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        <description><![CDATA[The latest mining world news and project information from Africa. providing updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure will be highlighted]]></description>
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            <title>Congo suspends artisanal mining agency head for failing to prevent illegal activities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo's mines minister has suspended the head of the state agency overseeing artisanal and small-scale mining, accusing him of failing to prevent illegal mining on licensed concessions, according to an order seen by Reuters. Mines minister Louis Kabamba Watum suspended Jean-Paul Kadiobo Kapongo, director general of the Service d'Assistance et d'Encadrement de l'Exploitation Miniere Artisanale et a Petite Echelle (SAEMAPE), on October 21, the document showed.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ARTISANAL MINING</category>
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            <title>Millennial Potash targets Gabon project build start by end-2027</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Millennial Potash aims to start construction of its US-backed Banio potash project in Gabon by the end of 2027, with annual output potentially exceeding an initial estimate of 800 000 metric tons amid growing buyer interest, its chairperson said. The Canadian resource firm is advancing a definitive feasibility study for the project on Gabon's southern coast and is also conducting environmental and social impact studies, Farhad Abasov told Reuters late on Monday.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>September inflation tightens squeeze on South African mining</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s headline consumer price inflation rose to 4.5% in September, from 4.4% in August, staying above the South African Reserve Bank’s 3% plus-minus 1% target range. September’s consumer price index data showed inflationary pressure on costs that impact mining, such as transport, fuel, electricity and water.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>SOUTH AFRICAN MINING</category>
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            <title>ACMC, Scepter partner to evaluate critical minerals projects in Africa </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US-based critical minerals development platform Africa Critical Minerals Corporation (ACMC) and AI-powered resource intelligence company Scepter have signed a memorandum of understanding to use Scepter’s AI to evaluate African critical minerals projects for ACMC’s development platform. ACMC is building a portfolio of critical minerals projects with local African partners.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
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            <title>Perseus on track to meet full-year guidance following strong first-quarter performance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed gold mining company Perseus Mining recorded a strong quarter ended September 30, which CEO and MD Craig Jones described as “a solid start to full-year 2027”. He noted that all three of the company’s operations performed well and that the company remains on track to meet its full-year guidance.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
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            <title>ADI Foundation, SAGINT to scale critical minerals traceability platform</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi-based nonprofit blockchain organisation ADI Foundation and digital asset developer SAGINT have announced a global partnership to bring SAGINT's Digital Warehouse Receipt technology to ADI Chain, creating a verifiable digital record for critical minerals as they move from producers to warehouses, buyers and across borders. The partnership is designed to address one of the most persistent challenges in commodities trading: proving where a material came from, who has held it and who has control over it as it moves through the supply chain.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
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            <title>Webuild, Odebrecht in line to build key African copper rail line</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/webuild-odebrecht-in-line-to-build-key-african-copper-rail-line-2026-10-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Italy’s Webuild and Brazil’s Odebrecht Engenharia & Construção are key members of groups that have been selected as preferred bidders to build an 830 km section of the Lobito Corridor rail connecting central Africa’s copper and cobalt fields with a port on Angola’s Atlantic coast. Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the lead developer of the so-called Zambia section of the project, chose the groups, which are expected to finalise contracts within 8 to 12 weeks after the start of talks next month. Webuild, Mota-Engil SGPS and Türkiye’s IC Ictas are negotiating to build the section from Chingola in Zambia to its border with Angola. Mota-Engil and Odebrecht, a unit of Novonor, are in talks about the section from the border to Luacano in Angola.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>COPPER &amp; COBALT</category>
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            <title>Iron-ore hits two-year low as concerns over China demand dominate</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore prices slid on Tuesday to their lowest in more than two years, weighed down by mounting concerns over demand prospects in top consumer China.

