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        <description><![CDATA[Mining news coverage from the Middle East with an overview on project information, developments in mining, investments and infrastructure as well as updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects]]></description>
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            <title>Steel industry sounds alarm over slow progress on green steel</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Delays to green steel projects are growing and government support is far short of what is needed, jeopardising the industry's drive to cut emissions, steel associations warned at an annual meeting in Singapore this week. About half of the world's planned green steel projects have already been delayed, while governments have committed just $20-billion of the $1.5-trillion needed to decarbonise the sector, according to the World Steel Association.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil falls as supply starts moving through Strait of Hormuz</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell on Friday on the prospect of more supply returning to the market after oil tankers began to move through the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of the US-Iran interim peace deal.

Brent crude futures fell 54 cents, or 0.68%, to $78.31 a barrel as of 01:46 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude slipped 46 cents, or 0.60%, to $76.14 a barrel. ]]></description>
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            <title>Pensana’s Qatari backer bolsters board </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sheikh Dr Badr bin Dalhim Al-Faheid Al-Hajri has joined the board of the Qatar-backed Cascade Natural Resources and has expressed his support for the company’s $165-million strategic investment into rare earths company Pensana. The appointment reflects Cascade’s growing international standing and the strong backing of Qatar, as Cascade looks to advance its investment in Pensana and the Longonjo project, in Angola, as well as further deepen its commitment to rare earth supply chains, Pensana says in a statement.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>China exchange to open lithium futures to overseas traders from July 3</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China's Guangzhou Futures Exchange said on Thursday that its lithium carbonate futures and options would be opened to overseas traders from July 3.

The opening up of the lithium contract, which was only launched domestically in July 2023, would follow the internationalisation of China's main futures for another battery metal, nickel, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange in April.]]></description>
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            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Iron-ore industry sees a bright future, but green steel fades - Reuters </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The most persistently bullish part of the commodities sector in recent years has been metals associated with the energy transition, such as copper, lithium and rare earth elements.

Iron-ore miners want their product to be added to the list.]]></description>
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            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
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            <title>Hormuz reopening to release wave of oil supply, depress prices</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Middle Eastern crude oil markets could come under further pressure if the Strait of Hormuz reopens on Friday following the US-Iran interim deal, releasing-millions of barrels of oil stranded in the Middle East Gulf into global markets, industry executives said. The wave of supply comes after Gulf producers ramped up exports via ship-to-ship transfers off the United Arab Emirates and Oman this month, which depressed spot differentials for Middle East crude to discounts on Tuesday.]]></description>
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            <category>OIL</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Survey shows increase in positive sentiment towards gold</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In its latest Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey, the World Gold Council (WGC) reports that central banks are as enthusiastic as ever towards gold, with a record 45% of central banks reporting that they plan to increase their gold reserves in the coming 12 months. The survey shows that central banks have accumulated an average of 1 000 t of gold over the past four years, up significantly from the 500 t average over the preceding decade.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Grid infrastructure requirements reshape base metals demand outlook to 2040 – WoodMac</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/grid-infrastructure-requirements-reshape-base-metals-demand-outlook-to-2040-woodmac-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Research from consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) finds that the base metals required to power the global data centre boom extend far beyond the servers, cooling units and enclosures inside these facilities. The consultancy highlights, in a media release, that when grid reinforcement, transmission networks and facility-level power systems are included, total system-level metals consumption reaches an estimated three to four times the volume implied by the asset itself.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>IEA sees significant 2027 oil surplus after Hormuz recovery</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The oil market will move into a significant supply surplus in 2027 after recovering from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly oil market report on Wednesday.

The US has announced an interim agreement to end the Iran war, which includes Iran reopening the strait and the US lifting its naval blockade of Iran, potentially bringing an end to the largest oil supply disruption in history.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China mine disaster, Indonesia policy changes upend global coal market</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/china-mine-disaster-indonesia-policy-changes-upend-global-coal-market-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A deadly mining accident in China's biggest coal-producing region and mounting policy chaos around Indonesian exports are choking global supplies, which analysts and industry officials say could boost prices as liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies remain tight owing to the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The war in Iran halted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz - through which, during normal times, a fifth of global oil and LNG supplies passes - triggering purchases of high-grade coal by Japan and South Korea and pushing the Newcastle benchmark to near two-year highs of over $150/t. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges – Unctad</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/critical-minerals-are-reshaping-global-trade-as-demand-surges-unctad-2026-06-12</link>
            <description><![CDATA[As the global economy shifts towards cleaner energy systems, electrification and digital technologies, more countries are competing for access to critical minerals. Clean technologies will account for a larger share of critical mineral demand, including copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements, says UN Trade and Development (Unctad) in its June 2026 Global Trade Update.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>MINERALS AND TRADE</category>
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            <title>Iron-ore remains unaffected by Iran war, but China's May data baffles</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/iron-ore-remains-unaffected-by-iran-war-but-chinas-may-data-baffles-2026-06-11</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore is the one major commodity that is sailing unaffected through the storm created by the US/Israeli war on Iran, but the relative calm masks shifting dynamics for the key steel raw material.

