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            <title>Gold retains key reserve status despite surging bond yields, central bankers say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold remains a strategic reserve asset as concerns over rising government debt and geopolitical instability boost its appeal as a haven from risk, two central bankers said on Monday, even after this year's surge in bond yields. Gold prices typically retreat as yields rise, boosting the opportunity cost of holding non-interest bearing assets.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold has announced that Mark Greenwood has now assumed the role of CEO, while Dr Bernard Olivier has assumed the role of COO. The company says the revised structure serves to formalise the division of responsibilities between Greenwood and Olivier.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Dynacor pours first gold at Galam plant in Senegal </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed Dynacor Group has achieved its first gold pour from the Galam pilot plant in Senegal.

The company's first gold pour in Africa marks its transition into a geographically diversified gold processor. ]]></description>
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            <title>Electra Battery Materials appoints Duenas GM of Ontario cobalt refinery</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V- and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation has appointed as GM of its Ontario cobalt sulphate refinery Garzon Duenas, who will lead the project from ongoing construction through commissioning, ramp-up and commercial operations. The company confirms that construction of the refinery remains on budget, with select commissioning activities set to start in the fourth quarter.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Riyadh set to host sixth Future Minerals Forum next year </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has announced that the sixth edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), a global platform for shaping the future of minerals, will be held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from January 12 to 14 next year, in Riyadh. The sixth edition, under the theme “Global Collaboration for Resilient Mineral Supply”, will focus on mobilising finance, accelerating project development and shortening the time needed to bring projects into production to increase mineral supply and accelerate the development of value chains within the Kingdom and across emerging supplier regions, including the Super Region spanning Africa, West and Central Asia and Latin America.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Tanzanian govt renews mining licences for Barrick’s North Mara gold mine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The government of Tanzania has renewed Canadian multinational company Barrick Mining Corporation’s special mining licences for the North Mara gold mine for another 15 years. The company has welcomed this decision by highlighting that the renewal will allow it to keep investing in this mine, its people and its communities over the long term.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US Supreme Court weighs bid by oil companies to avoid climate lawsuit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The US Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to thwart a lawsuit by officials in Boulder, Colorado, seeking monetary damages for harms caused by climate change, as the justices open a new nine-month term.

US-based Exxon and Canada-based Suncor appealed after the Colorado Supreme Court let Boulder's lawsuit accusing them of state law violations proceed. President Donald Trump's administration has backed Exxon and Suncor, arguing that the federal government's authority to regulate air pollution precludes Boulder's claims.]]></description>
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            <title>Thyssenkrupp targets October 28 for listing of materials trading unit, sources say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Thyssenkrupp is targeting October 28 for the separate listing of its materials trading division tk accelis on the German stock exchange, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The spin-off of 49% of tk accelis marks the conglomerate's latest step to simplify its structure and turn into a slim holding company owning substantial stakes in its operating divisions.]]></description>
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            <title>Vanadium Resources confirm co-production viability of iron, vanadium at South African project</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/vanadium-resources-confirm-co-production-viability-of-iron-vanadium-at-south-african-project-2026-10-05</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A scoping study on ASX-listed Vanadium Resources' proposed V-Iron plant, in South Africa, has confirmed the potential for a long-term source of vanadium raw material supply to the US and allied markets. At base case prices, the V-Iron development has an after-tax net present value of $842-million, an internal rate of return of 36% and a projected total project capital payback period of four years.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>VANADIUM &amp; IRON</category>
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            <title>Neo Energy Metals advances South African uranium projects</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In an update to shareholders on activities during the quarter ended September 30, LSE-listed Neo Energy Metals has announced key technical milestones and regulatory updates for its New Beisa and Henkries uranium projects, in South Africa. The company is currently preparing its Section 11 application for the New Beisa project, which will be submitted as soon as JSE-listed multinational mining and metals processing company Sibanye-Stillwater grants its Section 102 consent.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
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            <title>Xcite starts drilling for uranium at historic Black Bay prospect in Saskatchewan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[British Columbia-based Xcite Uranium has started with a diamond drill programme in the area hosting the past-producing Black Bay uranium mine, in Saskatchewan. The 1 300 m, six-hole drill campaign will test for uranium mineralisation defined by both historical work and results from the company's 2025/26 field programmes.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Osmond receives maximum Spanish gov grant to develop EU's first rare earths mine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Osmond Resources has received a €250 000 provisional grant from Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, under the Spanish government's Critical Minerals Plan 2026 to 2030. Osmond is developing what will be the EU's first rare earths, titanium and zirconium mine.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>Egypt, South Africa launch business council to drive industry and agriculture</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Egypt and South Africa have launched a Joint Business Council to boost trade, including in mining, agriculture, renewable energy and mobility, and economic relations between the nations. Key initiatives of the joint business council include the launch of a mining and minerals partnership, an automotive and new-energy mobility partnership and an engineering and infrastructure partnership.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fulcrum Metals secures site for demo mine waste recovery facility in Ontario</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed critical minerals recovery company Fulcrum Metals has secured a site for its standalone multi-project pilot facility in Mississauga, Ontario,

