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            <title>Australian miner Cavalier secures necessary funding to bring gold project to production</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed gold miner Cavalier Resources has secured the necessary funding to advance the Crawford gold project towards production, in Western Australia. The company signed binding term sheets with commodities trader Javelin Global Commodities and mining financier Ottomin for project debt facilities of $13-million (gold prepayment facility) and a A$5-million loan facility, respectively, providing A$23-million of project debt funding.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths has appointed Sean Sargent COO of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As the company focuses on delivering a commercial rare earth magnet recycling facility in the UK, Sargent will oversee the company's international expansion across the EMEA region.]]></description>
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            <title>TerraCom expects lower full-year coal sales </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed coal miner TerraCom expects its coal sales for the full 2026 financial year to total 1.45-million tonnes.

The company initially expected coal sales from the Blair Athol mine to be 1.52-million tonnes earlier this year. ]]></description>
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            <title>India power giant seeks uranium assets overseas in nuclear push</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[India’s largest power producer is seeking to invest in overseas uranium mines to secure supplies needed to fuel 30 GW of nuclear power capacity it plans to build over the next two decades. State-controlled NTPC issued a tender to appoint consultants that will help identify potential assets in uranium-mining countries including Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan and South Africa, according to documents posted on its tender website. Bids are due July 16.]]></description>
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            <title>Elevra expects higher realised prices from spodumene concentrate going forward</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Elevra Lithium has produced 54 479 t of spodumene concentrate from its North American Lithium (NAL) operations, in Québec, in the quarter ended June 30.

The company realised an average price of $919/t for 33 977 t sold in the quarter. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed American Uranium has successfully completed a drilling programme designed to underpin the next resource update and scoping study at the Lo Herma project, in Wyoming. The project currently has a resource of 9.45-million pounds of triuranium octoxide, which is expected to be updated in the third quarter.]]></description>
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            <title>Prairie Lithium takes delivery of four-column DLE unit on site in Saskatchewan</title>
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            <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>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Deep-sea mining threatens molluscs holding promise for science, Red List shows</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Over half of mollusc species that cluster around underwater vents and hold promising potential for medicine and technology are at risk of going extinct due to deep-sea mining, the world's largest conservation network warned on Thursday.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) renewed its call for a moratorium on such operations before UN-led talks this month.]]></description>
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            <title>Aus regulator sees east coast gas market well-supplied through 2026, warns of 2027 risks</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/aus-regulator-sees-east-coast-gas-market-well-supplied-through-2026-warns-of-2027-risks-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's east coast gas market is expected to have sufficient supply in the fourth quarter of 2026, though further investment will be needed to meet longer-term demand, the country's competition regulator said on Friday.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said in its latest gas inquiry report that there is a risk of gas shortfalls in the second and third quarters of 2027 if liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers export all their uncontracted gas.]]></description>
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            <title>EcoGraf appoints nonexec director, board advisor</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vertically integrated battery anode materials company EcoGraf has appointed Sven Olsson as independent non-executive director and Dr Peter Schuhmacher as advisor to the board to drive global expansion.]]></description>
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            <title>Triple Flag delivers markable increase in Q2 revenue</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed Triple Flag Precious Metals Corporation has sold 28 674 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs) in the second quarter of the year, generating $129-million in revenue.

The majority of the sales were derived from gold at 18 181 oz, followed by silver and copper with the balance. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Broken Hill Mines posts strongest quarterly output yet</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Broken Hill Mines (BHM) has delivered record quarterly production from its consolidated Rasp and Pinnacles mines, in New South Wales. The quarter marked record ore throughput and tonnes processed since June 2020.]]></description>
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            <title>Australian miners collaborate to identify Chilean copper opportunities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian miners Freehill Mining and Austral Gold have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at fast-tracking Freehill's move into copper. Freehill will work with Austral to identify new opportunities with a focus on copper, with Freehill already being optioned in two copper projects in Chile.]]></description>
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            <category>COPPER</category>
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            <title>Meteoric Resources expands measured resources of Caldeira rare earths project by 246%</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Meteoric Resources has increased the measured resources of its Caldeira project by 246% to 128-million tonnes grading 2 815 parts per million (ppm) of total rare earth oxide (TREO), located across the Capäo do Mel, Figueira and Soberbo deposits, in Brazil. MD Stuart Gale says the upgrade of indicated resources to measured resources at Caldeira, as the company finalises the project's definitive feasibility study, is an important step to increase geological and metallurgical confidence in Caldeira, reducing future risk and uncertainty.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>Renascor confirms cost parity for hydrofluoric acid-free process to produce high-purity graphite</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed graphite developer Renascor Resources confirms in a cost study the viable economic potential to use its hydrofluoric acid-free method for purifying graphite for use in lithium-ion battery anodes. The company undertook detailed engineering and testwork at its purified spherical graphite (PSG) demonstration plant, in South Australia, with the purification cost study estimating operating costs of about $459/t, which makes it competitive among hydrofluoric acid-based purification methods being developed in Western jurisdictions.]]></description>
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            <title>Victory Metals ships heavy rare earth concentrate samples to potential offtake partners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Victory Metals has successfully dispatched heavy rare earth concentrate to potential offtake partners in Australia, Japan and the US for independent product examination.

