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            <title>De Beers CEO sees sale of diamond firm in 'weeks not months'</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A sale of De Beers, Anglo American's diamond unit, has never been closer, its CEO said on Tuesday, adding that a deal could come within weeks.

Anglo put De Beers - one of the world's leading diamond companies with operations and exploration spanning Botswana, Namibia, Angola, South Africa and Canada - up for sale in May 2024 as part of a broader restructuring amid falling diamond prices and the global rise of synthetic diamonds.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AMCU responds to dual fatalities at Northam’s Zondereinde</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade union the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has expressed concern about the alleged deaths of two employees at Northam Zondereinde mine in Northam, in Limpopo. According to preliminary information, AMCU notes that, on June 13, a development crew was conducting an early entry examination at 1 Shaft when a strain burst occurred at the development face. The union says the rock drill operator attempted to take evasive action but was struck by the rock.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Newmont names new CFO, COO as part of leadership overhaul</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Newmont on Monday announced a string of executive appointments, including the naming of Brian Tabolt as its CFO, as the gold miner reshapes its top management under a newly appointed CEO.

Tabolt, who joined the company in 2021 from Molson Coors Beverage, was most recently Newmont's chief accounting officer and group head of finance. Tabolt succeeds Peter Wexler, who was the company's CFO on an interim basis, and his appointment is effective July 1.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>BHP outlines higher cost estimate, impairment charge for Jansen Stage 2 expansion</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian miner BHP Group has reported an increased capital estimate for its potash production expansion project Jansen Stage 2, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to $6.9-billion from $4.9-billion previously, as well as a $2.3-billion impairment charge as higher costs and additional labour hours drive up spending and ​delay first production. BHP has exceed initial capital cost estimates at the two-stage Jansen project for the third time. ,]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>POTASH</category>
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            <title>PMET Resources confirms value-added lithium processing viability on site in Québec</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed lithium explorer PMET Resources has confirmed in a concept study that the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, can viably produce a value-added lithium chemical at site.

This offers reduced logistics intensity over time and aligns with Canada’s objectives for domestic processing of critical minerals. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Platinum jewellery generates highest demand level since 2019</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite metal price and import tariff headwinds, platinum jewellery delivered growth across all markets in 2025, generating the highest demand level since 2019. South Africa is the world's largest producer  of platinum, consistently supplying 70% to 80 of total annual output.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM</category>
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            <title>Galileo to sell Botswana copper licences, shifts focus to Zambia, Zimbabwe projects</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Copper and battery metals mining and exploration company Galileo Resources has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Virgo Business Solutions to ASX-listed Sandfire Resources subsidiary Metal Exploration Capital. Virgo owns copper prospecting licences in Botswana and the deal includes a $3-million upfront payment and a future contingent success payment of between $20-million and $80-million, depending on the amount of contained copper viewed in the first qualifying ore reserve declared at the project.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>NUM warns of 1 700 job loss risk as Petra’s mines enter business rescue </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has condemned the decision by London-listed Petra Diamonds to place the Finch diamond mine in Kimberley under business rescue and to issue a Section 189A notice at the Cullinan diamond mine. As reported by Mining Weekly last week, business rescue practitioners (BRPs) Daniel Theodorus van Jaarsveld and Luke Bernard Saffy have taken over the custodianship of the Finsch mine and were set to begin executing the legal requirements under the business rescue process, including the formulation of a Finsch-specific business plan that will be put forward to the creditors for voting.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>DIAMONDS AND LABOUR</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Protests at Rio Tinto’s Mongolia copper mine disrupt cargoes</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/protests-at-rio-tintos-mongolia-copper-mine-disrupt-cargoes-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A protest at Rio Tinto Group’s massive Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia is threatening deliveries of concentrate, according to a social media post from the company’s local subsidiary.

The protesters began a blockade of a key road from the mine at 9 am on Wednesday local time, the miner said in a statement on its Facebook page, preventing trucks from hauling copper concentrate to the border with China.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Brazil's Vale plans to invest $2.6bn in decarbonization initiatives</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/brazils-vale-plans-to-invest-26bn-in-decarbonization-initiatives-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Brazilian miner Vale plans to invest up to 13-billion reais ($2.56-billion) in decarbonization initiatives to meet its voluntary emissions reduction targets and mitigate climate-related risks, a sustainability report showed on Monday.

The company did not specify the timeframe for the investment. The amount includes up to four-billion reais for decarbonizing operations, with 24% invested in the medium term and 76% in the long term.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ENVIRONMENT </category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zimbabwe's Mimosa revives $130m platinum project after price rebound</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/zimbabwes-mimosa-revives-130mplatinum-project-after-price-rebound-2026-06-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Mimosa platinum mine, jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater, is reviving its $130-million North Hill life-extension project after a rebound in metal prices, an executive said on Thursday. Mimosa, Zimbabwe's second largest platinum producer after Impala's Zimplats, suspended the project in 2024 as prices plunged amid destocking, weak automotive demand and expectations of rapid electric-vehicle adoption.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's coking coal imports set to rise as Shanxi mine disaster hits supply, traders say</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-coking-coal-imports-set-to-rise-as-shanxi-mine-disaster-hits-supply-traders-say-2026-06-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[China's imports of coking coal, a steelmaking ingredient, are set to rise further this year after a fatal mine accident reduced domestic supply, traders said.