China buys about three-quarters of all global seaborne iron-ore, using it to feed mills that produce just over half of all the world's steel.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's control over indium phosphide exports threatens AI data centre rollout</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-control-over-indium-phosphide-exports-threatens-ai-data-centre-rollout-2026-06-11</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Barely a week after Nvidia-backed chipmaker Coherent warned of a shortage of indium phosphide in an earnings call in early May, its CEO Jim Anderson was on a plane with a US business delegation accompanying President Donald Trump on his trip to China.

Anderson's visit was partly to raise the issue of delays in China's export licenses involving the highly strategic material, essential in manufacturing high-speed optical chips for AI data centres, said three sources familiar with the matter.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South African green hydrogen first-movers given major boost</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green hydrogen and power-to-x (PtX) projects in South Africa. This follows South Africa’s official launch of the PtX project development standard (PDS), which includes green hydrogen and PtX developers being invited to register their projects and complete the PtX PDS questionnaire, with the assurance that all information will be treated as confidential and shared only with authorised partner institutions.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>Wheaton invites submissions for third and latest Future of Mining Challenge </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian multinational streaming company Wheaton Precious Metals has announced the third iteration of its "Future of Mining Challenge", calling on investors globally to propose solutions that optimise mining and address land impacts. For the 2026/27 challenge, Wheaton will award $1-million to a clean technology venture with an innovative technology that seeks to either strengthen orebody knowledge or improve extraction methods.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold price momentum increases amid geopolitical headwinds</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite short-term headwinds from the conflict in the Middle East, gold is expected to resume its forward momentum once the war concludes with the yearly average gold price forecast to surge by 43% to a new record high of $4 920 this year, precious metals research consultancy Metals Focus says. In noting some of the key levers driving the current gold demand, the consultancy says there was modest growth in mine production, with recycling expected to lift total supply by 3.1% this year, while total gold demand is projected to decline by 2.3% as double-digit losses in jewellery and central bank purchases are largely offset by stronger physical investment, especially in gold coins and gold bars, which are both set to replace jewellery as the largest component of demand for the first time.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Grid investment emerging as biggest driver of future copper demand, says analyst</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/grid-investment-emerging-as-biggest-driver-of-future-copper-demand-says-analyst-2026-06-04</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Investment in electricity grids is set to become the single most important driver of copper demand over the coming decades, underpinning growth from renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs) and AI, says Wood Mackenzie head of copper research Charles Cooper.

Speaking in the first episode of Creamer Media’s new IN FOCUS copper series, Cooper said the world is entering a period of structurally higher copper demand as economies electrify, digitise and strengthen energy infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <title>Vedanta confirms no penalties imposed from searches by Indian financial crime-fighting agency</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[India's financial crime-fighting agency has not imposed any penalty or restriction following searches conducted at Vedanta's premises, the company said on Thursday.

The Economic Times reported on Tuesday that the Enforcement Directorate had conducted searches at Vedanta group locations in connection with a foreign exchange law probe, to which Vedanta said at the time it was extending "full cooperation".]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>New cadastre processing W Cape mining licence applications, Parliament hears</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/new-cadastre-processing-w-cape-mining-licence-applications-parliament-hears-2026-06-04</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on June 3 during the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR's) National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Budget Vote 34. The migration from the old system to the new platform has been completed in the Western Cape, and the implementation is now progressing to other regions, Minerals and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe reported.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>LNG prices could go higher in significant volatility, Uniper executive says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices could rise further in significant volatility than experienced so far during the Iran war if supply disruptions coalesce with hot weather in Asia and European storage refill needs, German energy multinational Uniper's CE for the Middle East, John Roper, said on Wednesday.

