest mining world news and project information from Asia. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure are also highlighted as well as updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects]]></description>
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            <title>Anglo Asian posts meaningful copper output gains in Q2</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed copper, gold and silver miner Anglo Asian Mining continues to grow its copper production, having recorded an increase of 27% increase quarter-on-quarter to 5 129 t, while its gold production also widened by 3.4% quarter-on-quarter to 6 272 oz.

The company increased its net cash by almost $40-million to $57.6-million in the quarter under review, which shows the highly cash generative nature of the business. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Rio Tinto beats quarterly iron-ore sales estimates, flags rising diesel costs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner Rio Tinto posted better-than-expected second-quarter iron-ore sales on Wednesday, supported by strong operational performance, though it will need a stronger second half to meet its yearly targets.

The miner also said higher fuel costs stemming from the US-Israeli conflict with Iran had raised current costs and would continue to affect full-year results, while keeping its 2026 Pilbara iron-ore unit cash cost outlook unchanged.]]></description>
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            <category>IRON-ORE &amp; COPPER</category>
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            <title>Indonesia's Amman Mineral aims to double copper cathode output in 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Indonesia's PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, the main unit of Jakarta-listed PT Amman Mineral Internasional, aims to double its copper cathode output this year after it finished ramping up production at its smelter, its CE said on Tuesday.

In 2026, the company plans to produce 162 662 t of copper cathode, up from 79 848 t in 2025, its CEO Rachmat Makassau told a parliamentary committee.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia blocks voting rights of some China-linked investors in Northern Minerals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Northern Minerals said on Tuesday that Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ordered three offshore investment firms, including Hong Kong Ying Tak, to refrain from exercising their voting rights in the rare earths developer.

Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) said Hong Kong Ying Tak, British Virgin Islands-registered Real International Resources, and Hong Kong-registered Qogir Trading & Service failed to comply with earlier government orders to reduce their stakes in Northern Minerals.]]></description>
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            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China June iron-ore imports at six-month high on robust shipments, resilient demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China's iron-ore imports in June rose by 15% from the month before to a six-month high, as miners increased shipments to achieve quarterly guidance and as lower prices sparked more buying among steelmakers and traders.

The world's largest iron-ore consumer imported112.69-million tons of the key steelmaking ingredient last month, up 6.4% from the year before and the highest since December, data from the country's General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil hits four-week high as US, Iran step up attacks in Strait of Hormuz</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iran and renewed attacks between Washington and Tehran heightened concerns over energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude futures were up $2.74, or 3.29%, at $86.04 a barrel at 07:51 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $2.21, or 2.83%, to $80.35 a barrel.]]></description>
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            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's June coal imports jump 29% after mine accident</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China imported 42.78-million tons of coal in June, customs data showed on Tuesday, up 29% from a year earlier as a mine accident in late May tightened domestic supply and led to higher imports.

China's coal imports in the first half of the year rose 1.7% from a year earlier to 225.4-million tons, the data also showed.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Precious metals prices drop amid resurfacing Middle East tensions</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/precious-metals-prices-drop-amid-resurfacing-middle-east-tensions-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Following the latest hostilities in the US war with Iran, precious metals prices dropped across the board, with the gold price falling back below $4 100/oz and silver below $60/oz. In its latest ‘Precious Appraisal’, precious metals and technology company Heraeus Precious Metals notes that, along with this, oil rallied, with Brent Crude and the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) topping $80/bbl and $75/bbl, respectively, on July 8, prompting a resurfacing of fears that the conflict could have an impact on price stability and, ultimately, monetary policy.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>PRECIOUS METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EU imports record LNG volumes from Russia's biggest plant ahead of ban</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[European Union countries imported record-high volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Yamal facility in the first half of this year, EU data showed on Monday, ahead of a ban on Russian supplies that will take effect next year.

The EU from April banned Russian LNG imports under short-term contracts, but imports under long-term contracts can continue until January 1, 2027.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Jingye Steel demands full compensation for British Steel takeover</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/jingye-steel-demands-full-compensation-for-british-steel-takeover-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[China's privately-owned steelmaker Jingye Steel said on Monday it would seek "prompt, adequate and effective" compensation from the British government over its investment in British Steel, after the government took control of the company.

Britain assumed operational control of British Steel from Jingye Steel in April 2025 on what it said were national security grounds. Under plans announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May, the government could fully nationalise the business.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hydrogen pioneer Lhyfe inks equity, supply partnership with gas specialist Messer </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/hydrogen-pioneer-lhyfe-inks-equity-supply-partnership-with-gas-specialist-messer-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Green hydrogen pioneer Lhyfe has signed a commercial, industrial and financial partnership with gas specialist Messer, with Messer taking a 30% stake in four of Lhyfe's hydrogen production sites in France and Germany.