Chinese importers have turned to producers such as Canada and Australia for delivery in June and July after 155 coal mines in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi, its largest coal producer, were shut for safety checks following the accident in late May. The closures had sent local coking coal prices soaring.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Ghana is weighing local control of Gold Fields’ biggest mine</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/ghana-is-weighing-local-control-of-gold-fields-biggest-mine-2026-06-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields’s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and capture more of the proceeds from high bullion prices. The Ghanaian miners will need to submit bids for evaluation if the government goes ahead with the plan, people with knowledge of the matter said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are preliminary. The authorities are also weighing the option of extending the leases for Gold Fields, they said.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Uranium veteran John Borshoff joins Forsys as it targets further growth</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/uranium-veteran-john-borshoff-joins-forsys-as-it-targets-further-growth-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Toronto- and New York-listed Forsys Metals has announced proposed changes to its board and executive leadership team, with John Borshoff to join Forsys with a strategy focused on growing the company into a global uranium enterprise. Borshoff will join Forsys as CEO, president and executive director immediately following the company’s forthcoming yearly and special shareholders meeting to be held on July 31, if elected by shareholders at the meeting and subject to the shareholder approvals and TSX approval.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Copper rivalry gives African producers leverage to demand more value, says analyst</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/copper-rivalry-gives-african-producers-leverage-to-demand-more-value-says-analyst-2026-06-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The intensifying competition among China, the US and Europe to secure future copper supplies is strengthening the negotiating position of African producer countries, creating an opportunity to capture more value from the energy transition, political scientist and economist Gaylor Montmasson-Clair says. Speaking in the third episode of Creamer Media's IN FOCUS copper series (watch Episode 3 here), he said copper's growing importance to electrification, renewable energy, digital infrastructure and AI had transformed the metal from a traditional industrial commodity into a strategic resource.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, Mike Teke points out</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/africa-cannot-afford-fragmented-voices-any-longer-mike-teke-points-out-2026-06-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need for greater regional collaboration. Speaking as FutureCoal Africa chapter chairperson, Teke invited governments, industry, and investors across Africa to participate actively in the Africa chapter and to help shape a balanced, secure and investment-ready energy future.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>REGIONAL COLLABORATION</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zimbabwe licenses second gold refinery to handle rising output</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe has licensed a second gold refinery to handle purchases and processing of the southern African nation’s increasing output of the precious metal. The refinery, to be located in the country’s second-biggest city Bulawayo, is due to be commissioned next year, according to government officials, who asked not to be identified discussing a confidential matter.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Capstone identifies major groundwater issues at Chile mine ahead of expansion review</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canada's Capstone Copper has identified significant groundwater impacts across its Mantos Blancos copper mine in northern Chile that it aims to mitigate as part of a major expansion, according to company materials reviewed by Reuters.

The planned expansion for Mantos Blancos, one of Capstone's core assets, will be accompanied by environmental measures that would be in place for decades to protect groundwater, even after the mine is shuttered.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Lobito railway receives first Congo shipment after flood repairs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) received its first copper shipment from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since reopening a flood-damaged section of the corridor, restoring traffic on a key export route for central African minerals.

The link between the port of Lobito and Huambo, closed for about two months because of severe flooding, was restored after emergency repairs, the railway operator said in a June 13 statement.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Ganfeng and Lithium Argentina seek a third investor for lithium project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chinese miner Ganfeng Lithium and its Swiss partner Lithium Argentina are seeking a third investor for the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium project in northern Argentina, the president of Lithium Argentina told Reuters on Thursday.

Argentina, Chile and Bolivia are part of the so-called "Lithium Triangle," which concentrates the largest global reserves of the white metal used in electric vehicles and batteries. There are six lithium projects in operation in Argentina, the world's fourth largest lithium exporter.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Stormlands finds 140% Mali gold project value uplift using dynamic modelling</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/stormlands-finds-140-mali-gold-project-value-uplift-using-dynamic-modelling-2026-06-15</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Analytics platform Stormlands Mining finds in its latest case study that the net present value of the Kandiolé gold project, in Mali, can increase from $462-million to $1.1-billion using current commodity prices for economic modelling. 

Using project owner TSX-V-listed Roscan Gold Corporation’s mine plan and economic data contained in a 2026 preliminary economic assessment on Kandiolé, Stormlands rebuilt a base case financial model for the project using a more conservative gold price of $3 100/oz, which finds an NPV of $461-million and internal rate of return of 48.9%, with a payback period of one year and nine months. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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        <editor>Creamer Media Reporter  </editor>
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            <description><![CDATA[This week: Africa must create conditions that allow investment to flourish, Junior Indaba hears; South Africa’s Zandkopsdrift rare earths project highlighted at Junior Indaba and, Electra Mining Africa 2026 expands footprint as demand drives growth]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rio Tinto resumes copper exports from massive Mongolian mine</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/rio-tinto-resumes-copper-exports-from-massive-mongolian-mine-2026-06-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto Group has resumed exports of copper concentrate from its vast Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia following a short protest.

