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            <title>Implats Rustenburg temporarily suspends production following safety incidents </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fully integrated platinum group metals producer Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) has proactively suspended mining operations at its Impala Rustenburg complex from July 24 to 28, to conduct a comprehensive safety reset in response to an increase in safety incidents at the operation. The pause in operations is expected to provide the opportunity to engage employees, strengthen operational discipline and reinforce critical safety controls, the company says in a July 27 statement.]]></description>
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            <title>LME aluminium stocks fall to lowest this century</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aluminium stocks on the London Metal Exchange have slumped to their lowest this century as supply constraints in the war-hit Middle East leave consumers drawing down inventories to secure metal. Data from the bourse showed total aluminium stocks in LME warehouses had dropped to 271 275 metric tons on July 24. That is the lowest total in records going back to January 1998 and equivalent to less than a day's worth of global aluminium consumption.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Anglo, Teck announce incoming leaders of merged entity </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As a merger between mining giants Teck Resources and Anglo American nears completion, the companies have announced the executive leadership team that will lead Anglo Teck going forward. From completion of the merger, the executive leadership of Anglo Teck will comprise Duncan Wanblad as CEO, Jonathan Price as deputy CEO and chief strategy officer, John Heasley as CFO, Ruben Fernandes as COO, Ian Anderson as chief people officer, Lyndon Arnall as chief legal and sustainability officer, Alison Atkinson as chief technical officer and CEO of Crop Nutrients, Karla Mills as chief projects officer and Matt Walker as CEO of marketing.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Rio Tinto, Western Australia agree to sell desalination plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto said on Monday it had agreed with the Western Australian government to sell their joint venture stakes in the Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo. The plant, now owned equally by Rio Tinto and the government, has a construction budget of A$1.1-billion ($770.22-million) and is expected to supply eight gigalitres of desalinated water annually to the West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme.]]></description>
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            <title>AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper deposit in a 100 years, South Africa’s Mining Modernisation Showcase attendees heard. To achieve this success, KoBold Metals digitised 300 years of handwritten geology reports, taught geology to AI, used AI models to analyse the vast amounts of geological, geophysical, drilling and historical exploration data to predict where high-grade mineralisation was most likely to occur, and then drilled a hole.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINE MODERNISATION</category>
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            <title>Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum is actively supporting long-term PGM demand growth through strategic industry partnerships. Following its collaboration with Johnson Matthey and Sibanye-Stillwater earlier this year, two separate partnerships have been initiated, one with Umicore in Germany and Pujing Chemicals in China, to expand the use of PGMs in industrial applications. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>South African iron-ore quality among strongest of seaborne market, Kumba reports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The quality of iron-ore from the Northern Cape is continuing to differentiate South Africa in the global iron-ore market. During the first half of this year, the average realised export price of $90 per wet metric tonne (wmt) was 8% above benchmark and among the strongest in the seaborne iron-ore market.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
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            <title>Anglo said to be in talks to sell De Beers for about $1bn</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Anglo American is discussing a deal worth about $1-billion to sell its De Beers diamond business, just a fraction of what the one-time diamond monopoly was once worth. Anglo has been looking to sell De Beers since it fended off an almost $50-billion approach from BHP Group in early 2024, yet its disposal process has been stymied by a crisis in the diamond market. Anglo has so far taken three impairments on De Beers in just three years, lowering its carrying value for the unit to $2.3-billion in February.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>DIAMONDS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Valterra Platinum earnings surge 1 633%, R15bn interim dividend declared</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum on Wednesday reported stunningly high financial results for the six months to June 30 – a half-year stricken by three work-related fatalities. Revenue was up 93% to R82-billion, headline earnings per share increased by 1 633% to R82.02 from R4.73, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) rose 404% to R33.4-billion, mining’s Ebitda margin expanded to 50% from 22%, net cash strengthened to R23.7-billion, refined production rose 25% to 1.7-million ounces, PGM sales volumes rose 18% to 1.7-million ounces, and all-in sustaining costs (AISC) reduced 21% to $996 per three element (3E) ounce, with 2026 production and cost guidance reaffirmed.