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            <title>Panama government to recommend copper mine restart through state tie-up, sources say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ A Panamanian government commission will recommend to President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday to restart the suspended Cobre Panama mine, two sources familiar with the matter said, proposing a state partnership with Canada's First Quantum Minerals.

The final government audit of the mine - which was responsible for 1% of copper production worldwide when it was idled in 2023 - was highly expected by market participants as prices of the red metal hover near all-time highs.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa’s Tshipi puts 828 000 t of manganese through Namibia’s Port of Lüderitz</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The plan-beating sale of manganese ore by Jupiter Mines in its financial year 2026 (FY26) included 828 000 t going through the Port of Lüderitz in Namibia, the ASX-listed company stated in its annual report on Wednesday, September 30. Jupiter owns 49.9% of Tshipi é Ntle Manganese, which operates the Tshipi manganese mine in South Africa’s large, low-cost Kalahari manganese field. South Africa’s JSE-listed Exxaro Resources owns 50.1% of Tshipi, which sold 3.5-million tonnes during this reporting period, exceeding full-year targets and its historical average of 3.4-million tonnes a year.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MANGANESE</category>
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            <title>Fortescue, Metso reach green ironmaking milestone</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore major Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project, which features mining technology specialist Metso’s Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Smelting Furnace technology, has produced its first hot metal in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

The project marks an important milestone for Fortescue and Metso in developing a pathway toward producing green metal from Pilbara iron-ore using new low-emission smelting technologies.  ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
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            <title>Gold Fields aims to woo Northern Star investors after miner's rebuff</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold Fields could make another run for Northern Star Resources, CEO Mike Fraser said, after the Australian miner rejected a $27-billion takeover offer, with investors expecting it to return with more cash. Northern Star rebuffed an unsolicited A$38.7-billion ($27.1-billion) buyout proposal in shares and cash from Gold Fields to create the world's second-biggest gold miner, the latest consolidation play in the sector as producers seek scale and longer-life reserves.]]></description>
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            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Big boost for platinum, palladium as China exchange internationalises</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From Monday, September 28, China will give international investors access to trading in palladium and platinum on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX), where domestic exchange activity has been improving price discovery since the launch in November last year. Now, the GFEX’s investment scope is reaching out to foreign institutional investors and giving them full access to platinum and palladium futures and options contracts.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM</category>
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            <title>World’s top coal exporter strains to lift output as prices soar</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, is failing to tap into soaring prices for the fuel as countries look to offset reduced natural gas supplies from the Persian Gulf.

At a conference on Bali that’s the highlight of the local industry’s calendar, traders are confronting some of the tightest supply conditions in years. Exports fell to a five-year low this month following the slashing of mining quotas by the government as well as low water levels at key barging rivers, DBX Commodities said in a note.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold Fields, Northern Star mix looks like match made in heaven but uncertainty prevails</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold Fields has more than doubled free cash flow in the last 12 months; Northern Star has suffered free cash flow decline in the same period despite the gold price rise. Gold Fields has a settled leadership team; Northern Star has a CEO, CFO and chief development officer transition underway during a period of project execution and delivery.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa's Transnet begins process to expand manganese export capacity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's State-owned logistics operator Transnet said on Friday it has started the process of picking a private sector partner to develop and operate a new manganese export terminal for 25 years, as it seeks to expand the mineral's export capacity by 20%. South Africa is the world's top manganese exporter, having shipped about 26-million metric tons in 2025, according to the Minerals Council. Manganese is mostly used in steel manufacturing, but increasingly in battery technologies, which are vital for renewable energy. Transnet, which currently handles about 16-million tons of South Africa's manganese exports annually through its freight rail system, is seeking a private sector partner to fund, develop, operate and maintain a new export corridor from mines in the Northern Cape to a new terminal at Ngqura, in the Eastern Cape.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>MANGANESE &amp; PORTS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Belgian gem trader HB downsizes Botswana operations after failed supply deal </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp is scaling back its Botswana operations after failing to secure rough diamond supplies from State-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), a senior company official told Reuters.