The company operates a flotation pilot plant, in Perth, which continues to deliver heavy rare earth-enriched concentrate under continuous operating conditions at ambient temperatures. ]]></description>
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            <title>Australia's Minerals 260 expands Bullabulling gold resource by 38%, publishes PFS</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Minerals 260 has published an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Bullabulling gold project, in Western Australia, to 190-million tonnes grading 1 g/t gold for 6.2-million ounces. The resource expanded by 38%, or by 1.7-million ounces, from the prior MRE published in December 2025.]]></description>
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            <title>Viridis announces industry-leading MRE on Colossus rare earths project</title>
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            <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>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Arika Resources has started with mobilisation activities ahead of the next phase of exploration across its 100%-owned Kookynie and Yundamindra gold projects in Western Australia. The upcoming programme will comprise about 20 000 m of reverse circulation (RC) drilling designed to accelerate discovery and resource growth across both projects.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>First-half gold ETF flows remained positive – World Gold Council</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry body the World Gold Council reports that global investors have continued to reduce their exposure to physically backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in June, but inflows for the first half of the year remained positive. Global gold ETFs in assets under management (AUM) reached $526-billion at the end of June, with a 6% fall in the first half of the year, mainly owing to a lower gold price.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining major BHP on Wednesday awarded a contract worth more than A$200-million ($138.8-million) to China Nerin Engineering to design and supply key processing facilities in South Australia.

The contract is a part of BHP's proposed smelter and refinery expansion project in South Australia, the company said]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Miners of coking coal in top exporter Australia face the dilemma of balancing expectations of strong demand growth from top buyer India against a royalty tax system they view as rapacious and punishing to investment.

The high-quality fuel, also known as metallurgical coal, is used to make steel and Australia supplies around half the global seaborne market, with exports of 148.4-million tons in 2025.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Hammer confirms early takeover offer from Austral amid existing Larvotto offer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Hammer Metals has received a takeover offer from Austral Resources amid an existing offer having been made by Larvotto Resources.

Larvotto intends to acquire all of the shares of Hammer through a scrip-based combination of the two companies. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Emerging gold producer Zenith recommends shareholders accept Forrestania takeover offer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Zenith Minerals has recommended that shareholders accept a takeover offer having been made by fellow-listed Forrestania Resources in the absence of a superior offer.

The takeover offer consideration is one new Forrestania share for every 4.3 Zenith shares. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Rio Tinto concludes partnership in Sovereign’s Malawi project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, pursuant to the terms of an investment agreement between the companies. Therefore, Sovereign will continue as operator and will advance Kasiya directly.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GRAPHITE</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Diatreme receives funding boost from partner in Australian silica sands venture</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/diatreme-receives-funding-boost-from-partner-in-australian-silica-sands-venture-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed silica sand developer Diatreme Resources' joint venture partners, Sibelco Silica, has exercised its call option to subscribe for additional shares in the companies' Cape Silica Holdings venture for $4.4-million.

Diatreme now owns 73.2% of Cape Silica Holdings while Sibelco holds 26.8%. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Creamer Media Reporter  </editor>
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            <title>South32 garners enviro go-ahead for Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/south32-garners-enviro-go-ahead-for-hermosa-critical-minerals-project-in-arizona-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The US Forest Service has released a final record of decision for diversified miner South32's Hermosa critical minerals project, in Arizona, completing the federal National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa) process needed for the project's ancillary infrastructure development on National Forest Service land after years of environmental study, public input and stakeholder consultation. Located in the Patagonia Mountains, about 80 km south-east of Tucson, Arizona, Hermosa comprises the zinc/lead/silver Taylor sulphide deposit.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia's Ioneer signs MoUs with South Korean firms for lithium-boron project</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/australias-ioneer-signs-mous-with-south-korean-firms-for-lithium-boron-project-2026-07-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian lithium miner Ioneer said on Wednesday that it has signed separate non-binding memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with South Korea's Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) and Hyundai Engineering to help advance its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project.

Under the MoUs, KIND is considering an equity investment in the project, and Hyundai Engineering is evaluating the provision of certain procurement-related activities for the project.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP iron-ore workers threaten first strike in decades at Port Hedland</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-iron-ore-workers-threaten-first-strike-in-decades-at-port-hedland-2026-07-08</link>
            <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>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>West African Resources on track to achieve guidance despite permitting delays </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed unhedged gold mining company West African Resources and its subsidiaries produced 125 179 oz of gold from its Sanbrado and Kiaka operations in the June quarter. Group gold sales for the second quarter were 110 737 oz at a realised price of $4 556/oz.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <description><![CDATA[The overall Phase 3 exploration programme at ASX-listed Prospect Resources’ Mumbezhi copper project, in Zambia, is progressing to schedule and budget, with MD and CEO Sam Hosack reporting that about 20% of the planned diamond drilling and about 35% of the budgeted aircore drilling has been completed. Diamond drilling is being undertaken at the southern end of the flagship Nyungu Central deposit, where ten resource extension holes have been completed, with copper mineralisation visually observed in several holes outside existing defined mineral resources.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Tyranna Resources’ 97%-owned subsidiary Angolan Minerals has executed a binding share purchase agreement with Sinomine Resource (Guangdong Hengqin) Supply Chain Co – a trade and logistics subsidiary of Sinomine Resource Group – for the sale of Angolan Minerals’ 90% interest in AM Mauritius – the holding entity for the Namibe lithium and caesium project, in southern Angola – for $1.44-million. Tyranna will hold a general meeting of shareholders to approve resolutions related to the transaction and other items of business on August 7.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[BHP Group has received its first major environmental approval for the expansion of its Escondida copper mine in Chile, enabling a tranche of work worth as much as $14.7-billion to start.

The country’s Antofagasta Environmental Assessment Commission has approved early stage works involving sulphide leaching and electricity upgrades, a BHP spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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