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Citi maintains bullish copper price targets on supply pressure</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Citi maintained on Monday its bullish copper price targets through the end of the year, citing tighter physical markets and supply pressure in China. The bank held its $14 500 per metric ton zero- to three-month target and its $15 000 per ton year-end target.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Allied Gold's $4bn sale to China's Zijin collapses, secures $295m investment</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/allied-golds-4bn-sale-to-chinas-zijin-collapses-secures-295m-investment-2026-07-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Zijin Gold and Allied Gold have scrapped a planned C$5.5-billion ($3.90-billion) buyout of the Canadian miner, with the Chinese company instead taking a 9.2% stake for about $295-million. US-listed shares of Allied Gold were down nearly 15% in premarket trading.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Central banks bought far less gold than thought at start of year</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Central banks bought far less gold at the start of the year than previously thought, and while demand has since rebounded, their purchases are expected to decline this year, according to the World Gold Council. Central banks only bought 57 t in the first quarter, 187 t less than previously thought, the industry group said in a report Thursday. That’s the weakest start to a year in well over a decade, according to WGC data, and the revision means the overall pace of purchasing this year is likely to fall below 2025.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>He resigns as MC Mining MD and CEO following recapitalisation, Makhado progress</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australia- and Johannesburg-listed MC Mining has appointed chairperson Jianheng (Albert) Deng as interim MD and CEO, with effect from July 29, following the resignation of Yi (Christine) He as MD and CEO. She will, however, continue to serve on the company's board as a nonexecutive director. The coal exploration, development and mining company, with assets in South Africa, says He's decision to resign as MD and CEO follows the successful conclusion of the controlling investment in the company by Kinetic Development Group (KDG), the current ongoing commissioning of the flagship Makhado hard coking coal project and the company's strategic transitioning from an exploration and development group into an operating coal producer.]]></description>
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            <title>Makenita Resources extends its tungsten exploration footprint in New Brunswick</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Junior mining exploration company Makenita Resources has acquired additional mineral claims at its Sisson West tungsten project, in New Brunswick, Canada. The company has now more than doubled the project’s land package from 9 845 acres to 22 665 contiguous acres, directly bordering TSX-listed Northcliff Resources’ Sisson tungsten mine.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sundance Resources says it has won $616m Cameroon arbitration over iron-ore project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sundance Resources has won an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration against Cameroon, with a tribunal awarding the Australian miner about $616-million in damages, interest and costs over a stalled iron ore project, the company has said. The Perth-based miner said the tribunal found that Cameroon had breached its legal obligations to Sundance and its subsidiary Cam Iron SA in relation to their investment in the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore deposit, which straddles the border between Cameroon and the Republic of Congo.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Glencore reports strong first-half copper production </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner Glencore reported a strong production performance for the first six months of this year, with its key assets largely performing in line with expectations and previously communicated guidance, CEO Gary Nagle says. For the second quarter, ended June 30, own sourced production volumes were higher in zinc, nickel, gold, steelmaking coal and energy coal, compared with production in the quarter ended March 31.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Decarbonisation reinforcing demand for Kumba Iron Ore‘s high grade, lump products</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The decarbonisation journey of the steel industry is continuing to reinforce demand for the higher-grade ores and lump products of the kind produced by South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore. These materials improve blast furnace productivity, lower emission intensity, and support the transition towards lower carbon steelmaking pathways, Kumba CEO Mpumi Zikalala reported during the interim results presentation of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company, covered by Mining Weekly. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
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            <category>KUMBA IRON ORE</category>
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            <title>Indonesia nickel smelter group says exports still delayed by rare earth checks</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Indonesia's nickel smelter group FINI said on Wednesday that exporters were still waiting for about 120 surveyor reports to be issued in order to resume shipments, despite a pledge by the presidential staff office to resolve abottleneck caused by new rare earth content checks.