The current supply disruptions have hit Asian countries excluding China harder than Europe so far, and the consequences will be felt until at least 2030 as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to facilities took most of the LNG supply growth from 2025-2026 off the market, Roper said.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Iron-ore posts biggest daily loss in nearly two months on China demand worries</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore prices slid on Thursday to record their biggest daily losses in nearly two months, weighed down by rising concerns about demand in top consumer China as steel margins shrink and steel consumption weakens amid high input costs. The most-traded iron-ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange closed daytime trade down 1.85%, the largest daily loss since April 9, at 767.5 yuan ($113.32) a ton, the weakest level since April 16.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Platinum investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/platinum-investment-demand-broadening-to-minor-pgm-metals-sfa-oxford-points-out-2026-06-03</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June 3. Questioned by Mining Weekly on the prospect of platinum investment demand remaining strong, De Hoop noted that up to half of some of the ruthenium imports into China had been for investment purposes rather than industrial demand.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/south-africa-can-become-a-strong-value-add-minerals-player-again-pyrofuza-insists-2026-06-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot the bill for the innovative rebuilding of this country’s economy. PyroFuZA spells out that it's possible for South Africa to put its own distinctive correct measures in place that will enable this country to, once again, become a strong player within the value-add ecosystem, amid different measures being applied at different stages of advancement so that long-term momentum is assured. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PYROMETALLURGY</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Trump signs proclamation amending tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation amending his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steeland copper imports, the White House said.

The proclamation lowers tariffs on some steel and aluminum derivative products, including certain types of agricultural machinery and residential heating, air conditioning and ventilation equipment to 15% from 25% previously.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Soweto Cluster gold study on way as Pan African hits gold production top spot</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/soweto-cluster-gold-study-on-way-as-pan-african-hits-gold-production-top-spot-2026-06-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Soweto Cluster definitive feasibility study (DFS) is on track for completion this month, Pan African Resources reported on Monday, June 1 in an operational update ahead of its financial year ending June 30 to highlight its 40% increase in annual gold production to 275 000 oz. The option to construct a new 600 000-t-a-month tailings processing facility next to the London- and Johannesburg-listed company’s thriving Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) surface gold operations west of Johannesburg, is the focus of the Soweto Cluster DFS.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Roodepoort-born Roodepoort gold miner talks to Mining Weekly</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/roodepoort-born-roodepoort-gold-miner-talks-to-mining-weekly-2026-05-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[He was born in Roodepoort but never imagined that one day he would be mining gold in Roodepoort, now the site of Qala Shallows, the first new underground gold mine to be built in South Africa in 15 years. He was convinced all the gold had been mined out. But that was the furthest thing from the truth.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>CONTRACT MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold approaches potential crossroads </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/gold-approaches-potential-crossroads-2026-05-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gold is approaching a potential turning point that could decide whether it extends this year's losses or makes a stand that could facilitate a recovery. Gold's troubles started early this year when its price rocketed sharply higher but then plummeted rapidly on January 30. Technical analysts refer to such price action as a blow-off top, which often marks the peak of a rally. Since then, gold's attempts to recover have been characterized by progressively lower highs, a key sign of a bearish trend.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Iron-ore heads for monthly loss as coal spike pressures margins</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore headed for a monthly loss as a short-lived rally triggered by a fatal steelmaking-coal mine accident in China’s Shanxi province faded, leaving investors focused on mill margins and mounting shipments.

Singapore iron-ore futures were down 1.2% in May, putting prices on track for the first monthly drop since February. The market is still assessing the impact on steel margins from a rise in coking coal prices after the mine explosion cut off some raw material supply.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/cadastre-must-be-rolled-out-effectively-rapidly-transparently-minerals-council-2026-05-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic response of Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne to Mining Weekly during question time at this week’s 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa, which represents more than 90% of annual mineral sales for South Africa’s 470 000-employee mining industry, which in 2025 contributed R477-billion to GDP, exported R816-billion worth of minerals, and generated R124-billion in taxes for the fiscus.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold prices pare losses after US inflation data</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold trimmed losses on Thursday following the release of US April inflation data, but prices were still down for a third straight session as skepticism over a US–Iran deal clouded the interest rate outlook. Spot gold was down 0.6% at $4 428.69 per ounce as of 9:16 a.m. EDT (1316 GMT), after falling to its lowest level since late March earlier in the session.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Shanxi coal disaster is likely to hit Chinese output in the short term, raising costs for steelmakers, power plants and chemicals manufacturers.

The explosion at a coking coal mine that killed at least 82 last week has triggered a wave of self-inspections across the country as well as halts to pits in the province itself. The central government has set up a team to review safety measures nationwide. Output in Shanxi, the top producing province in April with 107-million tons, is likely to drop 8% in May, according to an industry group.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mining-can-unlock-growth-skills-job-creation-minerals-council-agm-hears-2026-05-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and job creation, restore competitiveness, and secure a sustainable future for our industry and our country and demonstrate why mining matters,” Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane emphasised at the 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday, May 27.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
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            <title>Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes. This was pointed out explicitly at the 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday, May 27.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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