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        <description><![CDATA[The latest mining world news and project information from Australia and Asia focusing on key projects, and provide insight into the impact of the mining sector on the country’s economy and challenges faced.]]></description>
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            <title>Goldman says options demand could push gold beyond $4 900 forecast</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold prices could surge past Goldman Sachs's $4 900 year-end forecast, as surging demand for bullish gold options may amplify further gains, the bank said in a note on Friday. The bank said a further pickup in Western investor demand, combined with continued strong central bank buying, could push bullion toward key option strike levels, where dealer hedging may mechanically accelerate price moves.]]></description>
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            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zinc hits four-year peak on supply fears and speculators</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Prices of zinc in London hit their highest in more than four years on Friday as the accumulation of stocks in China, the world's biggest metals consumer, drove concerns about shortages elsewhere, leading to speculative buying. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange CMZN3 hit $3,823.85 a metric ton on Friday, its strongest since June 2022.]]></description>
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            <title>Australian miner Regis posts record net profit of $715m </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Regis Resources has reported a $461-million year-on-year increase in its net profit after tax to a record $715-million in the 2026 financial year, which CEO and MD Jim Beyer says reflects the consistency of the company's operations and continued efforts to strengthen its balance sheet. Regis produced 379 050 oz in the year, generating record earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of $1.34-billion - a $565-million increase year-on-year.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
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            <title>MIT-spinout SiTration, BHP start trialling copper recovery from legacy mine water</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Further to Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinout SiTration and global miner BHP's initiative to trial valorisation technology in the historic Globe-Miami mining district of Arizona, the companies have announced two pilot deployments at BHP's Copper Cities site. Starting this month, SiTration and BHP will validate continuous and autonomous production of copper from legacy mining water over one month using an initial small-scale pilot plant. A larger deployment is planned for later this year to produce up to two tonnes of commercial-scale copper cathodes over a two-month period.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada-focused lithium miner Elevra gets price floor for supply deal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[North America-focused Elevra Lithium secured a price-floor structure in a deal to supply a new processing facility in Canada, as western countries seek to bolster their critical-mineral supply chains.

The Sydney-listed company will supply spodumene concentrate from its project in Québec to Mangrove Lithium’s planned conversion plant, according to a statement on Friday. The agreement provides a price floor set above the expected cost of production, but no ceiling, it said, without disclosing the sum.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Newmont appoints acknowledged finance veteran to board </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global gold miner Newmont Corporation has appointed Peter Beaven to serve on the audit committee of its board. Beaven previously worked as group CFO at another global mining company, BHP, from 2015 to 2021 where he oversaw BHP's global finance function - including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, risk management and investor relations.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>First gas from Australia's Beetaloo puts shale ambition to the test</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Deep in Australia's Red Centre, gas is set to start flowing next month from the sprawling Beetaloo basin to Darwin 500 km (310 miles) north, in what developers hope kicks off the country's own US-style shale revolution.

The prospects for the Beetaloo are vast. Geoscience Australia data shows it holds 7-trillion cubic feet of gas, fuelling local government dreams it will power data centres in the underdeveloped Northern Territory and feed liquefied natural gas sales to Asia from the world's second-largest LNG exporter.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold price strength, disciplined cost management underpin Resolute's first-half performance</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/gold-price-strength-disciplined-cost-management-underpin-resolutes-first-half-performance-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia- and London-listed Resolute Mining has reported a strong performance for the six months ended June 30, with CEO Chris Eger saying the performance was underpinned by continued strength in the gold price, disciplined cost management and the resilience of the company's Syama and Mako gold mines, in Mali and Senegal, respectively. He points out that the company generate significant operating cash flow, ending the six months with a net cash position of $317.4-million.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>American Tungsten subsidiary engages US Department of Energy for potential $18m funding</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/american-tungsten-subsidiary-engages-us-department-of-energy-for-potential-18m-funding-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed American Tungsten and Antimony's US subsidiary Trigg Minerals has been selected by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) for a potential financial award of up to $18-million. The US DoE has invited Trigg to start negotiating the scope and terms for the Advancing Smelting Capacity for Expansion and National Dominance in Antimony, or ASCEND,  project.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>ANTIMONY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/radiant-world-lays-off-staff-as-lenders-back-away-singapore-police-investigates-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Earlier this month, a handful of back-office staff were laid off at Radiant's Dubai operation, the sources said, as the ramifications from a string of negative headlines around invoicing and document improprieties on its iron ore trades undermined the firm's ability to trade. They did not know the exact number of layoffs.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Northern Star shines with new record net profit after tax of A$1.7bn</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/northern-star-shines-with-new-record-net-profit-after-tax-of-a17bn-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's largest gold miner Northern Star has posted a record net profit after tax of A$1.7-billion, or A$1.17 apiece, in the year ended June 30, marking a 24% year-on-year increase from the prior year's net profit after tax of A$1.3-billion.

