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        <description><![CDATA[The latest mining world news from Europe, covering project information, an overview on developments in mining in Europe, investments, infrastructure and mining legislation and policies]]></description>
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            <title>Blencowe completes Phase 2 exploration at Uganda project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed a second phase exploration programme over identified geophysical targets situated immediately north and south of its existing deposits at the Orom-Cross graphite project, in northern Uganda. Graphite was found outcropping at surface across the targets tested, along about 25 km of strike, all within the company’s own lease areas.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Atlantic Lithium completes novation agreement for Ghana project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium has announced the completion of the agreement between Elevra Lithium and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt for the transfer of Elevra’s rights and interests in Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa lithium project and broader lithium portfolio in Ghana to Huayou. As announced on in May, Atlantic Lithium consented to this novation agreement pursuant to arrangements entered into with Huayou and Elevra.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Cobra Resources declares solid maiden MRE for rare earths project in South Australia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed, South Australia-focused Cobra Resources has declared a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 150-million tonnes grading 470 parts per million (ppm) total rare earth oxides (TREO) for the Wudinna project.

This equates to 70 400 t of contained TREO, with the company being confident it can further increase the size of the resource through additional drilling. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>LCL Resources secures second farm-in agreement with Rio Tinto in Papua New Guinea</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed LCL Resources' subsidiary has signed a binding farm-in and joint venture (JV) term sheet with Rio Tinto Exploration under which Rio may earn up to an 80% interest in the Liamu project in Papua New Guinea. The Liamu project hosts the Dada gold/copper porphyry discovery and the high-grade Ubei epithermal gold/copper prospect.]]></description>
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            <title>Halo granted mining permit for copper tailings processing in Chile</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed copper recovery company Halo Minerals and its subsidiary Minera Playa Verde have been granted a key mining permit for the Playa Verde copper and gold tailings processing project in Chile.

The permit authorises mining works relating to the dredging of mineral-bearing material at Chañaral beach, an important step as Halo advances the project towards a final investment decision (FID) and development. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
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            <title>European Metals' Geomet opts for cheaper, cleaner tech choice for Cinovec lithium processing </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX- and Aim-listed European Metals' 49%-owned subsidiary Geomet has approved the adoption of tunnel kiln technology for the Cinovec lithium project, in Czech Republic.

Geomet originally planned to use two gas-fired rotary kilns but has suggested to its board a single electric tunnel kiln to reduce the project's dependence on gas and and enable the project to run solely on green power supplied by State-owned energy company CEZ, which is also Geomet's 51% shareholder. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Northern Star procures Toro loaders, trucks from Sandvik </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australia's largest gold miner Northern Star Resources has selected multinational engineering company Sandvik to supply 25 units of underground equipment to operations in Western Australia.

The order includes 14 Toro LH621i loaders, ten Toro TH663i trucks and a Sandvik DD422i development jumbo, with deliveries expected from June next year through early 2028. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Neu Horizon plans drilling on large unexplored Swedish uranium target</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/neu-horizon-plans-drilling-on-large-unexplored-swedish-uranium-target-2026-10-23</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Neu Horizon Uranium has defined a large, drill-ready uranium target at its Storvallflon prospect, in Sweden. Five independent datasets, including airborne electromagnetics, drone magnetics, ground radiometrics, radon gas and rock chip geochemistry, all point to a more than two-kilometre-long conductor carrying the strongest surface uranium response the company recorded all year.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Metso tasks Lapointe to lead aggregates business </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mineral processing equipment company Metso has appointed Renaude Lapointe president of its aggregates business effective November 15, succeeeding Markku Simula.

