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        <description><![CDATA[The latest mining world news and project information from Australia and Asia focusing on key projects, and provide insight into the impact of the mining sector on the country’s economy and challenges faced.]]></description>
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            <title>South African green hydrogen first-movers given major boost</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green hydrogen and power-to-x (PtX) projects in South Africa. This follows South Africa’s official launch of the PtX project development standard (PDS), which includes green hydrogen and PtX developers being invited to register their projects and complete the PtX PDS questionnaire, with the assurance that all information will be treated as confidential and shared only with authorised partner institutions.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GREEN HYDROGEN</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Top iron-ore miners seek Canberra's help in price fight with China</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Major miners and their lobbyists have asked Canberra for help in pushing back against China's efforts to extract better terms for their iron-ore, including raising the prospect of a single selling desk for Australia's most valuable commodity export, senior government officials said on Friday.

China's State iron ore buyer, China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG), has been using increasingly hardball  tactics against mining giants to win better deals for the country's steel mills, to tighten its grip on the $132-billion seaborne market.]]></description>
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            <title>Tungsten miner Almonty raises $700m from notes offering</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global tungsten miner Almonty Industries has announced an oversubscribed private placement offering of $700-million comprising of 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2031.

The issuance and sale of the notes to qualified institutional investors is expected to occur on June 9. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>TUNGSTEN</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mali challenges weigh on Resolute Mining’s second-quarter production </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Resolute Mining expects second-quarter production at its Syama gold mine, in Mali, to be 30 000 oz, a decrease from the initial expectation of 40 000 oz to 45 000 oz, owing to logistical and supply chain disruptions that developed over the past four weeks because of significant security challenges in the country in late April and throughout May. With anticipated improvements over the second half of the year, production at Syama is expected to be around the lower end of the guidance range of 195 000 oz to 210 000 oz for the full-year.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Wheaton invites submissions for third and latest Future of Mining Challenge </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Canadian multinational streaming company Wheaton Precious Metals has announced the third iteration of its "Future of Mining Challenge", calling on investors globally to propose solutions that optimise mining and address land impacts. For the 2026/27 challenge, Wheaton will award $1-million to a clean technology venture with an innovative technology that seeks to either strengthen orebody knowledge or improve extraction methods.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>MINING TECHNOLOGY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Lynas appoints Le Roux interim CEO </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths has appointed Pol Le Roux interim CEO effective July 1 as it searches for a permanent appointment to succeed Amanda Lacaze, who is set to retire at the end of June. Le Roux is currently Lynas COO, responsible for operating sites in Malaysia and Western Australia.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rare earths developer Viridis secures dedicated grid capacity for Brazil rare earths project ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed rare earths developer Viridis Mining and Minerals has secured its first major project execution contract with Minas Gerais-based electricity distributor DME Energética for the delivery of dedicated power transmission infrastructure required for the Colossus rare earths project. The binding agreement with DME secures the critical electrical infrastructure required to connect Colossus to the grid and includes the licensing, engineering, procurement and construction of a 3.2-km-long 138 kV transmission connection from the Saturnino substation to the project, together with an initial reserved power allocation of 27 MW to support Stage 1 operations.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Grid investment emerging as biggest driver of future copper demand, says analyst</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Investment in electricity grids is set to become the single most important driver of copper demand over the coming decades, underpinning growth from renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs) and AI, says Wood Mackenzie head of copper research Charles Cooper.

Speaking in the first episode of Creamer Media’s new IN FOCUS copper series, Cooper said the world is entering a period of structurally higher copper demand as economies electrify, digitise and strengthen energy infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Vedanta confirms no penalties imposed from searches by Indian financial crime-fighting agency</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[India's financial crime-fighting agency has not imposed any penalty or restriction following searches conducted at Vedanta's premises, the company said on Thursday.

The Economic Times reported on Tuesday that the Enforcement Directorate had conducted searches at Vedanta group locations in connection with a foreign exchange law probe, to which Vedanta said at the time it was extending "full cooperation".]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>New cadastre processing W Cape mining licence applications, Parliament hears</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on June 3 during the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR's) National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Budget Vote 34. The migration from the old system to the new platform has been completed in the Western Cape, and the implementation is now progressing to other regions, Minerals and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe reported.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Bulk assay tech company Chrysos successfully refinances debt with new A$200m facility</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed technology company Chrysos Corporation has successfully refinanced its corporate facilities with a new A$200-million syndicated facility with three Australian financiers.

These new debt facilities move away from the company's existing asset-based financing debt structure to a corporate-style facility designed to provide operational flexibility and support for the development and production of the company's proprietary PhotonAssay units around the world. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>MINING TECHNOLOGY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>LNG prices could go higher in significant volatility, Uniper executive says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices could rise further in significant volatility than experienced so far during the Iran war if supply disruptions coalesce with hot weather in Asia and European storage refill needs, German energy multinational Uniper's CE for the Middle East, John Roper, said on Wednesday.