The company secured an initial six-year lease for a 12 526 square feet facility, which it says provides space and flexibility to modify and expand operations. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia's Gold Mountain secures exclusive right to acquire historic tungsten mine in Brazil </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Gold Mountain has secured an exclusive right to acquire a mine right covering 857 ha over the Malhada do Angico tungsten mine, in Brazil, which operated during World War II. The mine is adjacent to Gold Mountain's Logradouro tenements within the Seridó Tungsten Province of north-east Brazil, one of South America’s principal tungsten-producing regions.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>TUNGSTEN</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada's Power Metallic tasks engineering consultant BBA for Nisk project PEA </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadas-power-metallic-tasks-engineering-consultant-bba-for-nisk-project-pea-2026-10-05</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Canadian copper, nickel, gold and silver explorer Power Metallic has appointed BBA as lead engineering consultant for a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Lion and Nisk Main deposits at the Nisk project, in Québec.

The study, which is targeted for completion in the first half of next year, will assess mining and processing options, infrastructure requirements, capital and operating costs and preliminary project economics. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>BASE METALS &amp; GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Suncor to sell offshore Canada oil stakes to Ithaca for $842m</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canada's Suncor Energy said on Sunday it had agreed to sell its interests in three offshore oil assets to London-based Ithaca Energy ITH.L for C$1.2-billion ($841.69-million) in upfront cash.

The deal covers Suncor's 48% interest in Terra Nova, 40% stake in White Rose and 38.6% interest in West White Rose, and includes an additional contingent payment of up to C$350-million tied to future oil prices.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
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            <title>Vietnam's Masan High-Tech seeks approval for 5% private placement to fund tungsten expansion</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vietnamese tungsten producer Masan High-Tech Materials is seeking shareholder approval for a private placement of up to 5% of its shares to long-term investors to fund mine expansion and downstream processing, following a stake sale to the Pentagon-backed US producer Elmet Group last month.

