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        <description><![CDATA[An overview of aluminium and cobalt will also be incorporated, the prices and current and future market for these metals, as well as new products and technologies being used to extract and process base metals]]></description>
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            <title>Century Aluminum expanded smelter adds 10% to primary US production</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed Century Aluminium Company has produced the first hot metal from its expanded Mt Holly plant, in Berkeley County, South Carolina.  

The plant underwent a major expansion, which Century expects to reach full production by the end of June. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>ALUMINUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>LME at record high on aluminum 'black hole' fear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial metals have jumped to a record high on the London Metal Exchange (LME), driven gains in aluminum after the Middle East war disrupted supplies, as well as a recent revival in copper.

The LME Index, which tracks six major metals, has rallied by almost 12% over the past four weeks and was at an all-time peak on the close of April 16. Aluminum has risen about 15% since the start of the Iran war, with around 9% of global output coming from the Middle East.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>Aluminium</category>
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            <title>Aluminium market headed for 'unprecedented crisis' warns WoodMac</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iran war is triggering an unprecedented crisis in the global aluminium market with potentially devastating knock-on effects across sectors as diverse as construction, packaging, transport and green energy, says consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

Even if the war were to end tomorrow, it could take up to a year for Emirates Global Aluminium to recover from the damage inflicted by a missile strike on its Al Taweelah smelter in March.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Creamer Media consolidates global resources coverage under Mining Weekly International banner</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/creamer-media-consolidates-global-resources-coverage-under-mining-weekly-international-banner-2026-04-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly has launched a new daily email newsletter and related webpage to consolidate its global resources coverage under the Mining Weekly International banner. Each weekday, these new platforms will provide a comprehensive roundup of the most significant news and developments in the world of mining.  The Mining Weekly International newsletter will be sent out to readers each Monday to Friday at 15:00 Central European Time and Central Africa Time (CAT), or 09:00 Eastern Standard Time in the United States and 21:00 Australian Western Standard Time.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>GLOBAL RESOURCES</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Eskom confident of meeting winter demand, Minerals Council South Africa indicates</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Amid the expectation of Eskom publishing its winter outlook later this month, the State-owned power utility has meanwhile expressed confidence that it will be able to meet electricity demand as South Africa heads into the winter season, Minerals Council South Africa indicates in an electricity update. The Minerals Council’s update notes, however, that Eskom’s energy availability factor (EAF) declined in March, when it averaged 66.8% compared with the higher 68.3% the month before.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS ENERGY COMPLEX</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP's incoming CEO met with Chinalco boss in China this week</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[BHP Group's incoming CEO, Brandon Craig, met with the chairman of Chinalco in Beijing this week and discussed further cooperation, the Chinese aluminium giant said on Thursday.

Craig's trip to China is a focus of interest to investors as the mining giant has been locked in a pricing battle with its biggest customer, China's Mineral Resources Group. CMRG has banned its steel mills from buying several of BHP's products as the two hammer out annual supply terms.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's aluminium exports now poised to grow as Iran war hits global supply</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chinese exporters of aluminium products are now expected to have a much better year as the Iran war tightens global supply and boosts margins, with some earlier forecasts for flat shipments revised sharply higher. The Gulf accounted for roughly 9% of global supply before the war but most of that has been trapped by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Moreover, Iran's recent attacks on two of the region's biggest aluminium smelters have heightened the risk of a supply deficit even if the waterway is opened.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>World Bank, IMF, IEA to coordinate response to Middle East war's economic, energy impact</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/world-bank-imf-iea-to-coordinate-response-to-middle-east-wars-economic-energy-impact-2026-04-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced in a joint statement that they will form a coordinated group to maximise their institutions’ response to the energy and economic impacts of the war in the Middle East. The organisations stated that the Middle East war has caused major disruptions to lives and livelihoods in the region and triggered one of the largest supply shortages in global energy market history.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>ECONOMY &#38;amp; ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Proudly South African drill rigs without human intervention on way</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/proudly-south-african-drill-rigs-without-human-intervention-are-on-the-way-2026-03-31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s Master Drilling, the Fochville-based company which on Tuesday reported a $292-million revenue record plus a nigh billion-dollar 2026 order book, is introducing autonomous drilling technology applicable to raise boring, which brings in more than 80% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company’s business. Operating profit increased by 57.2% to $46.5-million, earnings per share in rands were 71.3% up at 361.1c a share. Net cash generated from operations was $17.9-million and of the $20.6-million capital expenditure, 66% was on expansion and 34% on sustaining the existing fleet, Master Drilling CFO Andre van Deventer reported.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>DRILLING</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Ferroglobe may halt operations if not afforded reduced electricity tariffs </title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/ferroglobe-may-halt-operations-if-not-afforded-reduced-electricity-tariffs-2026-03-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Silicon metal and ferroalloys producer Ferroglobe South Africa has warned that it may be forced to stop operations at all its facilities owing to a prolonged and unprecedented escalation in electricity prices. 

