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            <title>South Africa’s $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project is ‘going really well’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has been a hard slog but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Mining Weekly can report the venture, for which a green-hydrogen-generating electrolyser and ammonia loop solution has already been selected, is “going really well” and developer Hive Hydrogen is expected to make “some very big announcements” at next month’s Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
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            <title>Canadian miner StrikePoint buys Newmont's gold prospect in Nevada</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[British Columbia-based StrikePoint Gold has entered into definitive agreements with subsidiaries of gold mining major Newmont Corporation to acquire the Northumberland gold project, in Nevada, for an upfront cash consideration of $70-million and contingent payments of $50-million.

Northumberland is a substantial, past producing gold deposit largely located on private land, which potentially simplifies the permitting process. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
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            <title>BHP profit tops estimates as copper powers growth, to pay highest dividend in 4 years</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[BHP Group reported better-than-expected full-year earnings and declared its highest annual dividend in four years, boosted by record copper prices that cemented the metal's lead over iron-ore as the miner's biggest earnings driver.

CEO Brandon Craig, who took the top job at the world's biggest listed mining company last month, underlined BHP's project pipeline that could boost its copper production by as much as 40% by 2035, even as production falls in the short term.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
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            <title>Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical backdrop, but they do not see the shift as a fundamental barrier to dealmaking. Executives at Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto said after half-year results in July and August that antitrust reviews and national interest were becoming more prominent factors when assessing potential transactions, particularly where copper and other critical minerals are involved.]]></description>
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            <title>Korea Eximbank to lend $1bn to Glencore for copper supply</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Export-Import Bank of Korea will lend $1-billion to commodities giant Glencore in exchange for copper supply to South Korean companies, as the country seeks to secure raw materials needed for the artificial intelligence boom.

The loan will be provided to Switzerland-based Glencore International AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore, and the proceeds will be used for general working capital, the State-run Korean lender said in a statement on Monday. The bank said Glencore has agreed to supply copper to Korean companies during the loan period, without providing details.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>Canadian cobalt refinery is taking shape, Electra Battery Materials confirms </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials Corporation says major construction packages are being executed at its cobalt sulphate refinery, in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, which is a strategic critical minerals processing facility supported by the US, Canada and Ontario governments.

The refinery is a fully permitted brownfield facility designed to produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate for North American lithium-ion battery, energy storage, defense and industrial markets. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Mining operations in northern Chile continue despite heavy rains</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Major mining operations in northern Chile continued as usual on Wednesday despite the heavy rains that hit the northern part of the South American country.

President Jose Antonio Kast visited the northern region of Antofagasta on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the heavy rainfall, which led to flooding and landslides.]]></description>
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            <title>BMI revises its yearly lithium price forecasts, driven by resilient energy demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has revised its lithium price forecasts for this year to $20 100/t for mainland Chinese lithium carbonate and $19 600/t for mainland Chinese lithium hydroxide monohydrate, reflecting sold upward price momentum sustained throughout the first half of the year. The company notes that while it expects lithium prices to drift lower in the second half of the year, robust energy storage demand is likely to keep prices from dropping much lower and prevent any big market crashes.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Canadian miner NexGen Energy holds talks with BHP as it seeks $1bn for uranium project </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadian-miner-nexgen-energy-holds-talks-with-bhp-as-it-seeks-1-billion-for-uranium-project-2026-08-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Canadian uranium miner NexGen Energy is sharing information and "talking regularly" with mining giant BHP, about its Rook I mining project in Saskatchewan, CEO Leigh Curyer told Reuters when asked about a potential equity stake. NexGen put the first shovel in the ground to kick off construction of what is slated to be one of the world's largest uranium mines on Thursday and will look to raise $1-billion in capital in the next nine months. The miner is considering financing options of prepayment agreements with utility companies, debt finance and direct equity in the project.]]></description>
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            <category>URANIUM</category>
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            <title>American Rare Earths partners with metalmaker Novex to build US domestic mine-to-magnet chain</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/american-rare-earths-partners-with-metalmaker-novex-to-build-us-domestic-mine-to-magnet-chain-2026-08-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed American Rare Earths has signed a memorandum of understanding with a US-based rare earth metallurgy and metallisation company called Novex, covering the conversion of separated rare earth oxides from the Halleck Creek project, in Wyoming, into the metal required to make permanent magnets. American Rare Earths, through its US subsidiary Wyoming Rare, will work with Novex to form a long-term commercial partnership spanning process optimisation, metallisation of demonstration plant output and the joint design of a domestic rare earth metal production facility.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Bunker Hill Mining completes first production stope blast ahead of year-end mine restart</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed Bunker Hill Mining Corporation has successfully completed the first production stope blast at the historic Bunker Hill mine, in Idaho, as the company works to redevelop the legacy asset back into a producing underground operation.