The shares would be offered to strategic investors, domestic and foreign institutional investors and professional securities investors, the company said in a filing dated October 1.]]></description>
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            <title>Research, innovation key to unlocking greater critical minerals value, conference hears </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Greater investment in research, innovation and collaboration by academia and industry is needed to unlock more value from Africa’s critical mineral resources, Stellenbosch University chemical engineering associate professor and African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) geometallurgical research chair Margreth Tadie said at the Mintek-Sci 2026 conference, in Johannesburg, on October 2. In her keynote address focused on critical minerals, she said South Africa and the broader African continent had significant mineral resources but needed to strengthen the ability to process and add value to those resources.]]></description>
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            <title>AfDB, German Ministry partner to develop Africa railway systems' regional integration</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/afdb-german-ministry-partner-to-develop-africas-railway-systems-regional-integration-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have formed a partnership to develop Africa’s railway systems and deepen regional economic integration. The two entities will collaborate to reduce Africa’s transport costs, improve cross-border interoperability, promote low-carbon transport solutions and promote and embed sustainable transport policies.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Skeleton Coast Uranium completes digitisation of historical Namibia exploration data</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/skeleton-coast-uranium-completes-digitisation-of-historical-namibia-exploration-data-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Skeleton Coast Uranium Corp has informed shareholders that metals and mining advisory firm Practara has completed the digitisation of the historical exploration data for Skeleton Coast's five exclusive prospecting licences (EPLs) in the Erongo region of Namibia. This completes the Phase 1 data consolidation and target definition recommended in Skeleton Coast's technical reports. Interpretation of the compiled data has defined priority target areas on each licence for field validation. ]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>Glencore secures RIGI benefits for MARA project in Argentina</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencore-secures-rigi-benefits-for-mara-project-in-argentina-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner Glencore has received approval for the Minera Agua Rica – Alumbrera (MARA) project under Argentina’s Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI). RIGI is a national legal framework to attract multimillion-dollar investments through a 30-year guarantee of tax, customs, and regulatory stability.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sovereign director steps down</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/sovereign-director-steps-down-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rutile and graphite miner Sovereign Metals, which is developing the Kasiya project, in Malawi, has announced the resignation of nonexecutive director and former MD Dr Julian Stephens. Stephens was MD of the company from June 2016 to October 2023. During that time, he was instrumental in the company's growth and development. He first identified rutile mineralisation in Malawi and subsequently led the team that discovered Sovereign's world-class Kasiya deposit, progressing the project through its scoping and prefeasibility study stages.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>RUTILE &amp; GRAPHITE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Indonesia launches pilot commodity export monitoring platform</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/indonesia-launches-pilot-commodity-export-monitoring-platform-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, a company established by the Indonesian government to supervise commodity exports, has started the test phase for a new monitoring platform aimed at boosting price transparency, the firm said in a statement.

The firm, also known as DSI, launched the pilot phase of its National Data Intelligence (NADI) platform on Thursday, which will be responsible for supervising exports of major commodities.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL &amp; BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Commodities trader Gunvor rebrands as Centalion, plans Singapore redomicile</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/commodities-trader-gunvor-rebrands-as-centalion-plans-singapore-redomicile-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Commodities trader Gunvor said on Friday it had rebranded as Centalion and planned to redomicile to Singapore from Cyprus, marking the latest step in the group's evolution following a management buyout completed in December 2025.

The company said Singapore's legal framework, trading infrastructure and international business environment supported the move, while its main trading operations would continue to be run from hubs including Geneva, Houston and Singapore.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS &amp; BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Glencore raises 2026 marketing profit outlook, resets long-term guidance framework</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencore-raises-2026-marketing-profit-outlook-resets-long-term-guidance-framework-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Glencore on Friday said it now expects 2026 marketing adjusted operating profit to exceed $5-billion, well above its long-term guidance, after a near-record first-half performance driven by volatile oil, gas and freight markets. The Swiss miner and trader's earnings from commodity trading have leaped as conflict in the Middle East creates constraints across global energy markets.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>MINING &amp; ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>First Nation ends agreements with Canadian gold explorer Spanish Mountain Gold </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/first-nation-ends-agreements-with-canadian-gold-explorer-spanish-mountain-gold-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Canadian exploration company Spanish Mountain Gold and the Xatśūll First Nation committed in 2012 and 2021 to support negotiations toward a relationship agreement on the company's proposed gold mine, in British Columbia, however, the Xatśūll First Nation has terminated the 2012 Protocol Agreement in addition to the 2021 engagement protocol having been terminated in April.