Former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced a deal in 2023 to acquire a 24% stake in HB Antwerp and supply the trader with 10% of ODC's rough diamond output for five years.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>DIAMONDS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia's Northern Star rejects $27bn takeover approach from Gold Fields</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/australias-northern-star-rejects-27bn-takeover-approach-from-gold-fields-2026-09-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's top gold producer Northern Star Resources said it rejected an unsolicited A$38.7-billion ($27.1-billion) takeover proposal from South Africa's Gold Fields, the latest sign of consolidation pressure in the gold sector.

A successful bid for Northern Star would create the world's second-biggest gold producer after Newmont and rank among the largest-ever takeovers of an Australian company. The offer comes after a rally in gold prices to record highs at the start of the year has fizzled out.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>North American energy storage to drive lithium carbonate demand through 2031</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/north-american-energy-storage-to-drive-lithium-carbonate-demand-through-2031-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Market research firm Mordor Intelligence expects the global lithium carbonate market to grow from 141-million lithium carbonate-equivalent (LCE) tons in 2026 to 3.93-million LCE tons by 2031, marking a 22.74% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), with new projects in Chile and Nevada gradually expanding supply outside of China.

China currently accounts for between 60% and 70% of global lithium refining, yet imports 80% of its spodumene from Australia. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Trump unveils $15bn planned Iowa steel project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump on Monday said that a Minnesota company plans to build a multi-billion-dollar steel mill in Iowa, handing the administration a marquee manufacturing investment to showcase as Republicans head into November's midterm elections.

Trump unveiled the project at the White House with executives from Mesabi Metallics, which recently opened Minnesota's first new iron-ore mine in 50 years. The White House said the plant investment would amount to $15-billion.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Epiroc secures underground mining equipment order for Sibanye-Stillwater PGMs mine </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/epiroc-secures-underground-mining-equipment-order-for-sibanye-stillwater-pgms-mine-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries Epiroc has won a large order for underground mining equipment from multinational metals and mining company Sibanye-Stillwater for a platinum group metals (PGMs) mine in South Africa. Sibanye-Stillwater will use the equipment at the Siphumelele shaft at its Rustenburg PGMs operations.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>MINING EQUIPMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Tungsten market value estimates vary, but the upward trajectory is clear</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/tungsten-market-value-estimates-vary-but-the-upward-trajectory-is-clear-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Research firm Market Data Forecast estimates the value of the global tungsten market to have been $5.14-billion in 2025, which will likely widen to $5.56-billion in 2026 and further to $10.45-billion by 2034. This equates to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2% between 2026 and 2034.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>TUNGSTEN</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Supervisors at BHP Escondida mine in Chile reject offer, paving way for strike</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/supervisors-at-bhp-escondida-mine-in-chile-reject-offer-paving-way-for-strike-2026-10-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Supervisors at BHP's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, rejected a collective contract offer on Wednesday, paving the way for a potential strike at the Chilean mine.

Last week, the 1 020-member union received the final proposal and urged its members to reject it in the vote.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Madagascar villagers file claim against Rio Tinto over alleged mine contamination</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/madagascar-villagers-file-claim-against-rio-tinto-over-alleged-mine-contamination-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[More than 6 500 people in Madagascar have filed a claim in London's High Court against Rio Tinto, alleging contamination from the mining group's mineral sands operation exposed them to dangerous levels of lead and uranium. The claim relates to Rio Tinto's QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) mine. Communities near the site have previously protested over water releases from the mine into the surrounding environment, according to law firm Leigh Day, which is representing the claimants.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Congo to audit major miners annually from 2027 as part of local content drive, regulator says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/congo-to-audit-major-miners-annually-from-2027-as-part-of-local-content-drive-regulator-says-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo will subject major mining companies to annual audits of subcontracting practices and compliance with local-content requirements from 2027, as authorities step up efforts to increase business for Congolese-owned firms, the head of the country's subcontracting regulator told Reuters. The world's largest cobalt producer and Africa's top copper producer has tightened oversight of its mining sector as it seeks to channel more contracts and procurement spending to local companies.]]></description>
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            <title>Glencore wins approval to extend Hunter Valley coal operations in Australia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Glencore on Wednesday won approval to continue operations at its Hunter Valley thermal coal project in Australia until 2045, after a State government found the economic benefits outweighed the environmental impact.