This milestone coincided with Bunker Hill Mining having reached four consecutive years of development without a lost-time incident and one year without a recordable safety incident. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canada's OceanaGold to buy Ausgold for about $553m, expand Australia presence</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian gold and copper producer OceanaGold plans to acquire Australia's Ausgold in a deal valued at A$776-million ($552.74-million), the companies said on Monday.

The deal represents a premium of 27.7% to Ausgold's previous close on Friday and gives OceanaGold ownership of the Katanning project in Western Australia.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US rare earths producer Energy Fuels' terbium meets Japanese magnet maker qualification</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed, US-based rare earths producer Energy Fuels' terbium oxide has successfully passed all qualifications for use by one of the world's largest manufacturers of permanent magnets, in Japan.

Energy Fuels produces terbium oxide at its White Mesa Mill, in Utah, where it also produces uranium.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Goldman says options demand could push gold beyond $4 900 forecast</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold prices could surge past Goldman Sachs's $4 900 year-end forecast, as surging demand for bullish gold options may amplify further gains, the bank said in a note on Friday. The bank said a further pickup in Western investor demand, combined with continued strong central bank buying, could push bullion toward key option strike levels, where dealer hedging may mechanically accelerate price moves.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Fortescue produces first hot metal towards green iron production in Australia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore major Fortescue has produced first hot metal at its Green Metal project at Christmas Creek, marking the first successful operation of its electric smelting process and a major step towards producing green metal in Australia.

The pilot project was built to test new technology and develop a pathway for ultimately producing green metal using Pilbara ore.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
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            <title>Electra Battery Materials secures Glencore feedstock for new Canadian cobalt refinery</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/electra-battery-materials-secures-glencore-feedstock-for-new-canadian-cobalt-refinery-2026-08-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With Nasdaq-listed Electra Battery Materials' cobalt sulphate refinery taking shape in Ontario, the company confirms it has secured cobalt hydroxide feed from diversified miner Glencore through December 31, 2031.

The latest cobalt hydroxide feed purchase agreement signed between the companies on August 20 builds on a commercial relationship that started in 2021 and secures 100% of the feedstock required for the commissioning and ramp-up of the refinery, as well as its operations through to 2031. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COBALT</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Newmont appoints acknowledged finance veteran to board </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global gold miner Newmont Corporation has appointed Peter Beaven to serve on the audit committee of its board. Beaven previously worked as group CFO at another global mining company, BHP, from 2015 to 2021 where he oversaw BHP's global finance function - including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, risk management and investor relations.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; BASE METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Exxaro wants energy, future metals to be more than half of group earnings by 2030</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Exxaro wants its growing energy and future-facing metals businesses to account for more than half of group earnings by 2030. “This is the business we are building for tomorrow,” Exxaro CEO Ben Magara said while displaying a slide showing a diversified natural resources champion not only providing earnings and reducing carbon intensity, but also providing the career opportunities of many young and upcoming people "to make sure that we remain a key driver to our country's economy". (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINER</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Earlier this month, a handful of back-office staff were laid off at Radiant's Dubai operation, the sources said, as the ramifications from a string of negative headlines around invoicing and document improprieties on its iron ore trades undermined the firm's ability to trade. They did not know the exact number of layoffs.]]></description>
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            <title>Glencore’s planned Australian debut draws interest as investors look past coal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Glencore could leap into top market indices within six months of listing in Australia as fund managers' copper appetite may outweigh concerns over thermal coal exposure, analysts and investors said following briefings on the listing. Glencore, the world's largest thermal coal exporter, plans a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in October, aiming to tap one of the world's fastest-growing pools of institutional capital to fund its copper growth ambitions and potentially open the way for large-scale M&A.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on Oct 2  </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of the minerals industry. The event is being hosted by South Africa’s State-owned mineral and metallurgical organisation, Mintek, whose science convention for innovators (SCI) event will assemble emerging researchers across themes such as critical minerals, energy and innovation, emerging technologies, sustainability and the circular economy.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo have conducted a joint oversight visit to ferrochrome and manganese producer Samancor’s Dikwena Chrome facility, in Brits, in the North West, following the structural collapse of a sidewall at the mine’s tailings facility that occurred on August 13. During the visit, the Ministers met with mine management, received a briefing on the operational dynamics surrounding the event and inspected the affected area to evaluate environmental impacts and infrastructure disruptions.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Canadian Minister says Canada, US far apart on draft trade deal, source says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canada and the US are still far from reaching a draft trade deal despite regular meetings, Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian Minister responsible for trade with the US, told an advisory committee on Friday, according to a source directly briefed on the matter.