The most-traded iron-ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange fell 1.19% to 662 yuan ($99.25) a ton, as of 02:14 GMT, after touching its weakest since September 24, 2024, at 661.5 yuan earlier in the session.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Platinum and palladium receive yet another futures trading boost</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/platinum-and-palladium-receive-yet-another-futures-trading-boost-2026-10-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Platinum and palladium are among four precious metals included in new futures contracts launched in London, World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports, amid New York-listed Intercontinental Exchange's commencement of trading precious metals derivatives in London. Intercontinental Exchange's contracts, which also cover gold and silver, are linked to London's established daily benchmark price auctions and offer market participants an additional way to manage price exposure and risk. For platinum and palladium, the development could provide greater flexibility for investors and industrial users, although the impact on market liquidity will depend on trading activity and uptake, WPIC noted on LinkedIn.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Pensana continues financing discussions for Angola mine </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/pensana-continues-financing-discussions-for-angola-mine-2026-10-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Pensana has continued its discussions with major shareholders, Cascade and others, for the investment of the equity required by subsidiary Ozango Minerais with a view to bring the Longonjo mine, in Angola, through commissioning in early 2028 and into full production in late 2028. The proposed Ozango equity financing is expected to be in the range of $75-million to $90-million, of which Cascade expects to deploy a significant tranche within the next 14 days.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>Nomfundo Maseti appointed as acting Nersa CEO</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has appointed Nomfundo Maseti as Acting CEO of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), effective from October 25. Maseti will serve until the Minister appoints a permanent CEO, the regulator said in a statement that provided no timeline for such an appointment. ]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Unicorn Mineral Resources strengthens board ahead of Klein Aub development</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Unicorn Mineral Resources has appointed Patrick Doherty as the company’s executive chairperson and Graeme Fawcett and Kevin Warrington as nonexecutive directors. The appointments follow the company's acquisition of a controlling interest in the Klein Aub copper mine, in Namibia, and form part of efforts to strengthen its leadership and operational capabilities ahead of the next phase of development.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
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            <title>GoldStone reports good results from drilling in Ghana </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed GoldStone Resources has achieved “encouraging results” from pit-definition drilling at its Homase mine, in Ghana, and announced the reappointment of SEMS Exploration Services to lead the next phase of its Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) mineral resource evaluation and expansion programme. The programme forms part of GoldStone’s strategy to build on its 602 000 oz mineral resource reported in November 2012, within a 4.4-km-long well-defined structural zone.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
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            <title>Blencowe completes Phase 2 exploration at Uganda project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed a second phase exploration programme over identified geophysical targets situated immediately north and south of its existing deposits at the Orom-Cross graphite project, in northern Uganda. Graphite was found outcropping at surface across the targets tested, along about 25 km of strike, all within the company’s own lease areas.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GRAPHITE</category>
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            <title>NeoTerra’s interest in Monte Muambe increases to 70%</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[LSE-listed critical minerals exploration company NeoTerra Group has announced the completion of Phase 3 of a farm-out agreement for the Monte Muambe critical minerals project, in Mozambique, with the group having met the minimum expenditure requirement for this phase. This also triggers an increase of NeoTerra’s interest in subsidiary company Monte Muambe Mining from 51% to 70%.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
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            <title>Atlantic Lithium completes novation agreement for Ghana project </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/atlantic-lithium-completes-novation-agreement-for-ghana-project-2026-10-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium has announced the completion of the agreement between Elevra Lithium and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt for the transfer of Elevra’s rights and interests in Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa lithium project and broader lithium portfolio in Ghana to Huayou. As announced on in May, Atlantic Lithium consented to this novation agreement pursuant to arrangements entered into with Huayou and Elevra.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
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            <title>Lotus secures export permits for Malawi uranium project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Lotus Resources has secured the final key approval required for the transportation and export of its first shipment of uranium product from Malawi, through Zambia and then Namibia, allowing despatch of the first shipment to market. Lotus has secured Transport and Export Authorisation from the Namibian National Radiation Protection Authority, which enables its first shipment of uranium product.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
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            <title>China's tug-of-war with Australian miners lurks beneath iron-ore calm</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-tug-of-war-with-australian-miners-lurks-beneath-iron-ore-calm-2026-10-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If China's iron ore market was to be judged by import volumes alone, the image would be one of gentle and steady growth.