Exports have been held up after a mandatory testing programme for rare earth elements was introduced earlier this month, FINI said.]]></description>
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            <category>NICKEL &amp; RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fortescue chair calls for fair negotiations with China</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest called for China and Australia to "always negotiate fairly," at an event in Perth on Monday, as the world's fourth-largest iron ore maker negotiates annual supply terms with its biggest customer. Global iron ore miners have faced increasing resistance from China's state iron ore buyer, China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) in annual supply talks over the past year as China seeks better terms for its steelmakers.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Glencore's copper output up 15%, sees strong $3.3bn marketing earnings</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencores-copper-output-up-15-sees-strong-33bn-marketing-earnings-2026-07-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global miner Glencore said on Wednesday first-half copper production rose 15% on higher grades at key operations, while its marketing unit is expected to generate about $3.3-billion in adjusted core earnings, putting it on track to far exceed the top end of its annual guidance.

The Swiss-based commodities trader and miner produced 397 000 tons of copper in the first six months of the year, up from 343 900 tons in the same 2025 period, driven by improved grades at its African operations and at its Antamina mine in Peru.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COPPER &amp; COBALT</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/anglo-highlights-ability-to-provide-capital-efficient-copper-growth-in-tightening-market-2026-07-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The capital intensity of mining has risen well ahead of inflation and mining project development timelines are continuing to extend, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad pointed out on July 30 when he reported $2.9-billion half-year copper earnings at a 60% margin. Accentuated by Wanblad is the ability of Anglo to provide capital efficient growth in a tightening copper market. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Glencore Canada reduces Osisko shareholding to 11.9% </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencore-canada-reduces-osisko-shareholding-to-119-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Base metals producer Glencore Canada Corporation has entered into a private agreement with a third party pursuant to which Glencore Canada will sell 21.5-million of its common shares owned of Osisko Metals for C$34.3-million.

Prior to the transaction, Glencore Canada owned or controlled 128-million common shares and 3.4-million common share purchase warrants of Osisko, representing about 14.3% of its issued and outsanding common shares on a non-diluted basis. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zambia bets on Pan-African metals exchange to boost mining wealth</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/zambia-bets-on-pan-african-metals-exchange-to-boost-mining-wealth-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema plans to spearhead the creation of a Pan-African minerals and metals exchange to help the continent capture greater benefits from its natural resources. The idea will help countries like Africa’s second-biggest copper producer ensure that more output is available for local value addition, a growing demand by citizens, said Jito Kayumba, an adviser to Hichilema on finance and investment.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>METALS TRADING</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <updated>1785251698</updated>
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            <title>ARM highlights value of Bokoni platinum project, restart of nickel mine</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/arm-highlights-value-of-bokoni-platinum-project-restart-of-nickel-mine-2026-07-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Bokoni and Nkomati are two of African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM’s) 100%-owned flagship projects that are poised to unlock significant long-term value for ARM and its shareholders, ARM CEO Phillip Tobias emphasised during an investor conference call on Friday, July 31 to discuss the outcomes of Bokoni’s 180 000-t-a-month development project and the recommencement of the Nkomati opencast mine. Tobias described Bokoni as a high-grade growth platform that was positioning ARM as a globally competitive, low-cost platinum group metals (PGMs) producer and pointed out that the recommencement of operations at Nkomati re-established South Africa's only primary nickel producer through a low capital intensity and a value-enhancing restart. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canadian graphite companies merge to strengthen North American supply chain</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadian-graphite-companies-merge-to-strengthen-north-american-supply-chain-2026-07-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed graphite developer Lomiko Metals has entered into an arrangement agreement to be fully acquired by fellow Canadian graphite producer, and arm's length company to Lomiko, Global Battery Materials for C$0.13 apiece.

