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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>Precious metals prices drop amid resurfacing Middle East tensions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following the latest hostilities in the US war with Iran, precious metals prices dropped across the board, with the gold price falling back below $4 100/oz and silver below $60/oz. In its latest ‘Precious Appraisal’, precious metals and technology company Heraeus Precious Metals notes that, along with this, oil rallied, with Brent Crude and the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) topping $80/bbl and $75/bbl, respectively, on July 8, prompting a resurfacing of fears that the conflict could have an impact on price stability and, ultimately, monetary policy.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>PRECIOUS METALS</category>
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            <title>Chesapeake Utilities unit to build $1.2bn Florida gas pipeline project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chesapeake Utilities said on Monday its unit Peninsula Pipeline Company will develop, construct and operate a natural gas pipeline project in Florida for about $1.2-billion.

The project will help expand natural gas transportation capacity to address regional supply constraints, it said.]]></description>
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            <title>Brazil-focused Atlas Lithium expects first lithium oxide concentrate by end-2027</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed Atlas Lithium Corporation is on track to produce its first commercial batch of lithium oxide concentrate in the fourth quarter of 2027.

The company is developing its 100%-owned Neves project, in Brazil, as a vertically integrated mining and processing industrial complex designed to produce 150 000 t/y of lithium oxide concentrate. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>De Beers to pause Venetia production amid portfolio, organisational changes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diamond miner De Beers Group has, consistent with recent actions to improve business resilience, decided to pause production at its Venetia mine, in South Africa, for two years to reduce costs while also rephasing capital expenditure on the Venetia underground project. This will involve critical infrastructure investment to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the mine, with the intention to support future production growth as business and industry conditions improve.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Aura Minerals posts record H1 production </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed Aura Minerals has reached 75 437 oz of gold-equivalent production from its six operating mines in the second quarter of the year, marking an 8% quarter-on-quarter increase and a meaningful 18% year-on-year increase.

The company sold 77 764 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs) in the second quarter, which decreased by 4% quarter-on-quarter but increased by 25% year-on-year. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; COPPER</category>
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            <title>Max Power to start commercial validation drilling at Lawson natural hydrogen complex</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian natural hydrogen explorer Max Power Mining Corporation will be mobilising a drill rig early next week at the Lawson natural hydrogen complex, in Saskatchewan.

The multi-well commercial validation drill programme is aimed at defining the world's first large-scale commercial discovery of natural hydrogen. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>HYDROGEN</category>
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            <title>Sherritt shares resumes trading on TSX </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Toronto-based Sherritt International Corporation reports the Ontario Securities Commission has revoked the "failure to file" cease trade order previously placed on Sherritt's shares on May 21.

Sherritt was delayed in filing its interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, but has since released the statements together with discussion and analysis documents on June 25. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>NICKEL &amp; COBALT</category>
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            <title>Hydrogen pioneer Lhyfe inks equity, supply partnership with gas specialist Messer </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Green hydrogen pioneer Lhyfe has signed a commercial, industrial and financial partnership with gas specialist Messer, with Messer taking a 30% stake in four of Lhyfe's hydrogen production sites in France and Germany.

The companies will also sign a ten-year contract on the supply of renewable hydrogen. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Rock Tech Lithium receives provincial grant to verify pulp, paper byproduct in lithium processing</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/rock-tech-lithium-receives-provincial-grant-to-verify-pulp-paper-byproduct-in-lithium-processing-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ontario's Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF) has awarded Rock Tech Lithium with a $262 500 grant to evaluate and validate the use of locally-sourced crude tall oil as a potential flotation reagent for lithium processing.