The companies will also sign a ten-year contract on the supply of renewable hydrogen. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>HYDROGEN</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Creamer Media Reporter  </editor>
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            <title>Namibia secures China deals on infrastructure, mining and energy with state visit</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/namibia-secures-china-deals-on-infrastructure-mining-and-energy-with-state-visit-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[China on Friday said it would step up cooperation with Namibia in the Southern African state's energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals sectors during talks in Beijing between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Nandi-Ndaitwah has been on a seven-day visit to China since Sunday, seeking investment from the world's top lender and second-largest economy to help implement election pledges to create jobs and diversify the Namibian economy.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>INVESTMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China expands strategic mineral toolkit with new investment firm</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new, Beijing-backed mining investment vehicle is aimed at bolstering China’s grip on overseas resources, as the country pushes back against US and European efforts to curb its dominance of the mineral supply chain.

Chinese companies have been aggressive buyers and builders of overseas mining assets for more than a decade, with a few champions leading the way. At a time when Western rivals were under shareholder pressure to cut spending, firms from the world’s top metals consumer expanded in Congo’s copper and cobalt production, took stakes in key iron-ore projects and transformed Indonesia’s nickel industry.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Platinum receives major retail boost at Shanghai Platinum Week 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Platinum has received a major boost from a strategic agreement signed at Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 at a time of rapid expansion of China’s platinum bar and coin market. The boost is the result of Beijing’s Caibai signing a strategic agreement with the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC).]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>India power giant seeks uranium assets overseas in nuclear push</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/india-power-giant-seeks-uranium-assets-overseas-in-nuclear-push-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[India’s largest power producer is seeking to invest in overseas uranium mines to secure supplies needed to fuel 30 GW of nuclear power capacity it plans to build over the next two decades. State-controlled NTPC issued a tender to appoint consultants that will help identify potential assets in uranium-mining countries including Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan and South Africa, according to documents posted on its tender website. Bids are due July 16.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vietnam eyes building more coal power as war squeezes LNG supply</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/vietnam-eyes-building-more-coal-power-as-war-squeezes-lng-supply-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Vietnam is considering developing more coal-fired capacity to meet its power needs as the US-Iran war constrains supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

“Recent conflicts in the Middle East have impacted the supply of LNG, creating a need to strengthen energy security,” the country’s trade ministry said in a statement dated July 7. The government is proposing adjusting its current power development plan to add alternative sources of electricity, including “developing coal-fired power capacity on an appropriate scale,” the statement said.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Deep-sea mining threatens molluscs holding promise for science, Red List shows</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/deep-sea-mining-threatens-molluscs-holding-promise-for-science-red-list-shows-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Over half of mollusc species that cluster around underwater vents and hold promising potential for medicine and technology are at risk of going extinct due to deep-sea mining, the world's largest conservation network warned on Thursday.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) renewed its call for a moratorium on such operations before UN-led talks this month.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ENVIRONMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Half of Ukraine's steel output at risk over new EU trade regulations</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/half-of-ukraines-steel-output-at-risk-over-new-eu-trade-regulations-2026-07-09</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Geospatial intelligence company Earth-i says Ukraine's steel production activity has receded from its January highs and is now tracking 18% lower in the year to June 30, compared with the same months of 2025. Earth-i, which uses its SAVANT platform to indicate smelter activities worldwide, says Ukraine’s steel production already faces ongoing challenges from wartime logistics, power shortages, and the economic impacts of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>First-half gold ETF flows remained positive – World Gold Council</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry body the World Gold Council reports that global investors have continued to reduce their exposure to physically backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in June, but inflows for the first half of the year remained positive. Global gold ETFs in assets under management (AUM) reached $526-billion at the end of June, with a 6% fall in the first half of the year, mainly owing to a lower gold price.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>India silver import curbs create shortages, push premiums to six-month high</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[India's restrictions on silver imports have created shortages in the world's biggest market for the precious metal, pushing premiums to their highest levels in six months despite weaker-than-usual demand.

Lower imports by India, which meets more than 80% of its silver demand through overseas purchases, could weigh on global prices, while helping narrow the country's trade deficit and ease pressure on its rupee currency.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Indonesia state utility secures additional coal after supply crunch</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Indonesian State electricity firm Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has secured additional coal shipments for its electricity system in Java after supply issues caused a series of power outages, its chief told members of parliament on Thursday.

PLN was forced to impose a rolling power blackout earlier this month owing to shortages of medium-grade coal for power plants serving the island of Java, CE Darmawan Prasodjo said in a hearing at parliament.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Coking coal miners caught between India's surging demand and Australia's taxes</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/coking-coal-miners-caught-between-indias-surging-demand-and-australias-taxes-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Miners of coking coal in top exporter Australia face the dilemma of balancing expectations of strong demand growth from top buyer India against a royalty tax system they view as rapacious and punishing to investment.