The cash consideration for the takeover represents a premium of 71% to the 20-day volume weighted average trading price of Lomiko shares, which implies an equity value of about C$11-million on a fully diluted basis. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GRAPHITE</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Anglo American first-half loss shrinks, lifts dividend as Teck merger awaits approval</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/anglo-american-first-half-loss-shrinks-lifts-dividend-as-teck-merger-awaits-approval-2026-07-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Anglo American said on Thursday its first-half loss more than halved, raised its dividend and reported further progress on its sweeping restructuring and proposed merger with Teck Resources. The overhaul has so far delivered one major completed deal, the 2025 demerger of its South African platinum business. Exits from coal and nickel, as well as the planned sale of diamond unit De Beers, remain under way. Anglo's $53-billion all-stock merger with Teck is awaiting final approval from China.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US backs Madagascar rare earths project in push to loosen China's supply chain grip</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/us-backs-madagascar-rare-earths-project-in-push-to-loosen-chinas-supply-chain-grip-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The US is backing the Ampasindava rare earths project in Madagascar as part of its strategy to loosen the dominance of rivals in critical minerals supply chains, the State Department has said, underscoring Washington's push to develop alternative sources of minerals now largely controlled by China. The project highlights a shifting dynamic in Africa's critical minerals sector, where Chinese companies have long dominated investment in copper, cobalt and lithium. Some of the continent's leading rare earth developments are now emerging with US and broader Western support. ]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Zimbabwe half-year lithium exports up 230%</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/zimbabwe-half-year-lithium-exports-up-230-2026-07-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe exported lithium products worth $782-million in the first six months of 2026, up from $237-million during the same period last year, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Thursday. The battery mineral accounted for about 12% of Zimbabwe's mineral export revenue in the half year, behind only gold and platinum group metals.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/gold-fields-files-tarkwa-gold-lease-proposal-with-ghana-government-2026-07-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gold Fields submitted a "lease-renewal proposal" to Ghana this month for its Tarkwa gold mine, the company said on Monday. The South African miner seeks to secure the long-term future of one of its biggest mining operations.]]></description>
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            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Equinox confirms new leadership as Orla merger finalises</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/equinox-confirms-new-leadership-as-orla-merger-finalises-2026-07-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed miners Equinox Gold and Orla Mining have completed a merger to create North America's new senior gold producer, producing 1.1-million ounces of gold a year. The combined company has a clear development pathway to produce more than 1.9-million ounces of gold a year, leveraging a portfolio of high-quality producing mines, a peer-leading pipeline of growth projects, substantial free cashflow generation ability and highly experienced leadership and technical teams.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Harmony secures multicurrency credit facilities to strengthen liquidity</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/harmony-secures-multicurrency-credit-facilities-to-strengthen-liquidity-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gold and copper miner Harmony Gold has concluded new syndicated multitranche, multicurrency loan facilities comprising $500-million, A$500-million and R7-billion. The company says this reduces its funding costs relative to the refinanced facilities, extends its maturity profile and strengthens liquidity, while revealing demonstrable support from the banking market.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <a_id>726608</a_id>
        <updated>1785228354</updated>
        <published>1785227700</published>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Australia plans first domestic oil refinery in 60 years to boost fuel security</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/australia-plans-first-domestic-oil-refinery-in-60-years-to-boost-fuel-security-2026-07-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia will consider building its first new oil refinery in more than 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, as war in the Middle East squeezes supplies from overseas and underscores the urgency to improve energy security.

Albanese said the project will help build Australia's resilience and sovereign capability on fuel, potentially helping shield the country from future supply shocks.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Barrick evacuates Chile workers by helicopter after storm</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/barrick-evacuates-chile-workers-by-helicopter-after-storm-2026-07-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Barrick Mining Corp said it safely evacuated workers who had been stranded in their Barriales camp in northern Chile after severe storms blocked road access. The workers are in “good health,” the miner said in a statement posted online. Rescue efforts began Friday and resumed earlier Saturday after weather conditions allowed for helicopter flights, according to the statement.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>HEALTH &amp; SAFETY</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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