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            <title>Spanish Mountain Gold inks royalty deal with Wheaton </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Spanish Mountain Gold has entered into a royalty agreement with Canadian streaming company Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation whereby Wheaton will acquire a 1.5% net smelter return royalty on gold and silver produced from the Spanish Mountain Gold project for aggregate cash proceeds of $55-million. 

The proceeds will be paid in three instalments. 
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            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX- and NYSE-listed B2Gold has developed a preliminary revised mill processing plan for the Goose mine, in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, following a fire incident on April 16. While the company confirmed no injuries to personnel, nor damage to the mine's mill or power facility, it did find localised fire damage worth about C$10-million to the crushing circuit area.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Growth’s not an entitlement, investment’s not a given, Memsa event hears</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Growth is not an entitlement and capital investment is not a given. These were two key points that Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane emphasised during a Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa (Memsa) event at Montecasino on Friday. Scrutinised were the implications for South Africa of the Middle East conflict, with the big focus on what this country’s original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can do in the face of geopolitical disruption.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>Sibanye-Stillwater collaborates further to find new applications for platinum metals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining and metals company Sibanye-Stillwater and the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) on Friday announced their research collaboration to advance nuclear medicine for cancer treatment. This followed Sibanye-Stillwater’s announcement on Thursday that it is partnering with precious metals and technology company Heraeus in a joint research and development project aimed at developing a generation of innovative, cost-efficient glass fibre bushings.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Breakthrough positions chrome as key revenue driver for Southern Palladium</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Results from metallurgical test work at the Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province indicate that up to a fifth of Southern Palladium’s future revenues could come from chrome. In an announcement on the ASX and JSE on Friday Southern Palladium reported that the results from its latest metallurgical test work not only confirm the high-grade nature of the Bengwenyama upper group two (UG2) mineral resource but also suggest that chromite concentrate recoveries of more than double initial estimates are achievable.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
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            <title>Defense Metals included in world’s first dedicated ex-China rare earths ETF</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed Defense Metals Corporation has been included in the newly launched Sprott Rare Earth Ex-China Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), which is the only ETF providing focused exposure to rare earth companies outside of China. 

Defense Metals CEO and president Mark Tory says inclusion in the ETF validates company’s success in advancing the Wicheeda rare earths project, in British Columbia. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>N Cape investment, BHP's workshops, Namibia's green hydrogen breakthrough make headlines </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the R105-billion in investment pledges for the Northern Cape; the exploration workshops that BHP is set to launch; and the green hydrogen breakthrough in Namibia.  ]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>Investors commit R105-billion-plus to Northern Cape development</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s minerals-endowed Northern Cape province has attracted more than R105-billion in investment pledges in new and expanded mining, energy and agriculture projects, with an expected 19 800 new jobs to be created as a result. The investment accords were signed at this week’s inaugural Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference in Kimberley. The three-day conference was attended by over 900 stakeholders, including government Ministers, industry leaders and prospective investors, to catalyse investment and growth opportunities in the province’s green energy, minerals and mining, agriculture, industrialisation, infrastructure and logistics, and tourism sectors.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Silver poised for investment demand as another market deficit year looms</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US-based industry body The Silver Institute expects total demand to decrease modestly by 2% year-on-year this year to 1.11-billion ounces, given sustained high prices that impact jewellery and silverware demand. 

Conversely, some losses will be mitigated by firmer coin and bar demand, which is expected to increase by 18% year-on-year. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>SILVER</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Antofagasta affirms copper production will tick up in remainder of the year </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chilean multinational conglomerate Antofagasta has reported a strong quarter of cash cost performance, with net cash costs having been 108c/lb at group-level in the first quarter of the year. 

Notably, net cash costs were 72c/lb and 34c/lb at the Los Pelambres and Centinela mines, respectively, despite lower copper production in the quarter. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>COPPER &#38;amp; GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Exploration workshop sessions initiated in Africa by BHP</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A series of workshops to promote and support greater intelligence and collaboration in minerals exploration in key mining jurisdictions in sub-Saharan Africa are to be conducted by global mining major BHP. The first of these is being held in Johannesburg, co-hosted by the JSE, Africa’s largest stock exchange by market value, and additional sessions will be held in the coming weeks in Namibia, Angola and Zambia. ]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>EXPLORATION</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Multi-country hydrogen-based iron-ore-to-green-steel breakthrough in Namibia</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/multi-country-hydrogen-based-iron-ore-to-green-steel-breakthough-in-namibia-2026-04-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A green hydrogen breakthrough in Namibia is opening the way for decarbonised steel using iron-ore of considerably lower grade. In an electrically powered hydrogen rotary kiln, 80 t of Australian iron-ore has been converted in climate‑neutral fashion into direct‑reduced iron (DRI) using ore with an iron content of around 56%, which is well below the typical 70% – and without the usual energy-intensive pelletising.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's gold market importance probably growing, says precious metals analyst</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China is probably growing in importance to the gold market the same way it is growing in importance to the global economy. By contrast, the hegemonic dominance of the US is continuing to deteriorate amid the Middle East war having a very negative consequence for its global role. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Iran war allows Australia to revive green iron ambitions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The conflict in the Middle East has cracked open the door for Australia to speed up the development of a handful of green iron projects as part of efforts to cut emissions from producing steel.

The immediate fallout from the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and the resultant retaliation has been surging crude oil and refined product prices amid the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to the region's energy infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hydrogen option highlighted as Middle East crisis disrupts fossil-fuel economics</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s Presidency has been advised to reduce dependency on imported fossil fuels as current events may alter the economics of alternative fuel sources such as green hydrogen and green ammonia, for the production of which South Africa enjoys competitive advantages, Business Day reported on Monday, April 13. Forming part of a summary of priority decisions is that there must be less reliance placed on imported fuels and great emphasis placed on energy independence.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Asian LNG imports plummet to six-year low on Middle East crisis</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Asian liquefied natural gas imports have dropped to the lowest in almost six years as the conflict in the Middle East chokes supplies and forces buyers to curb consumption.

The 30-day moving average of net shipments to the region fell below 600,000 tons over the weekend, the least since June 2020, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That was when the Covid pandemic slashed gas demand across Asia.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>OIL &#38;amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Green hydrogen projects and rising mining renewables in focus</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/green-hydrogen-projects-and-rising-mining-renewables-in-focus-2026-04-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the steps South Africa is taking to initiate first-mover green hydrogen project development; renewable energy on the rise for platinum, iron-ore and diamond mines; and South Africa losing out on the opportunity to produce clean hydrogen power and sustain hundreds of thousands of jobs.  ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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