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            <title>Sibanye-Stillwater’s mass of metal ‘probably one of planet’s biggest’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox asserted categorically at this week’s South Africa Capital Markets Day, where he described the company's 70 km of contiguous platinum group metal (PGM) operational activity, many brownfield projects and integrated processing facilities as being "probably one of the biggest single metal accumulations on the planet". To get a good view of it, he said one would probably have to be 40 km above the surface – and the blue shown on the attached Creamer Media video highlighted the large number of new possibilities that offered long-life production.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
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            <title>Anglo, Codelco ink definitive agreement for joint mine plan in Chile </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner Anglo American has completed a definitive agreement with Chile's State-owned miner Codelco to implement a joint mine plan for their respective Los Bronces and Andina copper mines.

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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Sibanye-Stillwater declares its South African platinum assets ‘world’s best’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If you gave me an option to have any portfolio of platinum group metal (PGM) assets in the world, this is the portfolio I would take – without a doubt, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Dr Richard Stewart declared unequivocally as he pointed out his company’s South Africa PGM asset base during Capital Markets Day on Tuesday, June 23. Stewart outlined how the “magnificent” asset PGM suite is providing the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Sibanye-Stillwater with size, scale, timing, mining method, and orebody optionality, in its building of a long-term 30- to 40-year PGM business on the western limb of South Africa’s endowed Bushveld Complex, the world’s most concentrated PGMs source. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
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            <title>Iluka secures $1.2bn loan from Australia for rare earths refinery</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/iluka-secures-12bn-loan-from-australia-for-rare-earths-refinery-2026-06-23</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Iluka Resources said on Tuesday that the Australian government has provided a A$1.65-billion ($1.15-billion) non-recourse loan to build the Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia.

Iluka said the loan access was confirmed by Export Finance Australia, the country's export credit agency.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>Exxaro displays major wind, solar achievement without shrinking coal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Impressive renewable-energy advances were graphically displayed by coal major Exxaro during its Capital Day on Monday, June 22. The first was a wind turbine involving 600 m3 of concrete in a 25 m excavation, elevated by a 15 t steel centre on a 60 t steel base, and the second a huge solar plant supplying green electrons. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>COAL, MANGANESE, RENEWABLES</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vale board resists shareholder Previ’s bid to oust chairperson</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/vale-board-resists-shareholder-previs-bid-to-oust-chairperson-2026-06-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Boardmembers of Vale, the world’s top iron-ore producer, voted against a proposal by one of the company’s largest shareholders to remove Daniel André Stieler as chairperson, according to people familiar with the matter.

While the proposal will still go to a shareholder vote, the board decision could influence the recommendations of proxy advisory firms and institutional investors who will participate in the process. The chairperson’s mandate is set to expire in April 2027 if he’s not removed early.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, Mike Teke points out</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/africa-cannot-afford-fragmented-voices-any-longer-mike-teke-points-out-2026-06-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need for greater regional collaboration. Speaking as FutureCoal Africa chapter chairperson, Teke invited governments, industry, and investors across Africa to participate actively in the Africa chapter and to help shape a balanced, secure and investment-ready energy future.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>REGIONAL COLLABORATION</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hudbay breaks ground at New Ingerbelle expansion for Copper Mountain mine </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/hudbay-breaks-ground-at-new-ingerbelle-expansion-for-copper-mountain-mine-2026-06-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed copper miner Hudbay Minerals has broken ground at the New Ingerbelle expansion project at the Copper Mountain mine, in British Columbia. This marks a significant milestone for the operation and its long-term future in British Columbia.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Shanghai Week, Phelan Green, platinum jewellery demand make headlines </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/shanghai-week-phelan-green-platinum-jewellery-demand-make-headlines-2026-06-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses July’s Shanghai Week, which is set to firm up platinum’s already solid status; Phelan Green selecting Johnson Matthey technology for its Saldanha electro‑sustainable aviation fuel plant; and platinum jewellery generating the highest demand level since 2019.  ]]></description>
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            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Platinum jewellery generates highest demand level since 2019</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/platinum-jewellery-generates-highest-demand-level-since-2019-2026-06-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite metal price and import tariff headwinds, platinum jewellery delivered growth across all markets in 2025, generating the highest demand level since 2019. South Africa is the world's largest producer  of platinum, consistently supplying 70% to 80 of total annual output.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP outlines higher cost estimate, impairment charge for Jansen Stage 2 expansion</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-outlines-higher-cost-estimate-for-jansen-stage-2-expansion-2026-06-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian miner BHP Group has reported an increased capital estimate for its potash production expansion project Jansen Stage 2, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to $6.9-billion from $4.9-billion previously, as well as a $2.3-billion impairment charge as higher costs and additional labour hours drive up spending and ​delay first production. BHP has exceed initial capital cost estimates at the two-stage Jansen project for the third time. ,]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>POTASH</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>De Beers CEO sees sale of diamond firm in 'weeks not months'</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/de-beers-ceo-sees-sale-of-diamond-firm-in-weeks-not-months-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A sale of De Beers, Anglo American's diamond unit, has never been closer, its CEO said on Tuesday, adding that a deal could come within weeks.