Ferroglobe says without confirmation of reduced tariffs for its operations before April 1, it will have no alternative but to start a retrenchment process for all its remaining staff, with dismissals anticipated to take effect from June. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>MANUFACTURING &#38;amp; LABOUR</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Flow-through can advance South African exploration, says Minerals Council economist</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/flow-through-can-advance-south-african-exploration-says-minerals-council-economist-2026-03-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The introduction of a flow-through shares incentive scheme by the South African government would solve this country’s exploration problems. A slide with words to that effect was prominently displayed during the presentation of Minerals Council South Africa acting chief economist Bongani Motsa at the Junior and Emerging Miners Desk webinar on Friday, March 27.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>JUNIOR MINING FUNDING</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>LME aluminium nears four year peak after Iran attacks on Gulf smelters</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange jumped 6% to close in on four-year highs on Monday after the Middle East's two largest producers of the metal sustained damage from Iranian attacks over the weekend.

Benchmark LME three-month aluminium rose to $3 492 per metric ton, the highest since March 19, at the start of trading as Gulf smelters Emirates Global Aluminium and Aluminium Bahrain assess damage to their facilities from the strikes.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Minerals Council CEO reiterates need for coordinated cross-govt policy environment</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/minerals-council-ceo-reiterates-need-for-coordinated-cross-govt-policy-environment-2026-03-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane on Friday reiterated South Africa’s urgent need for a coordinated cross-government policy environment directed at stimulating responsible and vigorous investment and development of South Africa’s rich mineral resources. Speaking to those attending the webinar of the Junior and Emerging Miners Desk, which discussed the state of South Africa's junior mining sector, Mthenjane drew strong attention to current global energy metal needs and the ability of South Africa and Africa to help meet the needs of the global energy transition.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>EXPLORATION AND JUNIOR MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>A$2bn deal to secure Boyne aluminium smelter, boost energy transition</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/a2bn-deal-to-secure-boyne-aluminium-smelter-boost-energy-transition-2026-03-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto, the Queensland government and the Australian federal government have announced a A$2-billion partnership to secure the long-term future of the Boyne aluminium smelter in Gladstone, while underpinning a major shift to renewable energy.

The agreement, unveiled on Wednesday, will see the Queensland and Commonwealth governments each invest A$1-billion over ten years to 2040, supporting the smelter’s transition to competitive long-term power and ensuring operations continue beyond the expiry of its current power contract in 2029.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
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            <title>Goldman lifts Q2 aluminum forecast to $3 200 on supply disruptions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs raised its second-quarter LME aluminum average price forecast to $3 200 a tonne from $3 100, citing supply losses from Middle East disruptions and the shutdown of the Mozal smelter in Mozambique.