Xatśūll First Nation is part of the larger Secwepemc Nation in the Cariboo region of British Columbia near Williams Lake. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Creamer Media Reporter  </editor>
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            <title>DPM confirms Vareš operating as normal amid Constitutional Court review of land dispute</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/dpm-confirms-vare-operating-as-normal-amid-constitutional-court-review-of-land-dispute-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and ASX-listed DPM Metals has confirmed that operations at its underground silver mine Vareš continue to operate as normal while the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has set a period of six months for relevant authorities to review challenged acts in a dispute related to State-owned forests and forest land in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

The court clarified the legal limits and authority of federal, cantonal and municipal bodies to enter into acts concerning State-owned forests and forestry land, with the dispute directly involving concession agreements tied to mining projects, specifically the Vareš operation. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>SILVER &amp; BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mountain Province foregoes stake in Gahcho Kué amid pressures</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mountain-province-foregoes-stake-in-gahcho-ku-amid-pressures-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province has entered into a consensual restructuring implementation agreement with De Beers Canada, lender Dunebridge Worldwide and the beneficial holders of Mountain Province's senior secured notes due December 2027.

The agreement provides for De Beers to assume full ownership of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, releases the Mountain Province entities from associated obligations and liabilities, and preserves rights that allow the company to regain an ownership interest in the mine in future.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>DIAMONDS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Nordic business alliance weighs expanding into critical minerals</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/nordic-business-alliance-weighs-expanding-into-critical-minerals-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nordic Compass, a competitiveness-focused business alliance, is considering branching out into critical raw materials to build up the region’s capacity to process minerals needed by European industry. The network involving of some of the region’s biggest companies and investors is mapping out concrete actions across capital markets, deep technology, defence and energy, and is now considering adding a fifth work stream, according to its chairman, Jyrki Katainen, a former Finnish PM.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Osmond Resources study confirms potential for EU's first rare earths, zircon, titanium mine</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/osmond-resources-study-confirms-potential-for-eus-first-rare-earths-zircon-titanium-mine-2026-10-02</link>
            <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>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Dynacor appoints former ArcelorMittal Mines Canada GM as COO </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/dynacor-appoints-former-arcelormittal-mines-canada-gm-as-coo-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed artisanal ore processor Dynacor Group has appointed Jonathan Hill COO, where he will guide the group's operational and strategic objectives while driving operational excellence, safety, talent success and technology enablement.

His appointment comes as Dynacor is commissioning the first phase of its expansion strategy across South America and Africa. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Generation Mining starts early works on Marathon palladium, copper project build</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/generation-mining-starts-early-works-on-marathon-palladium-copper-project-build-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed Generation Mining has started with construction of the Marathon copper/palladium project, in Ontario.

The company has made initial payments of $30-million to secure critical equipment to site, as part of a broader $150-million 'critical purchase' plan. Some of these orders include crushing infrastructure, grinding and regrind mills, hydrocyclones, flotation equipment, thickeners and cranes. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER &amp; PGM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Drone upliftment, manganese through Namibia, Sibanye-Stillwater trading on the A2X make headlines </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/drone-upliftment-manganese-through-namibia-sibanye-stillwater-trading-on-the-a2x-make-headlines-2026-10-02</link>
            <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>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category> Breaking News</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Algoma advises of 65% third-quarter shipment drop from unplanned outage</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/algoma-advises-of-65-third-quarter-shipment-drop-from-unplanned-outage-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Having experienced an unplanned turbine outage at its Lake Superior Power facility, Algoma Steel expects a 65% drop in its third-quarter steel shipments. The company is a leading Canadian producer of steel plate and hot rolled steel products, with total steel shipments for the three months ended September 30 expected to be 145 000 t, compared with 419 000 t in the same quarter last year.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fatal accident at Radomiro Tomic mine, Codelco partially suspends operations</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/fatal-accident-at-radomiro-tomic-mine-codelco-partially-suspends-operations-2026-10-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A worker was killed in an accident at Chilean State-run miner Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mine, the country's mining regulator Sernageomin said on Thursday.

Codelco confirmed in a statement that a mechanic died and said it suspended operations in the crushing and material handling area of the mine where the accident happened.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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