Anglo put De Beers - one of the world's leading diamond companies with operations and exploration spanning Botswana, Namibia, Angola, South Africa and Canada - up for sale in May 2024 as part of a broader restructuring amid falling diamond prices and the global rise of synthetic diamonds.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>DIAMONDS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Brazil's Vale plans to invest $2.6bn in decarbonization initiatives</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/brazils-vale-plans-to-invest-26bn-in-decarbonization-initiatives-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Brazilian miner Vale plans to invest up to 13-billion reais ($2.56-billion) in decarbonization initiatives to meet its voluntary emissions reduction targets and mitigate climate-related risks, a sustainability report showed on Monday.

The company did not specify the timeframe for the investment. The amount includes up to four-billion reais for decarbonizing operations, with 24% invested in the medium term and 76% in the long term.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ENVIRONMENT </category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AMCU responds to dual fatalities at Northam’s Zondereinde</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade union the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has expressed concern about the alleged deaths of two employees at Northam Zondereinde mine in Northam, in Limpopo. According to preliminary information, AMCU notes that, on June 13, a development crew was conducting an early entry examination at 1 Shaft when a strain burst occurred at the development face. The union says the rock drill operator attempted to take evasive action but was struck by the rock.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Marleny Arnoldi</editor>
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            <title>PMET Resources confirms value-added lithium processing viability on site in Québec</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/pmet-resources-confirms-value-added-lithium-processing-viability-on-site-in-qubec-2026-06-15</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed lithium explorer PMET Resources has confirmed in a concept study that the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, can viably produce a value-added lithium chemical at site.

This offers reduced logistics intensity over time and aligns with Canada’s objectives for domestic processing of critical minerals. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada's only copper smelter allowed leeway with air emission reductions, Glencore confirms</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadas-only-copper-smelter-allowed-leeway-with-air-emission-reductions-glencore-confirms-2026-06-12</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Copper producer Glencore Canada has welcomed the Québec government's passage of Bill 11, which establishes a stable regulatory framework for the Horne Smelter operations through to 2033. This regulatory stability enables the company to progressively resume its air emissions reduction projects.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum this week affirmed sustainability as being at the heart of the future of mining when it hosted its inaugural Sustainability Day to highlight the role responsible mining plays in driving competitiveness and long-term value creation. The event followed the publication of Valterra Platinum’s first sustainability report in March and reinforces sustainability as a strategic imperative embedded across the business.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the completion of Manganese Metal Company’s new plant in Mpumalanga; the rare earths project in the Northern Cape that was highlighted on day two of the Junior Indaba; and the fantastic opportunity for junior mining companies.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa’s battery materials supply status surges ahead with new MMC plant</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s supply status in the rapidly evolving and increasingly geopolitically fragmented battery materials market has taken a major leap forward with the completion of the construction by Manganese Metal Company (MMC) of Mpumalanga of the first phase of a battery-grade high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) plant in Mbombela. What’s more, MMC is already evaluating a second significantly larger phase to the project amid also developing a patented ore-to-crystals process that could support larger-scale future growth in the battery supply chain, without the need to use the metal-based route.]]></description>
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            <title>Elliott raises heat on Australia's Northern Star for board overhaul, sales</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Activist investor Elliott Investment Management late on Wednesday called on Australia's largest gold miner Northern Star Resources to immediately restore shareholder value by changing its board and undertaking a formal strategic review, citing severe underperformance.

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