LME aluminium CMAL3 traded at $3 260.50 at 22:15 GMT.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Energy security overtakes decarbonisation as resources become tools of power, says BHP's Slattery</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global mining and energy landscape has entered a period of “structural volatility” that is redefining resources from being traded commodities to instruments of national power, BHP Australia president Geraldine Slattery said on Tuesday. Speaking at Minerals Week 2026 in Canberra, Slattery said increasing geopolitical fragmentation was shifting policy priorities globally, with energy security and affordability now overtaking decarbonisation as the dominant policy priority in many major economies.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP’s next leader faces same problems in deal-obsessed industry</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[BHP Group has picked the continuity candidate for its next boss: A life-long company man who has spent quarter of a century at the biggest miner, honing his skills in iron-ore and copper, its most important products.

But just like his predecessor, Brandon Craig will have to navigate an industry under pressure to grow — placing bets on deals as a means to get there, or continuing along BHP’s stated path of building more mines.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South32 places Mozal on care and maintenance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner South32 has placed its 63.7%-owned Mozal aluminium smelter on care and maintenance, with effect from March 15, after it was unable to secure an affordable power supply agreement for the operation with the Mozambique government, South African power utility Eskom and other stakeholders beyond March. South32 CEO Graham Kerr points out that the company had been in discussions with the various stakeholders for six years.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
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            <title>Mintek spearheading rare earth elements recovery from discard coal, fly ash</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/mintek-spearheading-rare-earth-element-recovery-from-discard-coal-fly-ash-2026-03-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s State-owned mineral research organisation Mintek is spearheading a far-reaching research initiative into the recovery of rare-earth elements (REEs) from South Africa’s abundant reserves of discard coal and coal fly ash. &#34;We’re fundamentally reimagining the role of coal in the modern era by looking far beyond its traditional use as a primary energy source. We no longer see coal and its by-products as mere fuel or waste, but rather as a strategic reservoir of the very minerals that will power the global high-tech future,” Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku explained in a media release to Mining Weekly on Friday, March 13.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rio Tinto raises Q2 Japan aluminium premium offer, sources say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto has raised its aluminium premium offer to Japanese buyers to $350 per metric ton for April-June primary metal shipments, up 79% from the current quarter, due to fears the escalating Middle East crisis will tighten supply, two sources said.

The revised offer is 40% higher than Rio's previous proposal of $250 and, if accepted, would be the highest since the April-June quarter of 2015, when the premium reached $380 a ton.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Turn wealth beneath soil into prosperity for all, Minerals Council CEO pleads</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/turn-wealth-beneath-soil-into-prosperity-for-all-minerals-council-ceo-pleads-2026-03-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s mining sector must be a national economic priority so as to unleash its inherent and powerful multiplier effects, make inroads into high levels of unemployment and contribute to industrialisation to maximise South Africa’s latent mineral potential, driving transformation and social prosperity. This can be achieved through targeted incentives and reducing the cost of doing business, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane outlined in an in-depth article on Tuesday, March 10.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil soars 25%, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/oil-soars-25-gold-drops-as-iran-war-jolts-global-commodity-markets-2026-03-09</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged around 25% on Monday to their highest since mid-2022, with Brent on track for a record one-day gain, while gold fell 2% as an escalating Iran war squeezed world energy supplies, boosted the dollar and dampened hopes of interest-rate cuts. Agriculture markets, led by edible oils, rose as they took their cue from oil prices due to the extensive use of vegetable oils in making biofuels. Aluminium firmed on supply worries even as other metals faced headwinds from a stronger dollar.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &#38;amp; GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminium hits highest since 2022 as Alba declares force majeure</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/aluminum-hits-highest-since-2022-as-alba-declares-force-majeure-2026-03-05</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aluminum prices surged to the highest since 2022 after Aluminium Bahrain suspended deliveries of metal to some customers under so-called force majeure clauses in its supply contracts.

