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            <title>AI helping to develop alloy for use in new applications, Valterra Platinum reports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Can you use AI to find new markets for platinum group metals (PGMs)? “The simple answer is yes,” was the reply of Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller to Mining Weekly during the latest media roundtable of this PGMs mining and marketing company. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia's gold mining industry has 'bright' future – Surbiton Associates</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/australias-gold-mining-industry-has-bright-future-surbiton-associates-2026-08-03</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The outlook for Australia's gold mining industry looks bright, with announced plans for new gold mines, expansions to existing operations and new treatment capacity set to drive further growth in output in the years ahead, gold consultancy Surbiton Associates reports.  The consultancy points out that Australia's gold production has averaged more than 300 t/y since 2017 and, in 2025, the country's mines produced 303 t of gold, valued at about A$54-billion at the prices prevailing during 2025. ]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AngloGold’s ‘extraordinary by any measure’ half year pays nigh $1bn in dividends</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/anglogolds-exceptional-by-any-measure-second-quarter-pays-364m-dividend-2026-07-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[“It's been an extraordinary period by any measure,"was the description of AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon of his company’s first-half performance when he presented second-quarter results of 46%-higher earnings to $2-billion and 36%-higher free cash flow to $727-million. “We probably had the best Ebitda growth year-on-year of all of the large gold companies, comfortably outstripping the rise in the gold price, along with a more than doubling in cash flows. We made sure that shareholders see the full benefit and see it right away, with just under a billion dollars in dividends declared over six months. It's been an extraordinary period by any measure," Calderon remarked. (Also watch attached Creamer Media.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Valterra Platinum, modernisation and AI in mining make headlines </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/valterra-platinum-modernisation-and-ai-in-mining-make-headlines-2026-07-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Valterra Platinum’s strategic industry partnerships, which are actively supporting long-term PGM demand growth; calls for South Africa to urgently modernise mining; and how AI is being used when it comes to identifying deposits.  ]]></description>
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            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP Port Hedland iron-ore workers to strike August 8 and 9, if no pay deal reached</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-port-hedland-iron-ore-workers-to-strike-august-8-and-9-if-no-pay-deal-reached-2026-07-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Workers at BHP Group's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia plan to go on strike next week, unions said on Friday, threatening to disrupt the miner's $80-million of daily exports through the world's largest iron-ore port.

BHP, the world's third-largest iron-ore producer, still has time to avert the action if it can reach a deal at the next meeting, on Tuesday, union officials said at a press conference in Melbourne. The unions most recently met with BHP on July 28.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/anglo-highlights-ability-to-provide-capital-efficient-copper-growth-in-tightening-market-2026-07-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The capital intensity of mining has risen well ahead of inflation and mining project development timelines are continuing to extend, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad pointed out on July 30 when he reported $2.9-billion half-year copper earnings at a 60% margin. Accentuated by Wanblad is the ability of Anglo to provide capital efficient growth in a tightening copper market. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Central banks bought far less gold than thought at start of year</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/central-banks-bought-far-less-gold-than-thought-at-start-of-year-2026-07-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Central banks bought far less gold at the start of the year than previously thought, and while demand has since rebounded, their purchases are expected to decline this year, according to the World Gold Council. Central banks only bought 57 t in the first quarter, 187 t less than previously thought, the industry group said in a report Thursday. That’s the weakest start to a year in well over a decade, according to WGC data, and the revision means the overall pace of purchasing this year is likely to fall below 2025.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/valterra-platinum-remains-highly-confident-in-robust-outlook-for-pgm-demand-2026-07-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum is actively supporting long-term PGM demand growth through strategic industry partnerships. Following its collaboration with Johnson Matthey and Sibanye-Stillwater earlier this year, two separate partnerships have been initiated, one with Umicore in Germany and Pujing Chemicals in China, to expand the use of PGMs in industrial applications. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rio Tinto posts highest H1 earnings in four years as data centre boom boosts copper</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global diversified miner Rio Tinto posted its highest half-year underlying earnings in four years on Wednesday as performance from its copper and aluminium units tied to energy demand outshone profits from mainstay iron-ore for the first time.

