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        <description><![CDATA[The latest mining world news and information from North America providing an overview of North America’s mining industry, highlighting the continent’s key commodities and the latest news on top projects currently under way]]></description>
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            <title>Goldman says options demand could push gold beyond $4 900 forecast</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold prices could surge past Goldman Sachs's $4 900 year-end forecast, as surging demand for bullish gold options may amplify further gains, the bank said in a note on Friday. The bank said a further pickup in Western investor demand, combined with continued strong central bank buying, could push bullion toward key option strike levels, where dealer hedging may mechanically accelerate price moves.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zinc hits four-year peak on supply fears and speculators</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Prices of zinc in London hit their highest in more than four years on Friday as the accumulation of stocks in China, the world's biggest metals consumer, drove concerns about shortages elsewhere, leading to speculative buying. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange CMZN3 hit $3,823.85 a metric ton on Friday, its strongest since June 2022.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ZINC</category>
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            <title>Rare earths explorer NIOB granted wider area for exploration in Québec</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canada- and Frankfurt-listed North American Nobium & Critical Minerals Corporation (NIOB) has expanded its upcoming maiden diamond drill programme in Québec to the Bardy SE, Sabot and Miskam properties, after receiving authorisations for impact-causing exploration work.  

NIOB CEO Murray Nye says the company has officially expanded its 2026 drill programme by 3 500 m to 8 500 m across six properties - Seigneurie, Bardy, Blanchette, Bardy SE, Sabot, and Miskam. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>Canadian rare earths refiner Ucore demonstrates NdPr recovery from different feedstocks</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian rare earths refiner Ucore Rare Metals has produced a high-purity (99.5%) neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) sample from two different feedstocks at its commercialisation and demonstration facility, in Kingston, Ontario, for ongoing and planned customer qualifications. Ucore has demonstrated the technical ability to create a pure material from two feedstock separate sources - ionic clay and bastnaesite - which have widely varying rare earth element compositions.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US Department of Energy considers up to $100m grant for Nth Cycle black mass refinery </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US-based critical minerals midstream refining company Nth Cycle has been selected by the US Department of Energy to enter into award negotiations for up to $100-million to develop and construct a commercial-scale black mass refining facility in the southeast of the country.

The facility will one of the first US-based commercial-scale black mass refineries - black mass is the material created from shredding spent lithium-ion batteries. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM &amp; NICKEL</category>
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            <title>Harmony to report substantially higher full-year earnings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold and copper miner Harmony Gold Mining Company expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the financial year ended June 30 to be between R44 and R48 – an increase of between 90% and 108% on the EPS of R23.13 reported for the 2025 financial year. In dollar terms, EPS are expected to be between $2.65 and $2.85 – an increase of between 109% and 124% on the EPS of $1.27 reported for the prior financial year.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GOLD AND COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Lithium Ionic adds lithium stalwart Ortega to board </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic has appointed two new independent directors John Turner and Ernie Ortiz Ortega.

The company says these appointments strengthen the board's governance, legal, mining transaction and lithium capital markets expertise as it advances development of the Bandeira project, in Brazil, toward construction readiness and production. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Electra Battery Materials secures Glencore feedstock for new Canadian cobalt refinery</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/electra-battery-materials-secures-glencore-feedstock-for-new-canadian-cobalt-refinery-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials' cobalt sulphate refinery taking shape in Ontario, the company confirms it has secured cobalt hydroxide feed from diversified miner Glencore through December 31, 2031.

The latest cobalt hydroxide feed purchase agreement signed between the companies on August 20 builds on a commercial relationship that started in 2021 and secures 100% of the feedstock required for the commissioning and ramp-up of the refinery, as well as its operations through to 2031. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COBALT</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>MIT-spinout SiTration, BHP start trialling copper recovery from legacy mine water</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mit-spinout-sitration-bhp-start-trialling-copper-recovery-from-legacy-mine-water-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Further to Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinout SiTration and global miner BHP's initiative to trial valorisation technology in the historic Globe-Miami mining district of Arizona, the companies have announced two pilot deployments at BHP's Copper Cities site. Starting this month, SiTration and BHP will validate continuous and autonomous production of copper from legacy mining water over one month using an initial small-scale pilot plant. A larger deployment is planned for later this year to produce up to two tonnes of commercial-scale copper cathodes over a two-month period.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada-focused lithium miner Elevra gets price floor for supply deal</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canada-focused-lithium-miner-elevra-gets-price-floor-for-supply-deal-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[North America-focused Elevra Lithium secured a price-floor structure in a deal to supply a new processing facility in Canada, as western countries seek to bolster their critical-mineral supply chains.