But beneath the calm picture presented by imports of the main steel raw material is a tug-of-war between China, which buys about 75% of global seaborne supplies, and Australia's miners, which provide around two-thirds of China's needs.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kodal Minerals aims to build a broader West African lithium portfolio beyond its Bougouni mine in Mali, drawing on nearly two decades of operating experience in the region, CE Bernard Aylward said. The London-listed miner's Bougouni lithium mine, a joint venture with China's Hainan, entered production last year. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Bezant Resources has entered into an agreement with US-based YA II PN, an institutional investor managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, for a £4-million gross financing facility, which is being drawn down in full. In a statement to shareholders, the company explains that the facility, structured as a non-convertible unsecured loan repayable in cash, provides Bezant with additional working capital and financial flexibility to support its ongoing operations, corporate requirements and development activities.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Minor platinum group metals (PGMs), particularly iridium and ruthenium, are continuing to outperform, supported by robust demand from emerging technology applications, Valterra Platinum reported on Friday, October 23. The price Valterra realised for iridium in the three months ended September 30 was $7 720/oz, compared with $4 287/oz in the corresponding period of last year. The price realised for ruthenium in the quarter was $1 583/oz, compared with $799/oz in the third quarter of last year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold and exploration company Namib Minerals’ subsidiary Bulawayo Mining Company has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Ecobank Zimbabwe for a proposed nondilutive $30-million, 36-month loan facility to support the Redwing gold mine’s resource definition and bankability programme. Namib explains that the proposed facility remains subject to completion of the customary conditions precedent and the execution of definitive documentation.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gauteng East Rand-based, privately owned mining house Upward Spiral 1471 has introduced new belt filter technology at its ERPM operation, in Benoni, with the aim to lower operational costs, improve efficiency and deliver environmental benefits. The filtration system is designed for mineral processing applications and eliminates the need to pump contaminated water from its mining operations to tailings dams off site, the company says in a statement.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Bannerman Energy advises that the Etango joint venture (JV), in which it has a 55% stake and its partner CNNC Overseas Limited (CNOL) a 45% interest, has taken a positive final investment decision (FID) on the Etango uranium project, in Namibia. Building on the extensive early works programme undertaken at the Etango project, this positive FID signals the start of full-scale construction activities on site over the coming months.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Rainbow Rare Earths recent lab success; the sale of South Africa’s aluminium value chain assets to Alcoa Corporation; and Andrada Mining's quadrupled-plus gross profit.   ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[World's largest gold miner Newmont beat analysts' third-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as elevated gold prices and a recovery in copper production at its Cadia mine in Australia boosted earnings.

Gold prices averaged $4 204.59/oz during the quarter, up about 17.6% from a year earlier, as investors sought safe-haven assets despite a stronger dollar and inflation concerns tied to higher oil prices during the US war on Iran.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As South Africa faces a gas cliff – precipitated by waning supply from Mozambique’s Pande and Temane fields – some in the local gas sector believe the challenge could be leveraged to help transform and strengthen the industry. In its updated Gas Roadmap, published earlier this year, the Industrial Gas Users Association-Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) identifies natural gas as one of the most immediate levers for South Africa’s industrial and economic renewal.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[London-listed URU Metals’ subsidiary Lesego Platinum Uitloop (LPU) has signed the drilling contract for the next phase of work at its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, South Africa. The appointed drilling contractor is scheduled to mobilise to site by November 2, with drilling expected to start by November 9, subject to completion of the remaining site-readiness and health and safety requirements.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Metals One has entered into a binding term sheet with TSX-V-listed Lions Bay Capital, Salamander Consulting and Lions Bay Resources (LBR) for the proposed acquisition of the remaining interests in LBR that the company does not already own. Under the revised structure, Metals One intends to exercise its existing option to increase its interest in LBR from 30% to 49.99%, as well as to acquire the remaining 50.01% from Lions Bay Capital and Salamander through two separate share-for-share transactions.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s logistics cost burden is at its highest level in more than two decades, with a new analysis projecting that the cost of moving goods through the country will reach a record R1.16-trillion in 2026, equivalent to 14.6% of GDP. These findings are contained in the 2026 edition of the 'State of Logistics' report, produced by consultative research firm the GAIN Group, which has been analysing South Africa’s logistics costs since 2023.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Multicommodity, midtier mining and materials company Afrimat faced its most challenging trading conditions since it listed in 2006, during the six months to August 31, with revenue having decreased by 4.3% year-on-year to R5.1-billion, mainly owing to lower revenue in the iron-ore and cement businesses, but partly offset by growth in the aggregates business and higher anthracite export volumes, group CEO Andries van Heerden says. He points out that an “excellent” performance from the aggregates business was hampered by a decline in the profitability of the iron-ore business and continued operational challenges in cement.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ghana has ordered its mining regulator to standardise pay and employment conditions across the industry, a move that could ease union concerns over a planned shift of mining operations from multinational companies to local contractors by December. Africa's top gold producer has directed miners to transfer operations to local contractors or face sanctions under local-content rules affecting major operators including Newmont, AngloGold Ashanti, Zijin and Ghana Manganese Company. Labour unions have opposed the policy, warning it could reduce workers' pay and benefits]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[To meet 2050 lithium demand, the equivalent of 134 new lithium mines will be needed, says supply chain researcher Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. This equates to a new mine every two months for the next 24 years, explains Benchmark Mineral Intelligence lithium product director Dr Cameron Perks.]]></description>
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