The decision was criticised by environmentalists, who said it would worsen pollution and make it harder for Australia to hit its emissions targets, but welcomed by the miner, which employs 1 500 workers at two open-cut coal mines at the site in New South Wales State.]]></description>
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            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sibanye confirms wage agreement for East Boulder workers, strikes continue at Stillwater East, ...</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/sibanye-confirms-wage-agreement-for-east-boulder-workers-strikes-continue-at-stillwater-east-columbus-continue-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NYSE- and JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater's workforce has successfully ratified a new collective bargaining agreement at the East Boulder mine in Montana, in the US, effective retroactively from August 1 this year to July 31, 2029, with the United Steel Workers International Union (USW).

The new agreement provides a wage increase of 4.5% in year one and the greater of 3.5% or consumer price index (CPI) in year two and the greater of 3% or CPI in year three of the agreement.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>PRECIOUS METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Tharisa appoints new chair, as Loucas Pouroulis becomes founding chairperson emeritus</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/tharisa-appoints-new-chair-as-loucas-pouroulis-becomes-founding-chairperson-emeritus-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Loucas Pouroulis, the founder of Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals group Tharisa will, from October 1, become founding chairperson emeritus of the company, while Carol Bell will succeed him as chairperson. Tharisa points out that Pouroulis has worked in the South African mining sector for more than six decades and that his contribution to the chrome sector was recognised when he received the Lifetime Award at the 2019 South African Chrome Industry Dinner and Awards Ceremony.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>CHROME AND PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>India burns through coal stockpiles in rush to ease power gap </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[India’s power plants are rapidly exhausting coal inventories as generators ramp up production to offset weak hydro and the evening drop-off in solar output, prompting the government to invoke an emergency rule to boost electricity supplies.

The federal government has mandated companies with captive coal generation capacity of more than 50 MW to run the plants at full throttle and sell surplus electricity through exchanges, according to a power ministry notification. The rule applies to companies in sectors such as steel, fertilizers, oil refining and cement that operate in-house plants to power their factories.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>COAL</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Copper 360 appoints Gordon Thompson CEO, Seten Naidoo CFO</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/copper-360-appoints-gordon-thompson-ceo-seten-naidoo-cfo-2026-09-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed copper producer Copper 360 has appointed Gordon Thompson as its new CEO, while Seten Naidoo has been appointed as the company’s new CFO. The appointments took effect on September 24, with Thompson relinquishing his role as COO and Naidoo stepping down as chief risk officer (CRO).]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>APPOINTMENTS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Cleveland-Cliffs to idle output at Canada steel plant, blames tariffs</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/cleveland-cliffs-to-idle-output-at-canada-steel-plant-blames-tariffs-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Cleveland-Cliffs is idling some production at its Hamilton, Ontario plant in Canada and will lay off hundreds of workers, citing the damage done by US tariffs, CBC News said on Monday.