Crude tall oil is produced as a byproduct in Ontario's pulp and paper sector. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Independent firms greenlight Equinox, Orla merger to create Canadian gold mining giant</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/independent-firms-greenlight-equinox-orla-merger-to-create-canadian-gold-mining-giant-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Independent proxy advisory firms, including Institutional Shareholder Services, have issued positive voting recommendations to shareholders of TSX- and NYSE-listed Equinox Gold Corporation for the proposed merger with fellow-listed Orla Mining. Both Equinox's and Orla's boards have unanimously recommended that shareholders vote in favour of the business combination arrangement.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China expands strategic mineral toolkit with new investment firm</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/china-expands-strategic-mineral-toolkit-with-new-investment-firm-2026-07-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A new, Beijing-backed mining investment vehicle is aimed at bolstering China’s grip on overseas resources, as the country pushes back against US and European efforts to curb its dominance of the mineral supply chain.

Chinese companies have been aggressive buyers and builders of overseas mining assets for more than a decade, with a few champions leading the way. At a time when Western rivals were under shareholder pressure to cut spending, firms from the world’s top metals consumer expanded in Congo’s copper and cobalt production, took stakes in key iron-ore projects and transformed Indonesia’s nickel industry.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Chile's May copper output falls sharply across top miners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chile's copper output from major producers fell sharply in May, according to data published by State copper commission Cochilco on Friday, with Codelco's production down 18.3% year-on-year to 106 300 tons.

Output at BHP-controlled Escondida fell 17.6% to 108 800 tons, while production at the Collahuasi mine dropped 19.3% to 31 000 tons.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Blue Gold announces efforts to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/blue-gold-announces-efforts-to-regain-compliance-with-nasdaq-listing-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mine-to-wallet gold company Blue Gold has undertaken several initiatives to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements and strengthen the company's financial position. The company’s mission is to explore, develop and operate high-quality mining projects while leveraging modern technologies to sell the gold directly to end customers in tokenised form.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Foremost completes Phase 2 earn-in requirements 15 months ahead of deadline</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/foremost-completes-phase-2-earn-in-requirements-15-months-ahead-of-deadline-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Canadian uranium developer Foremost Clean Energy has completed the Phase 2 earn-in requirements under its option agreement with TSX-listed Denison, with Foremost having issued to Denison $2-million worth of shares. Foremost has completed more than $8-million in qualifying exploration expenditures and, upon completion of Phase 2, will increase its ownership interest across ten Athabasca uranium projects to 51%. Notably, Foremost retains an ownership of 35% in the Hatchet Lake project.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
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            <title>India power giant seeks uranium assets overseas in nuclear push</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[India’s largest power producer is seeking to invest in overseas uranium mines to secure supplies needed to fuel 30 GW of nuclear power capacity it plans to build over the next two decades. State-controlled NTPC issued a tender to appoint consultants that will help identify potential assets in uranium-mining countries including Canada, Australia, Kazakhstan and South Africa, according to documents posted on its tender website. Bids are due July 16.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>Arianne Phosphate sends first samples of purified phosphoric acid to potential customers</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/arianne-phosphate-sends-first-samples-of-purified-phosphoric-acid-to-potential-customers-2026-07-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Arianne Phosphate has shipped samples of purified phosphoric acid (PPA) to potential customers for testing. The samples were produced at pilot scale from the Lac à Paul project, in Québec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, where the company combined its high-purity, low-containment phosphate concentrate with Travertine Technologies' proprietary process for producing PPA.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>PHOSPHATE</category>
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            <title>Canadian operations driving production growth for Equinox Gold </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed Equinox Gold delivered sequentially higher production at its Canadian operations in the quarter ended June 30, with 97 273 oz of combined gold production from the Greenstone and Valentine mines. The company's consolidated gold production was 176 836 oz in the quarter.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Elevra expects higher realised prices from spodumene concentrate going forward</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX- and Nasdaq-listed Elevra Lithium has produced 54 479 t of spodumene concentrate from its North American Lithium (NAL) operations, in Québec, in the quarter ended June 30.

The company realised an average price of $919/t for 33 977 t sold in the quarter. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Dynacor expects first gold pour in Senegal in August </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed artisanal gold ore processing company Dynacor has started ore production from its Galam pilot plant, in Senegal, which puts it on track for a first gold pour in August.