The company, known as Alba, is a major supplier of aluminium in the Middle East, where outbound shipments to customers have been impacted by an effective halt on voyages through the Strait of Hormuz. It confirmed the force majeure on Wednesday, after Bloomberg earlier reported the move.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>  Bloomberg</editor>
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            <title>Canada sharpens critical minerals pitch at PDAC Convention</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canada-sharpens-critical-minerals-pitch-at-pdac-convention-2026-03-04</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Canada used the global stage at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to sharpen its pitch as a critical minerals superpower, unveiling new funding vehicles, project investments and international partnerships aimed at accelerating mine development and strengthening domestic value chains. At the yearly convention – the world’s largest mining gathering – Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and Parliamentary Secretary Claude Guay led the federal delegation, outlining how mining underpins Canada’s broader economic and security ambitions.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminium price surge will depend on length of Strait of Hormuz disruption, Goldman Sachs says</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/aluminium-price-surge-will-depend-on-length-of-strait-of-hormuz-disruption-goldman-sachs-says-2026-03-03</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs said Monday the biggest risks to aluminium stem from potential disruptions to export routes and access to raw materials through the Strait of Hormuz, noting that the effect on prices should be limited if shipping disruptions are short. Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange rose to its highest in more than a month following the joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Roughly 150 ships are stranded around the Strait of Hormuz, the key shipping artery between points in Asia and Europe, after the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards told state television Monday that any ship that attempted to transit the strait would be set on fire. ]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Nigeria, AFC sign $1.3bn deal to build alumina refinery</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/nigeria-afc-sign-13bndeal-to-build-alumina-refinery-2026-03-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nigeria has signed a $1.3-billion investment deal with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build an alumina refinery and fund nationwide mineral exploration, the government said late on Sunday, in one of the country's biggest private-sector mining deals. The pact, signed through the Solid Minerals Development Fund, covers the building of the refinery, the launch of a nationwide mineral mapping programme and the creation of an investment vehicle to fast-track exploration.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>EXPLORATION</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminum jumps as Middle East war threatens supply disruptions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aluminum climbed on concerns that critical supply routes for Middle Eastern producers will be disrupted by conflict in a region responsible for a significant share of global output.

Prices for the metal advanced as much as 2.8% in early trading to $3 228 a ton on the London Metal Exchange. The Strait of Hormuz — a trade chokepoint off the coast of Iran — is used by many of the area’s major aluminum producers to ship out metal and bring in raw materials.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Turning wealth in ground into wealth for South Africa’s people is a must, says analyst</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/turning-wealth-in-ground-into-wealth-for-south-africas-people-is-a-must-says-analyst-2026-02-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa is at a pivotal juncture. It can choose to remain a supplier of raw commodities that enrich other countries or become a global leader in mineral‑based industries, says globally rated metals and mining analyst and portfolio manager, Shamim Mansoor, who spoke to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview. By focusing on mineral-based beneficiation, South Africa can transform its economy and solve this country’s financial problems, Mansoor, who has her own consultancy business specialising in metals and mining, asserts. (Also  watch attached Creamer Media video).]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>METALS AND MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminium poised to support low-carbon future, support energy transition</title>
            <link>https://www.miningweekly.com/article/aluminium-poised-to-support-low-carbon-future-support-energy-transition-2026-02-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aluminium is going to be very important going forward, supporting a low-carbon future for the planet, which is why it is so advantageous for South Africa to have an upstream smelter in the country which sustains downstream beneficiation and jobs, argued diversified miner South32 COO Noel Pillay during the Aluminium Federation of South Africa’s International Aluminium Conference in Johannesburg, on February 25. He pointed out that aluminium was often called the ‘green’ metal of the future, noting that it was lightweight and strong, durable and infinitely recyclable.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Century's Iceland aluminium smelter to return sooner than expected</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US aluminium producer Century Aluminum said on Thursday that repairs would allow the shuttered capacity at its Grundartangi smelter in Iceland to restart by the end of April, around six months sooner than previously guided.

The 320 000 metric ton per year plant had to cut production by two-thirds in late October due to electrical equipment failure, pushing up European aluminium premiums EPDc1, which are currently at a one-year high of $356 a ton.

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            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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