LeBlanc is in Washington with his chief trade negotiator and a team of officials for discussions as the August 19 deadline approaches for the start of US President Donald Trump's new 50% tariffs.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Harmony to report substantially higher full-year earnings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold and copper miner Harmony Gold Mining Company expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the financial year ended June 30 to be between R44 and R48 – an increase of between 90% and 108% on the EPS of R23.13 reported for the 2025 financial year. In dollar terms, EPS are expected to be between $2.65 and $2.85 – an increase of between 109% and 124% on the EPS of $1.27 reported for the prior financial year.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GOLD AND COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sibanye-Stillwater granted approval for New Beisa Node transfer – Neo Energy Metals </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Uranium and gold developer Neo Energy Metals has provided an update on the regulatory transfer process for the Beatrix 4 Shaft Mining Area (New Beisa Node) in South Africa’s Free State province. The company confirms that Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has granted Sibanye-Stillwater’s wholly owned subsidiary Sibanye Gold the consent required in terms of Section 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) to take transfer of the Southern Free State (SOFS) mining right from Witwatersrand Gold Consolidated.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and Jobs, which marks the next chapter of a joint effort between government and business to accelerate inclusive economic growth, unlock investment, strengthen confidence and create jobs. The goal is to lift South Africa’s economic growth to 3% by 2030 and create one-million jobs. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>SOUTH AFRICAN MINING PARTNERSHIP</category>
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            <title>Dwyka, Tharisa partner to create drone pilot training school at Tharisa mine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dwyka Labs, which is the innovation and training unit of Dwyka Mining Services, and Tharisa Minerals have jointly launched a Drone Academy at the latter’s Tharisa mine, in the North West province. The Drone Academy has an initial cohort of 20 trainees. The intent is that, after qualifying, they will be able to support mine survey and security operations and mine planning. The trainees were selected from the mine’s host communities, and will be assessed during the course in order to refine the future curriculum. The identification of talent for both current and future roles is an integral part of the programme.]]></description>
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            <title>BMI revises iron-ore price forecast downward to reflect weak global market activity, demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, is revising down its iron-ore forecast to an average of $99/t from $101/t previously, noting that strong downside risks remain as weak mainland Chinese activity dampens market sentiment and demand. The company reports that mainland China’s property and infrastructure sectors are unlikely to rebound over the last few months of this year.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mali gold output jumps 30% in first half, beating forecasts</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mali's industrial gold production rose about 30% in the first half of 2026, surpassing government forecasts and signaling a rebound from a difficult 2025 marked by tensions between the state and miners. Mali, one of Africa's leading gold producers, has tightened its grip on the mining sector to boost revenues, introducing reforms that have sometimes unsettled miners.]]></description>
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            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Andrada secures funding for Uis mine ore-sorting expansion</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s subsidiary, Uis Tin Mining Company (UTMC), has executed definitive agreements for loan facilities totalling N$98-million, or about £4.4-million, with Bank Windhoek and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN). The loan facilities comprise two equal N$49-million, or about £2.2-million, tranches and Andrada says all conditions precedent governing loan disbursement have been met to the satisfaction of both lenders.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[North America-focused Elevra Lithium secured a price-floor structure in a deal to supply a new processing facility in Canada, as western countries seek to bolster their critical-mineral supply chains.

The Sydney-listed company will supply spodumene concentrate from its project in Québec to Mangrove Lithium’s planned conversion plant, according to a statement on Friday. The agreement provides a price floor set above the expected cost of production, but no ceiling, it said, without disclosing the sum.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australia's largest gold miner Northern Star has posted a record net profit after tax of A$1.7-billion, or A$1.17 apiece, in the year ended June 30, marking a 24% year-on-year increase from the prior year's net profit after tax of A$1.3-billion.

The group's underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) came to A$4.3-billion, with underlying free cashflow of A$190-million. This compares to underlying Ebitda of A$3.5-billion and underlying free cashflow of A$563-million in the prior year, respectively. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chilean state miner Codelco unveiled a sweeping management reshuffle on Friday, installing a senior executive at its troubled El Teniente mine and reorganizing oversight of its operations.

The moves underscored new CEO Jorge Gomez's push to tighten control as delays, safety concerns and reporting scrutiny weigh on the Codelco recovery.]]></description>
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