The company has successfully commissioned the laboratory and front-end process of the pilot plant, while hot commissioning activities are ongoing in the main process areas, including the grinding, leaching, gold refining and Merrill Crowe circuits. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed American Uranium has successfully completed a drilling programme designed to underpin the next resource update and scoping study at the Lo Herma project, in Wyoming. The project currently has a resource of 9.45-million pounds of triuranium octoxide, which is expected to be updated in the third quarter.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Prairie Lithium has taken delivery of North America's largest commercial direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit comprising four columns at its Prairie project, in Saskatchewan, marking another milestone as the company advances toward Phase 1 commercial lithium production. The arrival of the DLE unit represents a derisking event and enables the next phase of equipment installation and commissioning, which remains on track for the fourth quarter of the year.]]></description>
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            <title>LibertyStream secures definitive offtake for 60% of lithium carbonate capacity </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners has entered into a definitive lithium carbonate offtake agreement with a US industrial customer. The definitive agreement follows a term sheet signed last month, formalising a multi-year supply relationship for US-produced lithium carbonate from Freedom 1.]]></description>
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            <title>Aluminium supply shock revives long-idled Western smelters, Reuters says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The supply shock caused by the Iran war is sparking old Western aluminium smelters back into life.

In the US, Magnitude 7 Metals is reactivating the New Madrid smelter in Missouri.]]></description>
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            <title>Carney pitches tighter Canada-Saudi mining and energy ties</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mark Carney, making the first visit to Saudi Arabia by a Canadian Prime Minister for 26 years, on Thursday said the two nations were well-placed to deepen mining and energy ties.

Carney, who says US tariffs on key exports mean Canada must diversify its trade, has made a series of foreign visits over the last year in a bid to drum up business.]]></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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            <title>Triple Flag delivers markable increase in Q2 revenue</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed Triple Flag Precious Metals Corporation has sold 28 674 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs) in the second quarter of the year, generating $129-million in revenue.

The majority of the sales were derived from gold at 18 181 oz, followed by silver and copper with the balance. ]]></description>
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            <title>E3 to collaborate with European lithium hydroxide converter </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed E3 Lithium has entered into a non-binding collaboration agreement with Tees Valley Lithium (TVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alkemy Capital Investments.

The agreement establishes a framework that creates optionality for E3 to convert its lithium carbonate into lithium hydroxide and further support offtake relationships in the European market.]]></description>
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            <title>Australian miners collaborate to identify Chilean copper opportunities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian miners Freehill Mining and Austral Gold have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at fast-tracking Freehill's move into copper. Freehill will work with Austral to identify new opportunities with a focus on copper, with Freehill already being optioned in two copper projects in Chile.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vancouver-based Sandfire Resources America finds in an updated preliminary feasibility study on the Black Butte copper project, in Montana, the potential to generate $3.3-billion in gross revenue and $1.3-billion in pre-tax net cashflow during mine operations, based on a copper price of $4.70/lb.

The updated study incorporates the nearby Lowry copper deposit in the mine plan, which significantly enhances the project's long-term value. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed Eagle Nuclear Energy Corporation has engaged several key service providers as part of the company's planned prefeasibility study- (PFS-) related drill programme at the Aurora uranium project, on the border of Nevada and Oregon. The engagements include a new collaboration with Yukuskokon Professional Services and the expansion of existing agreements with BBA USA and SLR International Corporation.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic has issued requests for quotation (RFQ) for the construction of two underground mine portals at the Bandeira lithium project, in Brazil.

The RFQs were issued to seven contractors participating in the tender process. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed Lundin Gold has produced 118 994 oz of gold in the second quarter, of which 79 208 oz were produced as concentrate and 39 786 oz were produced as doré.

Lundin owns and operates the Fruta del Norte gold mine, in Ecuador, which produced 139 433 oz of gold in the second quarter of last year. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vertically integrated critical minerals company Global Battery Materials has announced a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Kearney graphite project, in Ontario, finding an after-tax net present value of $183-million.

The PEA evaluates the restart of the past-producing Kearney mine, leveraging existing infrastructure to provide a secure source of graphite for the North American battery supply chain. ]]></description>
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