The protesters began a blockade of a key road on Wednesday morning local time, preventing trucks from hauling mined copper to the border with China. The reason for the action wasn’t immediately clear, but the mine is controversial in Mongolia, where the government has demanded a bigger share of revenue from operations.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>  Bloomberg</editor>
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            <title>Hudbay breaks ground at New Ingerbelle expansion for Copper Mountain mine </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/hudbay-breaks-ground-at-new-ingerbelle-expansion-for-copper-mountain-mine-2026-06-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed copper miner Hudbay Minerals has broken ground at the New Ingerbelle expansion project at the Copper Mountain mine, in British Columbia. This marks a significant milestone for the operation and its long-term future in British Columbia.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>G7 leaders tackle reliance on China for critical minerals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[G7 host France is pushing partners to agree a statement on critical minerals on Wednesday that could include measures to help the West reduce its reliance on China and shield investors from counter-measures and dumping, diplomats said.


The leaders will discuss securing mineral supply chains, a central theme of France's G7 presidency, alongside a broader effort to remedy global economic imbalances on the final day of the June 15 to 17 summit in Evian-les-Bains. ]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <updated>1781683709</updated>
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            <title>PFS confirms ‘compelling’ economics of Turaco’s Côte d’Ivoire project </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/pfs-confirms-compelling-economics-of-turacos-cte-divoire-project-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The results of a prefeasibility study (PFS) on ASX-listed Turaco Gold’s Afema gold project, in south-east Côte d’Ivoire, identify several opportunities to further improve the already compelling economics that underpin the development of Afema into a near-term 200 000 oz/y-plus openpit gold operation, the company highlights. The high-confidence nature of the study has facilitated the declaration of a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) probable ore reserve of 1.91-million ounces. ]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <a_id>723725</a_id>
        <updated>1781709559</updated>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Iron-ore industry sees a bright future, but green steel fades - Reuters </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/iron-ore-industry-sees-a-bright-future-but-green-steel-fades---reuters-2026-06-18</link>
            <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>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <updated>1781774515</updated>
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        <editor>  Reuters</editor>
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            <title>Peabody locks out workers at NSW coal washery, Australian union says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/peabody-locks-out-workers-at-nsw-coal-washery-australian-union-says-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[US coal producer Peabody Energy has locked out workers at its United Wambo Washery in New South Wales for two weeks, Australia's Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on Wednesday, escalating a pay dispute.

Workers have been taking protected industrial action since early May after rejecting an offer that included annual wage increases of 2.5% and changes to bonus arrangements, the union said.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <updated>1781683481</updated>
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            <title>Kenya, US close in on critical minerals deal, Ruto says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya is close to sealing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. under which it would process its own resources domestically, its president said on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Thursday, urging a broader reset in ties between Africa and the West. Countries across Africa have pushed in recent years to process more of the minerals they produce domestically, marking a shift toward keeping more value on the continent.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <updated>1781767966</updated>
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        <editor>  Reuters</editor>
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            <title>Rome Resources starts small-scale tin mining to covert DRC permit into full scale project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Rome Resources has started a small-scale tin mining programme at its Kalayi project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), seeking to fulfil a key regulatory requirement required to support the conversion of the company’s small-scale exploration permit into a full mining licence. It is anticipated that achieving this milestone will assist in facilitating the company’s proposal to increase its ownership interest in the PEPM 13274 licence, as announced in April.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>TIN</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <a_id>723556</a_id>
        <updated>1781521822</updated>
        <published>1781518920</published>
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        <editor>Marleny Arnoldi</editor>
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            <title>Congo miners seek delay to 5% worker equity rule before July deadline, sources say</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/congo-miners-seek-delay-to-5-worker-equity-rule-before-july-deadline-sources-say-2026-06-18</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking a delay to a government directive requiring them to grant a 5% equity stake to Congolese employees, while unions are pushing for immediate enforcement ahead of a July 31 deadline, according to a document and three industry sources. No company has yet complied with the directive, a union leader said, even as authorities step up efforts to enforce local participation in a sector dominated by foreign investors. Congo is the world's top cobalt producer and second-largest copper producer.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <updated>1781792014</updated>
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        <editor>  Reuters</editor>
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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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        <updated>1781680914</updated>
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            <description><![CDATA[Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed production-sharing agreements with several international energy companies following the country's first licensing round in nearly two decades, its chairperson Massoud Suleman said on Monday.

The agreements were signed with Spain's Repsol and Tükiye's State-owned Türkiye Petrolleri, Italy's Eni and QatarEnergy, and a consortium comprising Hungary's MOL Group, Türkiye Petrolleri and Repsol, Suleman said in a statement posted on social media.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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