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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Osmond Resources has published a scoping study advancing the case for the EU's first rare earths, zircon and titanium mine. The scoping study for Osmond's Orión project, in Jaén province, Andalucía, Spain, confirms a low capital expenditure requirement of $299-million, an after-tax net present value of $2.31-billion, an internal rate of return of 145% and a payback period of six months.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS &amp; ZIRCON</category>
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            <title>Drone upliftment, manganese through Namibia, Sibanye-Stillwater trading on the A2X make headlines </title>
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            <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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            <title>South Africa risks leaving much manganese value unrealised if logistics issues persist</title>
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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>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>
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            <title>Rio Tinto secures Bell Bay aluminium smelter operations till 2031</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday it has reached agreements with the Australian and Tasmanian governments to secure the ongoing operation of its Bell Bay Aluminium smelter in northern Tasmania through the end of 2031.

As part of the agreements, Hydro Tasmania will supply electricity to Bell Bay Aluminium until December 2031, while the Australian and Tasmanian governments will provide additional support to continue operations.]]></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>
            <category>MANGANESE</category>
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            <title>Tungsten market value estimates vary, but the upward trajectory is clear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Research firm Market Data Forecast estimates the value of the global tungsten market to have been $5.14-billion in 2025, which will likely widen to $5.56-billion in 2026 and further to $10.45-billion by 2034. This equates to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2% between 2026 and 2034.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>TUNGSTEN</category>
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            <title>South Africa’s complementary A2X exchange attracts another mining listing</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/south-africas-complementary-a2x-exchange-attracts-another-mining-listing-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary A2X stock exchange. With effect from October 6, the secondary A2X listing is poised to support liquidity and provide investors with greater access to the ordinary shares of Sibanye-Stillwater, which at the time of going to press had a market capitalisation of R117-billion.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>North American energy storage to drive lithium carbonate demand through 2031</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/north-american-energy-storage-to-drive-lithium-carbonate-demand-through-2031-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Market research firm Mordor Intelligence expects the global lithium carbonate market to grow from 141-million lithium carbonate-equivalent (LCE) tons in 2026 to 3.93-million LCE tons by 2031, marking a 22.74% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), with new projects in Chile and Nevada gradually expanding supply outside of China.

China currently accounts for between 60% and 70% of global lithium refining, yet imports 80% of its spodumene from Australia. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold Fields, Northern Star mix looks like match made in heaven but uncertainty prevails</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/gold-fields-northern-star-mix-looks-like-match-made-in-heaven-but-uncertainty-prevails-2026-09-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gold Fields has more than doubled free cash flow in the last 12 months; Northern Star has suffered free cash flow decline in the same period despite the gold price rise. Gold Fields has a settled leadership team; Northern Star has a CEO, CFO and chief development officer transition underway during a period of project execution and delivery.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore major Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project, which features mining technology specialist Metso’s Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Smelting Furnace technology, has produced its first hot metal in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

The project marks an important milestone for Fortescue and Metso in developing a pathway toward producing green metal from Pilbara iron-ore using new low-emission smelting technologies.  ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
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            <title>Rainbow Rare Earths secures Neo Performance Materials as technical, offtake partner</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/rainbow-rare-earths-secures-neo-performance-materials-as-technical-offtake-partner-2026-09-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Toronto-listed Neo Performance Materials for technical support and design input for Rainbow's final solvent extraction separation circuit.

Neo has started with testwork of Rainbow's high-grade rare earths solution at its facilities in Estonia.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>AMCU reiterates call for less mine work outsourcing as fourth Sibanye fatality is reported</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has reported a fourth mineworker having been killed at Sibanye-Stillwater's operations this year, which adds to the national mining fatality figure of 52 so far this year.

A mineworker was reportedly found with a severe head injury at the Beatrix gold mine, in the Free State, on September 21, having worked for Sibanye directly as a winch operator. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>HEALTH &amp; SAFETY</category>
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            <title>Valterra Platinum, Thakadu, science convention make headlines </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/valterra-platinum-thakadu-science-convention-make-headlines-2026-09-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer says Valterra platinum is noting some big gains of Jameson cell deployment; he talks about Thakadu’s new nickel sulphate product for use in lithium-ion battery manufacturing; and he notes that the National Research Foundation and Mintek will be hosting its third Science Convention.   ]]></description>
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            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
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            <title>Jameson cells saving Valterra Platinum R203m, keeping 3 000 trucks off road</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Reduction of 3 000-equivalent trucks on the road, a 70.5 MWh decrease in smelting electricity consumption, a 70 000 t cut in smelting CO2 emissions, and a R203-million annual cost saving, which excludes revenue benefits from improved metal recovery. “Big, big benefits,” was the comment of Valterra Platinum executive head: processing operations Agit Singh when, during the company’s value-chain media briefing covered by Mining Weekly, he provided an update on the gains of Jameson cell deployment.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
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            <title>Nth Cycle inks $1bn minerals offtake with Glencore ahead of public listing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US metals refining startup Nth Cycle has signed a $1-billion offtake agreement with Glencore to supply the commodities giant with lithium and other critical minerals extracted from recycled batteries, a deal that comes ahead of a planned public listing later this year.

The 10-year deal is among the largest in the US battery recycling sector as companies and governments race to secure domestic sources of critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries and other clean energy technologies.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Artemis announces takeover of Vista in share exchange deal valued at $427m</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/artemis-announces-takeover-of-vista-in-share-exchange-deal-valued-at-427m-2026-09-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Artemis Gold has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of TSX- and NYSE-listed Vista Gold in a deal valued at $427-million through the exchange of shares.

Artemis currently holds 4.95% of Vista's outstanding shares. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Harmony Gold Mining Company on Monday, 21 September, announced the launch of an offering of $500-million guaranteed senior unsecured convertible bonds due in 2031, and the following day reported the offering's pricing. The intended use of the net proceeds from the bond offering would be for general corporate purposes, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed gold and copper mining company stated in a stock exchange news service (SENS) announcement on Tuesday, 22 September.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than 300 emerging researchers, industry leaders, government, academia and other stakeholders are to gather this month and next to explore innovative solutions to challenges in the minerals sector, Mintek announced on Monday, September 21. In partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF), Mintek will be hosting its third Science Convention for Innovators in Engineering, Science and Technology (SCi) between September 29 and October 2 in Randburg, Gauteng.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australia- and Frankfurt-listed Vulcan Energy has started commercial-scale production of its proprietary lithium extraction adsorbent, VULSORB, which selectively captures lithium from brine.

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