The group's underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) came to A$4.3-billion, with underlying free cashflow of A$190-million. This compares to underlying Ebitda of A$3.5-billion and underlying free cashflow of A$563-million in the prior year, respectively. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fortescue, Queensland gov reach truce over scrapped electrolyser facility dispute</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/fortescue-queensland-gov-reach-truce-over-scrapped-electrolyser-facility-dispute-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The State of Queensland, Minister for Economic Development Queensland and iron-ore major Fortescue have reached a confidential settlement to resolve their dispute over the former state government’s public funding contributions to Fortescue’s scrapped green hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing facility in Gladstone. The deal effectively ends court proceedings and transfers project land and infrastructure to the state.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Critical Metals, European Lithium amend share scheme transaction ratio ahead of merger</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/critical-metals-european-lithium-amend-share-scheme-transaction-ratio-ahead-of-merger-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation and ASX-listed European Lithium have announced an amendment to the previously fixed share scheme transaction ratio under its proposed merger deal, with the companies having entered into a second deed to amend the scheme implementation deed of May 19.

The parties agreed to move from a fixed ratio to a floating ratio within a defined range so that movements in the Critical Metals share price between signing and implementation of the merger are shared equitably between both parties’ shareholders.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS &amp; LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Viridis secures more than full equity requirement to advance Colossus project</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/viridis-secures-more-than-full-equity-requirement-to-advance-colossus-project-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed rare earths developer Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured commitments for up to $120-million, or A$170-million, in strategic equity from global alternative investment manager OneIM and existing investors ORE Investments and Régia Capital and a select group of additional strategic investors. The placement provides substantial funding capacity to advance the company's Colossus project, in Brazil, from definitive feasibility study- (DFS-) stage to project execution.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Singapore authorities begin looking into trader Radiant World</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Singapore’s police force has begun looking into Radiant World after receiving reports on the iron-ore trader, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

A Radiant World spokesperson was not immediately available outside European working hours.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold miner Evolution open to more North America, Australia deals</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/gold-miner-evolution-open-to-more-north-america-australia-deals-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Evolution Mining will consider acquisitions in Australia and North America and hasn’t ruled out buying assets from Northern Star Resources should they come to market.

Evolution is looking at more deals after buying a copper and gold project close to its Ernest Henry mine in Queensland, CEO Lawrie Conway told Bloomberg TV on Thursday.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fortescue sees power sales from Pilbara green grid when demand emerges, declares lower dividend </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/fortescue-sees-power-sales-from-pilbara-green-grid-when-demand-emerges-declares-lowest-dividend-in-eight-years-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Fortescue's green grid investment in Australia's northwest is set to provide surplus energy that it can sell to data centres as commercial demand develops, although it has yet to ink any supply agreements, it said as it posted in line results on Thursday.

Fortescue is investing heavily in green energy, battery storage and research as it builds a large scale green energy grid in Western Australia's Pilbara region targeting 1.2GW to 1.5GW of total solar capacity by 2028.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fortescue hires law firm to investigate sexual harassment allegations against senior executive</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/fortescue-hires-law-firm-to-investigate-sexual-harassment-allegations-against-senior-executive-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A senior executive under investigation for sexual harassment and bullying is still working at Fortescue while an inquiry is underway, the company's energy chief Gus Pichot said on Thursday.

Fortescue has hired law firm MinterEllison to investigate the allegations which the company is taking "extremely seriously," it said in a statement to Reuters. The allegations against the unnamed senior executive were first reported by the Australian Financial Review earlier this month.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical backdrop, but they do not see the shift as a fundamental barrier to dealmaking. Executives at Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto said after half-year results in July and August that antitrust reviews and national interest were becoming more prominent factors when assessing potential transactions, particularly where copper and other critical minerals are involved.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian multinational mining and metals company BHP’s growing exposure to copper is expected to provide an increasingly important source of growth as long-term iron-ore prices come under pressure, BMI says in a new report. BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, highlights that the mining major’s diversified portfolio, strong balance sheet and low-cost asset base leave it well positioned to withstand weaker commodity prices while continuing to invest in future-facing commodities.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Empire Metals' upgraded MRE confirms Pitfield project as world's largest titanium resource</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/empire-metals-upgraded-mre-confirms-pitfield-project-as-worlds-largest-titanium-resource-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Empire Metals has confirmed the Pitfield titanium project, in Western Australia, as the world's largest titanium resource in an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE). The upgraded MRE states 8.16-billion tonnes grading 4.3% titanium dioxide at Pitfield, for 349-million tonnes of contained titanium dioxide across the Thomas and Cosgrove deposits.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Fortescue produces first hot metal towards green iron production in Australia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore major Fortescue has produced first hot metal at its Green Metal project at Christmas Creek, marking the first successful operation of its electric smelting process and a major step towards producing green metal in Australia.

