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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>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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            <category>ENVIRONMENT</category>
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            <title>DMCC’s Dubai Diamond Exchange, London Diamond Bourse sign MoU to strengthen global diamond trade</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the international business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, has announced a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and the London Diamond Bourse (LDB) to strengthen cooperation between the two bourses, expand opportunities for their respective members and reinforce collaboration across the international diamond and gemstone trade. The parties note that the MoU establishes a framework for closer cooperation between the two organisations, with a focus on promoting responsible trade, facilitating commercial opportunities, encouraging knowledge exchange and strengthening links between members.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>DIAMONDS</category>
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            <title>Oil surges, stocks tumble as Trump declares Iran MoU 'over'</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil surged by more than 5% on Wednesday and global stocks and bond prices tumbled, as investors fled risk assets after US President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the Gulf conflict was "over". Trump, who was speaking in Ankara ahead of a NATO summit in the Turkish capital, added that he did not want to engage with Tehran.  "As far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with them," he said.]]></description>
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            <title>Oil prices settle at pre-Iran war levels as crude output grows</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices settled around pre-Iran war levels on Monday as Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices, OPEC+ approved another production target increase starting in August, and exports through the Strait of Hormuz recovered further.

Brent crude futures, which hit a four-year high above $126 in late April, settled at $71.99 a barrel, down 13 cents or 0.2%. ]]></description>
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            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
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            <title>Global LNG trade hit record in 2025, but Middle East conflict clouds outlook, IGU says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/global-lng-trade-hit-record-in-2025-but-middle-east-conflict-clouds-outlook-igu-says-2026-07-07</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade hit a record last year as strong US exports and rising European imports offset weaker Asian purchases, the International Gas Union (IGU) said in a report on Wednesday.

Conflict in the Middle East could lead to a contraction in 2026, however, it warned.]]></description>
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            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>JPMorgan sees $4 500 gold price in fourth quarter, says risks to downside</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JPMorgan said demand for gold from key sectors would not be as strong as it had expected, limiting the rise in gold prices this year to $4 300/oz in the third quarter and $4 500/oz in the fourth quarter. The bank said the risks to its forecast skew to the downside, given possible early interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve if data were to come in hot over the balance of the summer.]]></description>
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            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil prices little changed ahead of long US weekend as peace efforts hold</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices were little changed on Friday before a long holiday weekend in the US, as traders held on to hopes that attempts to secure peace in the Middle East between the US and Iran would succeed.

Brent futures climbed 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $71.87 a barrel as of 07:37 GMT. West Texas Intermediate was down 6 cents, or 0.09%, to $68.63 a barrel.]]></description>
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            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>UAE's IHC, Adani plan $11bn aluminium project in India</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company plans to invest $11.5-billion in an integrated aluminium project in India's eastern state of Odisha through a joint venture with Adani Group, a State official said on Thursday, marking the country's largest foreign investment in the metals sector.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), IHC and India's Adani Group will each hold a 50% stake in the venture, which will comprise a refinery, smelter, captive power plant and downstream aluminium manufacturing park.]]></description>
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            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Alara reaches fifty-first shipment milestone from Omani copper mine </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Alara Resources has successfully dispatched its fifty-first copper concentrate shipment from the Al Wash-hi Majaza copper mine, in Oman. The mine is operated by Alara's joint venture company Al Hadeetha Resources, in which Alara holds a 51% stake.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EU unveils new steel import quotas to protect its industry from overcapacity</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/eu-unveils-new-steel-import-quotas-to-protect-its-industry-from-overcapacity-2026-06-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission unveiled quotas under the new system to limit duty-free steel imports into the European Union, in a move designed ‌to protect the bloc's steel sector and increase its capacity utilisation to 80%.

In the new rules, the EU's annual tariff-free import quotas are slashed by 47% to 18.3 million tonnes, while an out-of-quota duty of 50% is introduced for 26 categories of steel products imported into the EU.]]></description>
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            <category>IRON-ORE &amp; STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Shell expects 65% rise in global LNG demand by 2050</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand is expected to rise by around 65% by 2050, driven largely by Asia as countries seek lower-emission alternatives to coal and data centres boost power demand, Shell said in an annual report on Tuesday.

Global demand is likely to reach nearly 700-million tons a year by that date, the world's largest trader of the superchilled fuel said in its 2026 LNG Outlook.]]></description>
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            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil climbs following renewed US, Iran strikes in Middle East</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude futures climbed 45 cents, or 0.6%, to $72.44 a barrel at 06:27 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.05 a barrel, up 82 cents, or 1.2%.]]></description>
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            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US-Iran deal to have varied impact on metals complex – BMI </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The metals complex is poised for a mixed performance following the US-Iran deal announced in June, with easing demand-side concerns supporting industrial metals, while the alleviation of idiosyncratic supply risks pressures the complex to the downside. This is according to Fitch Solutions unit BMI’s latest outlook for metals report, which points out that, while the precious metals basket, especially gold, initially stood to largely benefit from deal progress as long as optimism around the agreement tempered inflation fears, now, rising rate-hike bets and a stronger dollar threaten to offset the upside for the broader sub-asset class, keeping downside risks firmly in focus.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>IMF says it will take time for energy, commodity prices to normalize after US-Iran deal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it has seen energy and commodity prices fall since the US-Iran agreement to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but it will take time for prices and Gulf trade flows to normalize.

IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack told a news briefing that in the next update of its World Economic Outlook on July 8, the Fund will decide whether to continue with the three growth scenarios it presented in April that depended on Iran war outcomes.]]></description>
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            <category>MINING ECONOMY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Iron-ore heads for seventh weekly loss on swelling inventory, falling steel demand</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/iron-ore-heads-for-seventh-weekly-loss-on-swelling-inventory-falling-steel-demand-2026-06-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore prices fell on Friday and were headed for a seventh straight weekly loss, weighed down by swelling portside inventory and faltering steel consumption in top consumer China, as well as falling global freight rates.

By 04:04 GMT, the most-traded iron-ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) slipped 1.15% to 733.5 yuan ($107.83) a ton, declining 1.7% so far this week.]]></description>
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            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vedanta completes historic demerger, lists four new companies in India</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/vedanta-completes-historic-demerger-lists-four-new-companies-in-india-2026-06-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global diversified miner Vedanta Group has passed a defining milestone in Indian corporate history with the successful listing of four newly demerged companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. The landmark transformation has created five focused businesses central to India's industrial growth, infrastructure development, energy security and self-reliance ambitions.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold ETFs could see fresh outflows on rising bets on Fed monetary tightening</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bullion-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could face renewed outflows if investors continue to increase their bets on interest rate hikes, analysts say — a factor that could pull already falling gold prices lower.

Spot gold prices slipped below a key psychological level of $4 00/oz level for the first time since November 2025 on Wednesday, under pressure from a firmer US dollar and growing expectations that interest rates will remain elevated.]]></description>
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            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Lithium producers bet on battery storage as demand shifts beyond EVs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The lithium industry is growing more optimistic about a market recovery as booming demand for battery storage systems helps offset a slowdown in some electric vehicle (EV) markets, leading producers told an industry conference this week.

While EVs have been the main driver of lithium demand for years, regulatory changes in the US and elsewhere have cooled sales in some key markets. That slowdown coincided with industry overproduction, pushing lithium prices sharply lower.]]></description>
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            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on BRICS countries to jointly respond to global challenges from Ebola to AI, and strengthen cooperation on strategic mineral resources, according to a statement from his ministry.

Wang told a meeting in India that BRICS countries should respond to global energy and food security challenges and unite to respond to the Ebola epidemic in Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dubai's commodities exchange will launch a same-day settlement gold contract on Monday, its CEO told Reuters, aiming to tap safe-haven demand and faster trading infrastructure to boost liquidity in the emirate's bullion market.

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), part of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), said shorter settlement cycles reflect broader market shifts toward speed and efficiency.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the natural diamond industry continues to navigate a challenging period, businesses across the pipeline are adapting to changing market conditions, evolving consumer behaviour and ongoing economic uncertainty, World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) president Yoram Dvash notes in a newsletter. While these realities require continued attention, he says there are increasing signs that the foundations for a stronger and more positive future are being built.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Africa can convert global trade disruptions into industrialisation opportunity – Afreximbank</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa must resposition its trade infrastructure to capture greater value from global economic shifts, with industrialisation, stronger intra-African trade and improved access to finance identified as key priorities in the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank’s) latest African trade report. The report highlights that rising geopolitical tensions, shifting global alliances and trade fragmentation are reshaping the global economic landscape, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the continent.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Iron-ore nears four-month low on prospects of rising supply, tepid demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore prices extended declines on Tuesday to hit a nearly four-month low, weighed down by prospects of rising shipments from major suppliers in the run-up to the end of the second quarter and seasonally sagging steel demand.

By 03:00 GMT, the most-traded iron-ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) fell 0.74% to 737 yuan ($108.81) a ton, after touching its weakest since February 24 at 736 yuan earlier in the session.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fortescue accelerates zero-emission iron-ore shipping </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore major Fortescue and maritime group CMB Tech have signed an agreement for the charter of up to 12 ammonia-capable vessels, which marks a big step towards decarbonising Fortescue's global shipping operations and advancing ammonia as a shipping fuel in general.

Under the agreement, Fortescue will charter a fleet of 12 Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels from Bicomar, CMB's dry bulk shipping operator. Each vessel carries about 210 000 t of material. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>China coking coal prices extend loss on prospects of rising supply</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/china-coking-coal-prices-extend-loss-on-prospects-of-rising-supply-2026-06-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[China's coking coal futures prices extended their decline on Monday, weighed down by prospects of rising supply amid continued production resumption after a deadly mine accident in coal-rich Shanxi and growing imports.

The most-traded coking coal contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) slipped 1.93% to 1 268.5 yuan ($187.32) per metric ton by 03:30 GMT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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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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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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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            <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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            <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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            <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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            <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>
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            <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>
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