The Sydney-listed company will supply spodumene concentrate from its project in Québec to Mangrove Lithium’s planned conversion plant, according to a statement on Friday. The agreement provides a price floor set above the expected cost of production, but no ceiling, it said, without disclosing the sum.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Newmont appoints acknowledged finance veteran to board </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/newmont-appoints-acknowledged-finance-veteran-to-board-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global gold miner Newmont Corporation has appointed Peter Beaven to serve on the audit committee of its board. Beaven previously worked as group CFO at another global mining company, BHP, from 2015 to 2021 where he oversaw BHP's global finance function - including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, risk management and investor relations.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Peru aims for $33bn mining pipeline as Fujimori cuts red tape</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori's government expects mining investments of at least $33-billion over its five-year term, the Prime Minister said on Thursday, as the major copper-producing nation aims to speed up project approvals.

Prime Minister Luis Galarreta told Congress that the government under Fujimori, who took office in July, plans to authorize 240 exploration and extraction projects this year.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>MINING ECONOMY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada says trade deal with US is 'very close,' more work needed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canada and the US are "very close" to agreeing a trade deal that could help reduce months of tariffs and counter duties but more work remains to be done, a top Canadian official said on Thursday.

Dominic LeBlanc, the Minister responsible for trade with the US, was speaking after he met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>MINING ECONOMY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>NeoTerra selects contractor for Mozambique rare earth project PFS</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/neoterra-selects-contractor-for-mozambique-rare-earth-project-pfs-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[African critical minerals exploration and development company NeoTerra has chosen Valentine Enterprises (Valent) to lead the US Trade and Development Agency- (USTDA-) funded prefeasibility study (PFS) at its Monte Muambe rare earths project, in Mozambique. NeoTerra states that Valent has hands-on USTDA delivery experience, deep African mining expertise and critical minerals commercialisation know-how. It has also partnered with two specialist firms for the PFS – SGS North America for technical support across critical minerals metallurgy, mineral testing, process engineering and project development and New Dominion Consulting for supply chain, sustainability, procurement and operations.]]></description>
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            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>American Tungsten subsidiary engages US Department of Energy for potential $18m funding</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/american-tungsten-subsidiary-engages-us-department-of-energy-for-potential-18m-funding-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed American Tungsten and Antimony's US subsidiary Trigg Minerals has been selected by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) for a potential financial award of up to $18-million. The US DoE has invited Trigg to start negotiating the scope and terms for the Advancing Smelting Capacity for Expansion and National Dominance in Antimony, or ASCEND,  project.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>ANTIMONY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Capital raises full-year revenue guidance on strong first-half performance</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/capital-raises-full-year-revenue-guidance-on-strong-first-half-performance-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[London-listed mining services group Capital has raised its full-year revenue guidance to between $430-million and $450-million, from the previous guidance of $410-million to $440-million, after a strong performance in the six months to June 30. The increased revenue guidance reflects the diversification of the group and the strong demand environment, the group notes in an update to shareholders.]]></description>
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            <category>MINING SERVICES</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canadian graphite developer Abasca confirms promising early economics for Loki </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadian-graphite-developer-abasca-confirms-promising-early-economics-for-loki-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Abasca Resources highlights in an independent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Loki flake graphite deposit, in Saskatchewan, the potential for a long-life 2 750 t a day openpit mining operation.

The PEA envisions a 19-year mine life, averaging production of 66 500 t/y of graphite concentrate - for 1.2-million tonnes of payable graphite over the life of mine. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GRAPHITE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Earlier this month, a handful of back-office staff were laid off at Radiant's Dubai operation, the sources said, as the ramifications from a string of negative headlines around invoicing and document improprieties on its iron ore trades undermined the firm's ability to trade. They did not know the exact number of layoffs.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation and ASX-listed European Lithium have announced an amendment to the previously fixed share scheme transaction ratio under its proposed merger deal, with the companies having entered into a second deed to amend the scheme implementation deed of May 19.

The parties agreed to move from a fixed ratio to a floating ratio within a defined range so that movements in the Critical Metals share price between signing and implementation of the merger are shared equitably between both parties’ shareholders.]]></description>
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            <category>RARE EARTHS &amp; LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Viridis secures more than full equity requirement to advance Colossus project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed rare earths developer Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured commitments for up to $120-million, or A$170-million, in strategic equity from global alternative investment manager OneIM and existing investors ORE Investments and Régia Capital and a select group of additional strategic investors. The placement provides substantial funding capacity to advance the company's Colossus project, in Brazil, from definitive feasibility study- (DFS-) stage to project execution.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Asia Broadband withdraws legal proceedings against market makers for now</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mexico-focused gold and silver producer Asia Broadband has filed a voluntary notice of dismissal without prejudice regarding its civil against in the US District Court for the Central District of California, against three major market makers in the US called Virtu Financial, GTS Securities and G1 Execution Services.

The company originally filed the federal civil lawsuit claiming damages of $250-million in January, alleging that the companies engaged in securities fraud and stock price manipulation. The dismissal filed on August 20 allows Asia Broadband's legal counsel to re-evaluate the matter and optimise its overall legal strategy. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; SILVER</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Singapore authorities begin looking into trader Radiant World</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Singapore’s police force has begun looking into Radiant World after receiving reports on the iron-ore trader, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

A Radiant World spokesperson was not immediately available outside European working hours.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold miner Evolution open to more North America, Australia deals</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/gold-miner-evolution-open-to-more-north-america-australia-deals-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Evolution Mining will consider acquisitions in Australia and North America and hasn’t ruled out buying assets from Northern Star Resources should they come to market.