Lapointe has worked as Metso's president for the Europe and Central Asia market area since December 2024. He previously led Metso's 'products' business line under the aggregates segment from 2018 to 2024. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>MINERAL PROCESSING</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Norsk Hydro flags higher smelting costs after quarterly profit miss</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/norsk-hydro-flags-higher-smelting-costs-after-quarterly-profit-miss-2026-10-23</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro on Friday reported a third-quarter core profit below market expectations and said it expected higher costs and lower realised metal prices at its smelting business in the fourth quarter.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation rose 51.6% from a year ago to 9.09-billion Norwegian crowns ($974.3-million), but missed analysts' average forecast of 9.53-billion crowns in a company-compiled poll.]]></description>
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            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>URU signs drilling contract for Limpopo project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed URU Metals’ subsidiary Lesego Platinum Uitloop (LPU) has signed the drilling contract for the next phase of work at its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, South Africa. The appointed drilling contractor is scheduled to mobilise to site by November 2, with drilling expected to start by November 9, subject to completion of the remaining site-readiness and health and safety requirements.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>NICKEL</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Metals One to acquire all shares in Lions Bay Resources </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Metals One has entered into a binding term sheet with TSX-V-listed Lions Bay Capital, Salamander Consulting and Lions Bay Resources (LBR) for the proposed acquisition of the remaining interests in LBR that the company does not already own. Under the revised structure, Metals One intends to exercise its existing option to increase its interest in LBR from 30% to 49.99%, as well as to acquire the remaining 50.01% from Lions Bay Capital and Salamander through two separate share-for-share transactions.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>At least $100bn of investment for 134 new lithium mines is needed for 2050 demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To meet 2050 lithium demand, the equivalent of 134 new lithium mines will be needed, says supply chain researcher Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. This equates to a new mine every two months for the next 24 years, explains Benchmark Mineral Intelligence lithium product director Dr Cameron Perks.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>North America to drive growth in antimony market </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/north-america-to-drive-growth-in-antimony-market-2026-10-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With China's suspension of its ban on antimony exports to the US scheduled to expire on November 27, buyers and manufacturers face an important decision point for supply planning, sourcing strategies and price risk management, says research and consulting company Polaris Market Research.  Polaris estimates the global antimony market was worth $1.12-billion in 2025 but is poised to reach $1.85-billion by 2034, marking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hydrogen major Nel appoints Morten Holum CEO </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Norwegian hydrogen company Nel has appointed Morten Holum CEO, succeeding Håkon Volldal no later than May 1, 2027.

CFO Kjell Christian Bjørnsen will work as interim CEO from November 1 until Holum is available to start. In turn, finance VP Torbjørn Berg will assist as interim CFO over the same period. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>HYDROGEN</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>New EU ambassador sees South Africa as key partner in Europe’s critical-minerals ...</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/new-eu-ambassador-sees-south-africa-as-key-partner-in-europes-critical-minerals-diversification-drive-2026-10-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU’s new ambassador to South Africa, Kristian Schmidt, sees potential for South Africa to further integrate its industrial supply chains with Europe in a way that supports South Africa’s ambition to add value to its minerals ahead of export and the energy transitions under way in both territories. Schmidt says that the 27-country bloc needs minerals for batteries and electrification that it largely lacks domestically and is actively seeking new sources of supply to reduce its dependency on China, which has imposed export restrictions on some raw materials.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>EU-SA RELATIONS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada, Türkiye set to sign pledge during Carney visit to deepen defence, energy ties, source says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canada-turkey-set-to-sign-pledge-during-carney-visit-to-deepen-defence-energy-ties-source-says-2026-10-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NATO allies Canada and Türkiye are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defence and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit later this week, a person briefed on the matter said.

The declaration is also expected to encompass the economy, looking to advance free trade talks between the countries, while boosting social and diplomatic ties. The countries would establish committees in all of the areas to draft action plans, the person said.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sulphuric acid prices due to extend decline in 2027, CRU says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/sulphuric-acid-prices-due-to-extend-decline-in-2027-cru-says-2026-10-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Prices of sulphuric acid used to process metals such as copper and nickel are expected to extend their decline next year, consultancy CRU said on Tuesday. Sulphuric acid delivered to top copper producer Chile is forecast to fall to $215 a metric ton in the fourth quarter of 2027 from a record of $451 earlier this year, CRU said]]></description>
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            <category>MINING INPUTS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EU still committed to keeping oil, coal and gas in ground in Arctic, new strategy says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The European Union remains committed to "ensuring that oil, coal and gas stay in the ground, including in Arctic regions," according to a new Arctic strategy presented by the European Commission and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday.

"Due to its specific vulnerabilities, the Commission will work with partners to protect the Arctic environment and prevent all hydrocarbon reserve developments that pose a threat to the Arctic ecosystem," the document also says.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched the Gold Dealer Assurance Programme (GDAP) as an independently operated global programme designed to strengthen trust and transparency in the retail gold market. The programme aims to enable gold dealers and wholesalers to demonstrate their commitment to high standards of governance, customer protection and responsible business practices.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Neo secures €126m grant from EU Innovation Fund ahead of permanent magnet scale-up</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed permanent magnet producer Neo Performance Metals has secured an EU Innovation Fund grant for up to €126-million, or $141-million. The funding will support an expanded rare earth magnet value chain in Estonia, spanning separation, metallisation and magnet manufacturing, adding up to 3 000 t/y of permanent magnet manufacturing capacity.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>High-purity nickel producer Westwin secures extended offtake with Traxys worth $3.9bn</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/high-purity-nickel-producer-westwin-secures-extended-offtake-with-traxys-worth-39bn-2026-10-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[US-based nickel refiner Westwin Elements has announced an amended agreement with metals trader Traxys whereby Westwin may extend its existing feedstock and nickel offtake arrangements with Traxys for a total term of up to 22 years.