The world's largest iron-ore miner is now deriving around 56% of its profit from copper and aluminium combined, boosted by electrification and AI megatrends as CEO Simon Trott executes on a simpler and sharper strategy in his first year in the job.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South African iron-ore quality among strongest of seaborne market, Kumba reports</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/south-african-iron-ore-quality-among-strongest-of-seaborne-market-kumba-reports-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The quality of iron-ore from the Northern Cape is continuing to differentiate South Africa in the global iron-ore market. During the first half of this year, the average realised export price of $90 per wet metric tonne (wmt) was 8% above benchmark and among the strongest in the seaborne iron-ore market.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia plans first domestic oil refinery in 60 years to boost fuel security</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/australia-plans-first-domestic-oil-refinery-in-60-years-to-boost-fuel-security-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia will consider building its first new oil refinery in more than 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, as war in the Middle East squeezes supplies from overseas and underscores the urgency to improve energy security.

Albanese said the project will help build Australia's resilience and sovereign capability on fuel, potentially helping shield the country from future supply shocks.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/ai-can-help-fill-south-africas-cadastre-with-deposits-mine-modernising-event-hears-2026-07-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper deposit in a 100 years, South Africa’s Mining Modernisation Showcase attendees heard. To achieve this success, KoBold Metals digitised 300 years of handwritten geology reports, taught geology to AI, used AI models to analyse the vast amounts of geological, geophysical, drilling and historical exploration data to predict where high-grade mineralisation was most likely to occur, and then drilled a hole.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINE MODERNISATION</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fortescue chair calls for fair negotiations with China</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest called for China and Australia to "always negotiate fairly," at an event in Perth on Monday, as the world's fourth-largest iron ore maker negotiates annual supply terms with its biggest customer. Global iron ore miners have faced increasing resistance from China's state iron ore buyer, China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) in annual supply talks over the past year as China seeks better terms for its steelmakers.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Modernisation of South African mining is an ‘urgent strategic priority’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining modernisation, with private and public sectors as drivers, is an urgent strategic priority for the South African economy, a study undertaken by industry leaders, researchers, government partners, and innovators from across the South African spectrum reported very forcefully this week. “We see that our competitors are investing heavily in digitisation and automation, as well as critical minerals and beneficiation.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>SOUTH AFRICAN MINING</category>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer talks about China’s Five-Year Plan, which has a focus on platinum group metals; the benefits of AI efficiencies, particularly for lower quality operations; and DRDGold’s regional tailings storage facility, which forms part of its R10-billion expansion.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Newmont, the world's biggest gold miner, beat second-quarter profit estimates on Thursday after a rally in bullion prices outweighed the impact of lower output, while it forecast steady production in the third quarter.

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            <description><![CDATA[The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government partners, and innovators from across South Africa's mining community, who gathered on Thursday, July 23, for this shared purpose. “The modernisation of our mining industry is not a task any single organisation can undertake alone,” Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane emphasised at the council's upbeat Modernisation Showcase event undertaken in partnership with the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators' research unit within South Africa's Human Sciences Research (HSRC-CeSTII) Council, PwC's Smart Mining, the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the National Advisory Council on Innovation. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian miner Teck Resources managed to deliver another quarter of strong operational and financial performance in the three months ended June 30, generating significant earnings and robust cash flow on the back of strong copper sales volumes, a favourable commodity price environment and disciplined execution across its operations.

Teck president and CEO Jonathan Price says the company achieved a third consecutive quarter of stable operating performance at the QB mine, which demonstrates the progress having been made to strengthen reliability and consistency at one of the world's most important new copper operations. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The increased efficiencies achieved by AI are ensuring that even lower quality operations are kept going for longer which benefits all stakeholders, Thungela Resources CEO Moses Madondo made clear to Coal & Energy Transition Day attendees on Wednesday, July 22. Madondo did so in response to mining luminary and event chairperson Bernard Swanepoel drawing attention to the propensity of CEOs announcing the number of people that they were laying off because of the benefits of AI and asking about the prospect of AI reducing coal mining workforces.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The troubled Optimum Colliery, having emerged from a business rescue process in February 2024, is being rapidly revived with a multibillion-rand investment from Liberty Coal to ramp up mining, processing and exports. This investment – in excess of R3-billion to date – is driving significant revitalisation activity around the once expansive and highly productive mining complex.]]></description>
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