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            <title>Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition, PGM Industry Day hears</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s national mineral research organisation Mintek is targeting global recognition as a minerals flotation researcher, the State-owned organisation emphasised at its recent platinum group metals (PGM) event. Mintek’s flotation group is viewed as being well positioned to expand its impact through several strategic opportunities, which range from sustainable mining to industrial support and the circular economy.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERAL RESEARCH</category>
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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>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>R964m to be spent at Sibanye-Stillwater's K4 platinum group metals shaft</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/r964m-to-be-spent-at-sibanye-stillwaters-k4-platinum-group-metals-project-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Remaining project capital of R964-million of the total of R4.4-billion in real 2026 terms is to be spent this year and next on Sibanye-Stillwater’s K4 platinum group metals (PGMs) project at Marikana in South Africa’s North West province. The project is on track for steady-state production in 2033 and has a 48-year economic life, which bodes well for the community of the Rustenburg municipal area in particular. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +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>
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            <title>Prairie Lithium takes delivery of four-column DLE unit on site in Saskatchewan</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/prairie-lithium-takes-delivery-of-four-column-dle-unit-on-site-in-saskatchewan-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has taken delivery of North America's largest commercial direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit comprising four columns at its Prairie project, in Saskatchewan, marking another milestone as the company advances toward Phase 1 commercial lithium production. The arrival of the DLE unit represents a derisking event and enables the next phase of equipment installation and commissioning, which remains on track for the fourth quarter of the year.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Northern Cape copper, South African PGMs make headlines</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/northern-cape-copper-south-african-pgms-make-headlines-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the growing activity in copper exploration and mining in the Northern Cape; Mintek's plans to add value to the South African platinum group metals (PGMs) sector; and Sibanye-Stillwater's growing PGM project portfolio in South Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>COPPER &amp; PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
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            <title>Mintek spells out value of PGM preconcentration plus chrome recovery</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mintek-spells-out-value-of-pgm-preconcentration-highlights-chrome-recovery-2026-07-09</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Successful removal of coarse waste is beneficial in that it reduces power requirements in the milling circuit, lowers water needs, and increases platinum group metal (PGM) feed grades. With preconcentration, a head grade of, for example, 2 g/t can be as much as doubled to 4 g/t, resulting in PGMs being valuably increased in the circuit. Mintek’s studies show that upfront preconcentration is viable but mineralogy dependent.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Viridis announces industry-leading MRE on Colossus rare earths project</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/viridis-announces-industry-leading-mre-on-colossus-rare-earths-project-2026-07-09</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Viridis Mining & Minerals has upgraded the mineral resource estimate (MRE) of its Colossus rare earths project, in Brazil, following targeted infill drilling. The measured and indicated MRE of the project is now an industry-leading 305-million tonnes grading 2 723 parts per million (ppm) of total rare earth oxides (TREO) and 659 ppm of TREO, respectively.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>First phase of Sibanye-Stillwater’s secondary mining thrust given thumbs up</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/first-phase-of-sibanye-stillwaters-secondary-mining-thrust-given-thumbs-up-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A lower-risk secondary mining business, which focuses on extracting value from platinum group metals (PGM) surface waste that hosts chrome, is being built by the South Africa PGM Operations of Sibanye-Stillwater. The opportunity lies in unlocking PGM and chrome value from the large, accessible upper group two (UG2) tailings resources on surface.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP iron-ore workers threaten first strike in decades at Port Hedland</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of workers at BHP's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia could walk off the job next week, in what would mark the biggest industrial action there in decades, potentially disrupting $80-million of daily revenue for BHP.

The unions have called for the action, an eight-hour work stoppage set for July 16, after six months of negotiations that have failed to reach an agreement on terms for a four-year labour deal. The action is set to run from 2 pm to 10 pm (06:00 to 14:00 GMT).]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mintek keen to do bottleneck-exposing surveys for platinum metals processors </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mintek-keen-to-do-bottleneck-exposing-surveys-for-platinum-group-metals-processors-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s national minerals research organisation Mintek has highlighted the value of conducting bottleneck-exposing comminution circuit surveys at platinum group metals (PGM) processing operations and made it clear that it is at-the-ready to answer all questions relating to peak performance and plant optimisation. The aim of Mintek’s comminution circuit surveys is to arrive at advantageous process performance by unlocking hidden opportunities of process improvement in PGM processing plants. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia's Lynas, South Korea's JS Link sign deal for Malaysia magnet factory</title>
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            <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>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sibanye-Stillwater developing seven primary platinum metals mining projects</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/sibanye-stillwater-developing-seven-primary-platinum-metals-mining-projects-2026-07-06</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Seven relatively shallow primary adjoining mining projects that focus largely on upper group two (UG2) reef and mainly mechanised mining are at various stages of development within the South African Platinum Group Metals (PGM) portfolio of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Sibanye-Stillwater. Demonstrated by Sibanye-Stillwater executive VP head of projects Ralph Lombard was that these projects are higher-margin projects of low capital intensity, with most of them brownfield extensions. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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The combination would create one of the country's largest gold producers with a market value of A$12.6-billion and an annual production capacity of up to 700 000 oz.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Being a premier base metals-focused business with strong growth potential is the vision for South32 of new CEO Matt Daley. “We've got around 55% production growth over the next handful of years in the commodities that we particularly feel are strongly structurally positioned for really strong years ahead, those being zinc, lead, silver, and copper,” said an upbeat Daley who spoke to Mining Weekly after taking over the reins of South32 from outgoing Graham Kerr on July 1.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed Imperial Metals has confirmed it will receive $500-million from the government of Canada to advance the Red Chris mine block cave transition, under the Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Prospectivity Agreement.

As the Red Chris joint venture advances through the internal approval process toward a final investment decision, this commitment strengthens the business case for the development of its proposed block cave copper/gold operation. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses South32’s conditional agreement to sell Hillside Aluminium to Alcoa; Sibanye-Stillwater calling for new longer-term platinum group metal applications; and DRDGOLD’s R8-billion internally funded capital programme.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[This asset adds scale to our smelting portfolio in a way that is expected to be cash flow accretive immediately, Alcoa Corporation President and CEO William (Bill) F Oplinger said of South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium smelting business during a conference call following the NYSE-listed company’s announcement of agreement to buy the aluminium-linked assets of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed South32. “We think we’re acquiring fantastic long-term assets at a really reasonable price,” Oplinger said during question time in reply to Citi Investment Research analyst Alex Hacking.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Northern Star Resources said on Thursday that Suresh Vadnagra would be its next CEO as it reported preliminary gold sales that met guidance, and as activist investor Elliott reiterated the miner's need for a strategic review.

Australia's biggest gold miner was the target of a move in June by Elliott Investment Management, which amassed an over A$1-billion ($690-million) stake and called on Northern Star to immediately restore shareholder value by changing its leadership, citing severe underperformance.]]></description>
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