The amended and restated agreements give Westwin a long-term pathway to secure feedstock and offtake as it expands its US production, reducing commercial risk while strengthening the domestic nickel supply chain.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>NICKEL</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hormuz could be 'redundant' in five years, replaced by new routes, HSBC CEO says </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Investment in alternative logistics routes in the Gulf to mitigate the impact of the Iran war could make the Strait of Hormuz "redundant" in the next five years, HSBC Group CE Georges Elhedery said on Tuesday. The conflict has highlighted the world's heavy reliance on the strategic waterway, through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas trade previously passed.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>TRADE &amp; SHIPPING</category>
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            <title>Cornish proposes £135m financing, secures tin offtake agreement with Glencore</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/cornish-proposes-135m-financing-secures-tin-offtake-agreement-with-glencore-2026-10-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Cornish Metals is undertaking a proposed financing to raise £135-million, which will be available to new and existing institutional investors.

The company has announced conditional direct subscriptions from Glencore International for £11.2-million, as well as Vision Blue Resources, National Wealth Fund and certain directors of the company. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>TIN</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Glencore secures land access agreement for Coroccohuayco expansion project in Peru</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencore-secures-land-access-agreement-for-coroccohuayco-expansion-project-in-peru-2026-10-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner Glencore's Peruvian subsidiary Antapaccay has completed the access agreements required for the last blocks of land to unlock the brownfield Coroccohuayco copper project in Espinar, Cusco.

The project team will now work towards securing the final permits to enable first production, which is expected in the second half of 2029. Coroccohuayco is projected to significantly increase Antapaccay’s life of mine and future copper production.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Copper mines need $332bn new investment to ease shortfall</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/copper-mines-need-332bn-new-investment-to-ease-shortfall-2026-10-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Copper mines need about $332-billion of new investment to avert a future supply shock, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates. Without significant capital outlays, the copper market faces a projected supply shortfall of 20-million metric tons by 2050, and is at risk of a painful squeeze that will slow the shift toward electrification, according to a report released Tuesday.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Anglo sticks to copper forecast after snow in Chile hits quarter</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Anglo American reported a 5% fall in third-quarter copper production on Tuesday after record snowfall in Chile, but maintained its 2026 forecast for the metal and raised its diamond production outlook.

The miner produced 174 900 metric tons in the July to September quarter, compared to 183 500 tons in the same period a year earlier. For the first nine months, copper output was down 1% to 519 000 tons from 526 000 in the same months of 2025.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AVEVA underscores importance of digitalisation in African mining operations </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global industrial software company AVEVA is seeing “significant interest” in digitalisation across Africa, especially where it addresses immediate operating challenges, and the company has proffered its solutions and services to assist, AVEVA MMM Global Industry principal Glenn Kerkhoff says, speaking to Mining Weekly in an exclusive interview. “Mining companies want to improve production reliability, reduce operating costs and get more value from existing assets. Energy and water management are also major priorities, especially in operations where infrastructure limitations can directly affect production,” he pointed out.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>MINING TECHNOLOGY</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>ILZSG sees global zinc, lead markets in surplus in 2027</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global refined zinc market is expected to swing to a surplus of 25 000 metric tons in 2027 from a deficit of 88 000 tons this year, while the refined lead market surplus will widen to 163 000 tons from 90 000 tons this year, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) said on Monday.

Demand for zinc is expected to rise by 1.2% to 14.19-million tons in 2027 owing to higher consumption in Europe, India and the US, ILZSG said.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ZINC &amp; LEAD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chicago-headquartered CME Group on Monday said it will launch tungsten futures to meet rising demand for its metals complex, which registered record volume this year.

The contracts are expected to begin trading in early 2027, pending relevant regulatory approvals, CME said in a statement.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed uranium buyer and holder Yellow Cake has appointed Wendy Walker nonexecutive director effective October 16, succeeding Zoe Rizzuto.

She has worked as a senior client director as Langham Hall Fund Management, in Jersey, since 2020. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The world has a copper problem. The average ore quality is plummeting, more resources are being plowed into obtaining the same amount of metal and new mines take years to open because of the cost and regulatory hurdles. Yet companies need more of the commodity to power the accelerating electrical revolution.

“It is essentially the metal that is underpinning this transition,” said Kwasi Ampofo, head of metals and mining research at BloombergNEF. ]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Cobalt Blue Holdings has signed a term sheet for the sale of standard-grade cobalt metal rounds to Swiss metals trader STG Metals.

The material will be produced at Cobalt Blue's proposed Kwinana cobalt refinery, in Western Australia, with the refinery's Stage 1 production capacity planned to be 3 000 t/y of contained cobalt. ]]></description>
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