Evolution is looking at more deals after buying a copper and gold project close to its Ernest Henry mine in Queensland, CEO Lawrie Conway told Bloomberg TV on Thursday.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mining operations in northern Chile continue despite heavy rains</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Major mining operations in northern Chile continued as usual on Wednesday despite the heavy rains that hit the northern part of the South American country.

President Jose Antonio Kast visited the northern region of Antofagasta on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the heavy rainfall, which led to flooding and landslides.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Colombia coal output could rise 40% by 2030 with right measures, group says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/colombia-coal-output-could-rise-40-by-2030-with-right-measures-group-says-2026-08-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Colombian coal industry association Fenalcarbon said on Wednesday the country's annual production could return to 90-million tons by 2030 if certain steps are taken, up from the group's 2026 production forecast of 53-million metric tons.

The group said the increase would require changes in taxation, freight and port costs, licensing and controls on illegal mining.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/greater-regulatory-scrutiny-no-bar-to-mining-mergers-bosses-say-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical backdrop, but they do not see the shift as a fundamental barrier to dealmaking. Executives at Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto said after half-year results in July and August that antitrust reviews and national interest were becoming more prominent factors when assessing potential transactions, particularly where copper and other critical minerals are involved.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>M&amp;A</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US rare earths producer Energy Fuels' terbium meets Japanese magnet maker qualification</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/us-rare-earths-producer-energy-fuels-terbium-meets-japanese-magnet-market-qualification-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed, US-based rare earths producer Energy Fuels' terbium oxide has successfully passed all qualifications for use by one of the world's largest manufacturers of permanent magnets, in Japan.

Energy Fuels produces terbium oxide at its White Mesa Mill, in Utah, where it also produces uranium.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canadian miner StrikePoint buys Newmont's gold prospect in Nevada</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadian-miner-strikepoint-buys-newmonts-gold-prospect-in-nevada-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[British Columbia-based StrikePoint Gold has entered into definitive agreements with subsidiaries of gold mining major Newmont Corporation to acquire the Northumberland gold project, in Nevada, for an upfront cash consideration of $70-million and contingent payments of $50-million.

Northumberland is a substantial, past producing gold deposit largely located on private land, which potentially simplifies the permitting process. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sherritt calls latest major shareholder efforts to push for earlier shareholder meeting ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In response to its major shareholder Kyma Capital calling for a special meeting of shareholders on September 29, TSX-listed Sherritt International Corporation says Kyma is not entitled to call a meeting of the company's shareholders, adding that is "inappropriate" and "invalid" given the company's set date of December 15 for a combined yearly and requisitioned special meeting.

Sherritt says it is evaluating all appropriate action to be taken in response to Kyma's announcement, given that Kyma is seeking to initiate court proceedings against Sherritt to try and force a meeting date in September. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>NICKEL &amp; COBALT</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rare-earth-free magnet maker Niron secures $150m loan for first plant</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A company commercialising the world's first rare earth-free iron nitrade permanent magnets, Niron Magnetics, has received a $150-million loan from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), in Minnesota, in the US.

The funding will help advance construction on the company's Sartell magnet manufacturing plant, in Minnesota. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>TECHNOLOGY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Quantum computing company Infleqtion to field test critical mineral potential in Colorado</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/quantum-computing-company-infleqtion-to-field-test-critical-mineral-potential-in-colorado-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NYSE-listed quantum computing company Infleqtion has announced plans to conduct a field test of its quantum gravity gradiometry technology in Colorado next year, which could demonstrate a new approach to understanding what lies beneath the surface and help strengthen the critical minerals supply chain of the US.

According to Infleqtion CEO Matt Kinsella, the first step toward mineral independence is knowing what you actually have. "In Colorado, we plan to demonstrate how quantum sensing can provide better subsurface intelligence earlier in the exploration process - helping to identify promising geological structures and prioritise where further exploration and drilling should occur."]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Lundin Mining lowers 2026 copper outlook after second Chile storm</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian miner Lundin Mining said on Wednesday it had lowered its 2026 copper production forecast after a second severe winter storm hit its operations in Chile's Atacama region, delaying the company's recovery from a previous weather-related power outage.

The storm, which began on August 13, brought heavy rainfall at lower elevations, along with unusually heavy snowfall and high winds at higher altitudes.]]></description>
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            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/vale-report-guides-presidential-candidates-to-propel-brazil-as-a-global-mining-leader-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Brazilian iron-ore, copper and nickel producer Vale has launched a proposal to accelerate the growth of mining and position Brazil as a global leader in the sector, leveraging the country's industrial and socioeconomic development. The report 'Unlocking the Potential of Mining in Brazil', developed in collaboration with consultancy Accenture, will be delivered to all 2026 presidential candidates as a contribution to guiding public policies that help strengthen and modernise the fundamentals of Brazilian mining, as well as to enhance the country's appeal for new mining projects.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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