The pilot project was built to test new technology and develop a pathway for ultimately producing green metal using Pilbara ore.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Australia's Whitehaven Coal posts 29% drop in annual profit, shares fall</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/australias-whitehaven-coal-posts-29-drop-in-annual-profit-shares-fall-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's Whitehaven Coal reported a bigger-than-expected 29% drop in annual profit on Wednesday, hurt by lower realised coal prices, sending its shares more than 4% lower even as the miner unveiled a share buyback programme.

The average achieved coal price fell 6% to A$202 per metric ton for the year ended June 30, reflecting cyclical weakness and the impact of a stronger Australian dollar.]]></description>
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            <title>BHP bullish on copper outlook, reports highest dividend in four years </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-bullish-on-copper-outlook-reports-highest-dividend-in-four-years-2026-08-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian multinational mining and metals company BHP achieved higher earnings, stronger cash flow and a materially stronger balance sheet for the year ended June 30, owing to a good operational performance, strong combined prices and tight cost control. “Full-year 2026 was a strong year for BHP. We delivered record iron-ore production and shipments at West Australia Iron Ore (WAIO), about two-million tonnes of copper for a second year running and a stronger result in coal.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
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            <title>Westgold declares maiden ore reserve at third Beta Hunt deposit that boosts expansion potential</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/westgold-declares-maiden-ore-reserve-at-third-beta-hunt-deposit-that-boosts-expansion-potential-2026-08-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources has declared a maiden ore reserve and updated mineral resource estimate for the Fletcher deposit, as one of three major mineralised systems within Westgold's Beta Hunt mining complex at Kambalda, in Western Australia. Westgold has defined an ore reserve of 13.5-million tonnes grading 2.6 g/t gold, for 1.1-million ounces contained, which establishes a substantial new mineable inventory at Beta Hunt.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vista Gold appoints all-stage mine veteran Ferguson to head Australian business </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[NYSE- and TSX-listed Vista Gold, which holds one of the largest development-stage projects in Australia called Mt Todd, has appointed Gavin Ferguson MD of Vista Gold Australia, effective September 7. 

Ferguson brings to the position more than 35 years of international mining experience across mine development, project execution, operations, business transformation and executive leadership. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Almonty launches up to $300m share buyback programme </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tungsten miner Almonty Industries has approved a new share repurchase programme of up to $300-million.

The programme permits the purchase of up to 14.4-million common shares, or about 5% of Almonty's outstanding shares as of August 14, over a period of 36 months. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>DPM's newly commissioned Vareš plant is exceeding expectations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Since commercial production at TSX- and ASX-listed DPM Metals' Vareš silver/gold mine started on August 10, the plant is consistently exceeding an average 60% of design throughput capacity and recoveries.

DPM explains the plant's daily throughput has averaged 72% of its design capacity over the past 30 days, which is exceeding the company's benchmark for commercial production and reinforcing confidence in the stability and consistency of the processing plant. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; SILVER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Glencore’s planned Australian debut draws interest as investors look past coal</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencores-planned-australian-debut-draws-interest-as-investors-look-past-coal-2026-08-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Glencore could leap into top market indices within six months of listing in Australia as fund managers' copper appetite may outweigh concerns over thermal coal exposure, analysts and investors said following briefings on the listing. Glencore, the world's largest thermal coal exporter, plans a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in October, aiming to tap one of the world's fastest-growing pools of institutional capital to fund its copper growth ambitions and potentially open the way for large-scale M&A.]]></description>
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            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[BHP Group reported better-than-expected full-year earnings and declared its highest annual dividend in four years, boosted by record copper prices that cemented the metal's lead over iron-ore as the miner's biggest earnings driver.

CEO Brandon Craig, who took the top job at the world's biggest listed mining company last month, underlined BHP's project pipeline that could boost its copper production by as much as 40% by 2035, even as production falls in the short term.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Combined BHP Ports Unions said on Tuesday that it had failed to reach an agreement with BHP on a wage deal for workers at its Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, with the two sides expected to resume talks on August 25.

The company has spent months at the bargaining table with unions representing around 450 operators and maintenance workers over a new pay deal. BHP employs more than 800 people at the port.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian uranium miner NexGen Energy is sharing information and "talking regularly" with mining giant BHP, about its Rook I mining project in Saskatchewan, CEO Leigh Curyer told Reuters when asked about a potential equity stake. NexGen put the first shovel in the ground to kick off construction of what is slated to be one of the world's largest uranium mines on Thursday and will look to raise $1-billion in capital in the next nine months. The miner is considering financing options of prepayment agreements with utility companies, debt finance and direct equity in the project.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has revised its lithium price forecasts for this year to $20 100/t for mainland Chinese lithium carbonate and $19 600/t for mainland Chinese lithium hydroxide monohydrate, reflecting sold upward price momentum sustained throughout the first half of the year. The company notes that while it expects lithium prices to drift lower in the second half of the year, robust energy storage demand is likely to keep prices from dropping much lower and prevent any big market crashes.]]></description>
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