Citing an internal memo, CBC said the company would indefinitely idle its cold-rolled and coated operations at the Stelco plant, with operations set to begin winding down on October 9. Up to 500 employees will be affected.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Catalytic power of platinum, palladium being eyed for drones</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/catalytic-power-of-platinum-palladium-being-eyed-for-drones-2026-10-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The catalytic properties of platinum and palladium are being researched and developed as a potential source of significant upliftment for drones. The higher energy density that platinum and palladium can provide is being viewed as an extender of operating time, increased payload capacity and improved performance.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Creamer Media Reporter  </editor>
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        <image_title>Platinum Group Metals Limited CEO Frank Hallam.</image_title>
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            <title>Six years after a mining reboot, Egypt's gold ambitions start to take shape</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/six-years-after-a-mining-reboot-egypts-gold-ambitions-start-to-take-shape-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Egypt's mining sector drew hundreds of millions of dollars in planned investments this week as companies seek gold and other minerals in a country often seen as one of Africa's most under-explored.   Several companies awarded exploration licences are getting closer to confirming gold deposits able to support commercial operations, executives told Reuters on the sidelines of the Egypt Mining Forum.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US supports UK tungsten project Redmoor with $9.25m funding </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/us-supports-uk-tungsten-project-redmoor-with-925m-funding-2026-09-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Strategic Minerals has secured a $9.25-million investment in its wholly-owned subsidiary Cornwall Resources from the US Department of War.

The funding will support the acceleration of the Redmoor tungsten/copper/tin project in the UK through all feasibility studies and toward a final investment decision for mining. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>TUNGSTEN</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Creamer Media Reporter  </editor>
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            <title>Canadian miner Troilus secures bulk of debt funding required for Québec mine build</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadian-miner-troilus-secures-bulk-of-debt-funding-required-for-qubec-mine-build-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Canadian emerging gold, copper and silver producer Troilus Mining Corporation has secured the bulk of the debt financing required to build the Troilus project in Québec.

The company received a credit-approved commitment letter from German development financing institution KfW IPEX-Bank and Société Générale Canada to underwrite a total $850-million in debt financing to support the development of Troilus. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER &amp; GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Centuries-old London Good Delivery system for gold faces modern accountability test</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) will defend itself in London's High Court from October 7 against a claim that it owed a duty of care to two Tanzanian artisanal miners allegedly killed at the North Mara gold mine in 2019. The case marks a legal challenge to a 276-year-old system that determines which gold bars can be traded in London, the world's largest over-the-counter bullion market, testing whether it can be held responsible for alleged abuses linked to gold mining.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Moody's cuts Botswana rating again as diamond slump weighs on economy</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/moodys-cuts-botswana-rating-again-as-diamond-slump-weighs-on-economy-2026-09-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ratings agency Moody's on Friday downgraded Botswana's domestic- and foreign-currency long-term issuer ratings to "Baa2" from "Baa1", citing an expected deterioration in the country's public finances. The move marks Botswana's second downgrade by Moody's in less than a year, leaving the sovereign just two notches above junk status.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ECONOMY &amp; DIAMONDS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>India targets 600-million tons steel capacity by 2047, secretary says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/india-targets-600-million-tons-steel-capacity-by-2047-secretary-says-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[India's new steel policy plans 600-million metric tons of steelmaking capacity by 2047 and is a roadmap for the next two decades, the country's steel secretary said on Tuesday, adding that it will be released to the public domain soon.

The policy, a draft document of which was reviewed by Reuters, also lays out plans to cut sector emissions and shore up access to iron ore and coking coal — key raw materials — to meet anticipated demand.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>STEEL</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/south-africas-complementary-a2x-exchange-attracts-another-mining-listing-2026-09-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The ordinary shares of precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater have been approved for inclusion in the list of qualifying equity securities to be traded on South Africa’s complementary A2X stock exchange. With effect from October 6, the secondary A2X listing is poised to support liquidity and provide investors with greater access to the ordinary shares of Sibanye-Stillwater, which at the time of going to press had a market capitalisation of R117-billion.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM AND GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Miners bound to megadeal playbook in pursuit of global scale</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining companies are set on building scale through M&A and partnerships to tackle financial and geopolitical hurdles, despite several thwarted megadeals over the past year. Gold Fields, whose $27.1-billion offer to forge the world's second-largest gold producer was rejected by Northern Star on Monday, is the latest to go into battle.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canada's Barrick Mining has signed a new collective bargaining agreement with unions representing workers at its Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine in western Mali, a company spokesperson and a union official said on Sunday, easing the threat of a strike. "We confirm that we have signed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the LG unions," the spokesperson said.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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