The high-quality fuel, also known as metallurgical coal, is used to make steel and Australia supplies around half the global seaborne market, with exports of 148.4-million tons in 2025.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>India coal-fired power output in June rises to highest since November 2023</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/india-coal-fired-power-output-in-june-rises-to-highest-since-november-2023-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ India's coal-fired power generation surged to a near-three-year high in June because of increased cooling demand from higher temperatures from an extended heatwave and below-average monsoon rainfall, government data showed.

India's total electricity generation in June rose 10.4% from a year ago to 178.31-billion kilowatt‑hours, according to Reuters calculations of daily data from federal grid regulator Grid-India.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Japan Q3 aluminium premiums soar to highest since 2015 on Mideast supply squeeze</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/japan-q3-aluminium-premiums-soar-to-highest-since-2015-on-mideast-supply-squeeze-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Japanese aluminium buyers agreed to pay premiums of $395 a ton for shipments between July and September, the highest since 2015, as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezed supply, five sources involved in the pricing talks said.

Japan is a major Asian importer of the light metal and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash price serve as the regional benchmark.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vietnam looks at more coal power plants as Iran war complicates LNG plans</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/vietnam-looks-at-more-coal-power-plants-as-iran-war-complicates-lng-plans-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Vietnam's government is considering building more coal-fired power plants to ensure it can meet its energy needs, the government said on Wednesday, as the Iran war further complicates its slow development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.

The Southeast Asian manufacturing hub is seeking to ramp up its power generation capacity to support its fast-growing economy, with a focus on renewables and LNG.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China gold reserves rise most since 2023 even as bullion tumbles</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/china-gold-reserves-rise-most-since-2023-even-as-bullion-tumbles-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[China's central bank reported its biggest monthly increase in gold reserves in more than two and a half years in June, official data showed on Tuesday, although bullion prices tumbled.

China's central bank maintained gold purchases for a twentieth straight month, with its reserves hitting 75.44-million fine troy ounces by the end of June, versus 74.96-million a month earlier.The 480 000 oz rise, equivalent to near 15 tons, marked the biggest monthly addition since October 2023, when holdings rose by 740 000 oz, according to data from the People's Bank of China.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>  Reuters</editor>
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            <title>De Beers makes deep diamond price cuts for shrinking buyers club</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/de-beers-makes-deep-diamond-price-cuts-for-shrinking-buyers-club-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[De Beers has made some of the deepest ever cuts to its official diamond prices, potentially signaling an end to its years-long campaign to hold them well above the market rate. The cuts come at the company’s first sale since dramatically reducing the number of its handpicked buyers, a strategy it sees as key to funneling more diamonds to its strongest customers. That commercial shift came as a pullback in Chinese luxury spending and the rising popularity of synthetic stones fueled one of the industry’s worst and most prolonged crises.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>DIAMONDS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil prices settle at pre-Iran war levels as crude output grows</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/oil-prices-settle-at-pre-iran-war-levels-as-crude-output-grows-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices settled around pre-Iran war levels on Monday as Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices, OPEC+ approved another production target increase starting in August, and exports through the Strait of Hormuz recovered further.

Brent crude futures, which hit a four-year high above $126 in late April, settled at $71.99 a barrel, down 13 cents or 0.2%. ]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
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            <title>Corporate Japan's rare-earth warnings get louder as China keeps the spigot closed</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/corporate-japans-rare-earth-warnings-get-louder-as-china-keeps-the-spigot-closed-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the broader Japanese economy, adding a sense of urgency for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to find alternatives to exports that China has cut off, according to recent corporate filings.

China dominates the global market for rare earths - which are crucial in making items from electric cars to weapons - and it is using those supplies as a diplomatic cudgel.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia's Lynas, South Korea's JS Link sign deal for Malaysia magnet factory</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/australias-lynas-south-koreas-js-link-sign-deal-for-malaysia-magnet-factory-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Lynas Rare Earths said on Tuesday it has signed a partnership deal with South Korea's JS Link to develop a magnet factory in Malaysia.

The Australian rare-earths producer will also supply rare-earth materials to JS Link's magnet factory in South Korea and the planned factory in Malaysia until January 2038.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/global-lng-trade-hit-record-in-2025-but-middle-east-conflict-clouds-outlook-igu-says-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade hit a record last year as strong US exports and rising European imports offset weaker Asian purchases, the International Gas Union (IGU) said in a report on Wednesday.

Conflict in the Middle East could lead to a contraction in 2026, however, it warned.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[JPMorgan said demand for gold from key sectors would not be as strong as it had expected, limiting the rise in gold prices this year to $4 300/oz in the third quarter and $4 500/oz in the fourth quarter. The bank said the risks to its forecast skew to the downside, given possible early interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve if data were to come in hot over the balance of the summer.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Japan sharply reduced natural gas-fired power generation last month, instead relying more on coal, as disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz tightened supplies of the cleaner-burning fuel.

The country produced about 17.3 terawatt hours of electricity with gas in June, down 16% from last year, according to data compiled by Japan’s nine largest utilities. Coal generation rose by 4.6%, the data shows.]]></description>
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