The current supply disruptions have hit Asian countries excluding China harder than Europe so far, and the consequences will be felt until at least 2030 as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to facilities took most of the LNG supply growth from 2025-2026 off the market, Roper said.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Iron-ore posts biggest daily loss in nearly two months on China demand worries</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore prices slid on Thursday to record their biggest daily losses in nearly two months, weighed down by rising concerns about demand in top consumer China as steel margins shrink and steel consumption weakens amid high input costs. The most-traded iron-ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange closed daytime trade down 1.85%, the largest daily loss since April 9, at 767.5 yuan ($113.32) a ton, the weakest level since April 16.]]></description>
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            <title>Platinum investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June 3. Questioned by Mining Weekly on the prospect of platinum investment demand remaining strong, De Hoop noted that up to half of some of the ruthenium imports into China had been for investment purposes rather than industrial demand.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>Saturn Metals increases single-pit gold resource to almost three-million ounces in WA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Saturn Metals has increased the measured, indicated and inferred gold resource of the Apollo Hill project, in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, by more than 590 000 oz to 2.83-million ounces, delivering a 26% overall growth in the mineral resource estimate (MRE) and reinforcing Apollo Hill as one of the largest undeveloped, single openpit gold resources in Australia. The updated MRE will underpin the Apollo Hill definitive feasibility study and form the basis for an updated ore reserve, both of which are targeted for release later this year.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Victory Metals secures traditional owner consent on land use for rare earths mine in WA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed heavy rare earths explorer Victory Metals has signed an agreement with the Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation that helps facilitate the granting of a mining licence for the North Stanmore project, in Western Australia.

The Wajarri Yamaji People are the traditional owners and native title holders of a large and significant area of the Mid West of Western Australia, spanning the Murchison and Gascoyne regions, including the land on which North Stanmore is situated.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australia shares climb to near one-month high as miners rally</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian shares rose to a near one-month high on Wednesday, underpinned by commodity stocks, after mining giant BHP hit a record high, while a slower-than-expected economic growth reaffirmed expectations of a temporary pause in rate hikes.

The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.4% at 8 754.70 points, as of 01:38 GMT. Earlier in the session, the benchmark touched its highest level since May 8, after closing flat on Tuesday.]]></description>
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The need to explore novel blends comes as the shipping industry continues to look for scalable alternatives to conventional marine fuels to help cut emissions.]]></description>
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            <title>Guinea’s Simandou iron exports surge six months after first ore</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Exports from Guinea’s Simandou iron-ore project surged in May, six months after the first shipment to China, marking a milestone in the ramp-up of the high-grade mine that has the potential to reshape the global market. Shipments from the project’s Morebaya port hit 2.2-million tons in the month, according to ship tracking data from Kpler, much higher than April’s record of 1.3-million tons. This compares with just 0.6-million tons or less in each of the first three months of the year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot the bill for the innovative rebuilding of this country’s economy. PyroFuZA spells out that it's possible for South Africa to put its own distinctive correct measures in place that will enable this country to, once again, become a strong player within the value-add ecosystem, amid different measures being applied at different stages of advancement so that long-term momentum is assured. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)]]></description>
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            <title>EV Resources secures three more sources of antimony feedstock to optimise, ramp up plant</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed emerging antimony supplier EV Resources has now signed four non-binding memorandums of understanding (MoUs) that have secured between 2 330 t and 2430 t a month of feedstock for its Tecomatlán antimony processing plant, in Mexico, ahead of the company mining its own ore. EV Resources is refurbishing and installing a two-stage gravity concentrator circuit at the Tecomatlán processing plant, which offers a low-cost and highly efficient processing path for antimony. The plant is expected to initially process third-party sourced ore and eventually material from EV Resources' Los Lirios mine, which is located 50 km away. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Challenger pours first gold from Hualilán development in Argentina</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Having confirmed a low-cost and low-risk development opportunity to produce 1.8-million ounces of gold over a 14-year mine life at the Hualilán project in Argentina, ASX-listed Challenger has poured its first gold bar from the project under a toll milling agreement with fellow-listed Austral Gold’s Caspaso Argentina Mining business. The toll milling agreement provides the company a yearly guaranteed processing capacity of 150 000 t and total secured capacity of 450 000 t over a three-year period.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &amp; SILVER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aura Energy confirms 'clear run' to FID by year-end for Tiris uranium mine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX- and Aim-listed uranium developer Aura Energy is nearing a final investment decision (FID) on the Tiris project, in Mauritania, underpinned by a robust processing flowsheet, positive indicative economics and a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) that strengthens the funding pathway. The group expects to make an announcement on the Tiris project by year-end, following a bankable feasibility study (BFS) that is due in September.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>URANIuM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China’s State buyer seeks scrutiny of new Fortescue iron-ore</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China’s State-backed iron-ore buyer has instructed some steel mills to ask questions about Fortescue's new low-grade product as negotiations over a long-term supply contract hit a rough patch.

China Mineral Resources Group has asked steelmakers with significant exposure to Fortescue ore to check with the miner about quality, according to people familiar with the matter. The low-grade product, known as Fortune Fines, has yet to be shipped.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Elliott takes A$1-billion stake in Australia's Northern Star, calls for strategic review</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/elliott-takes-a1-billion-stake-in-australias-northern-star-calls-for-strategic-review-2026-06-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Shares in Australia's biggest gold miner Northern Star Resources jumped on Tuesday after activist investor Elliott Investment Management disclosed an over A$1-billion ($714.6-million) stake and called for it to launch a strategic review that would consider a sale.

The US-based investor cited Northern Star's underperformance versus peers, "repeated operational missteps", seven outlook misses in four years, and "deeply inadequate disclosures compared to global senior peers," in a statement.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Trump signs proclamation amending tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation amending his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steeland copper imports, the White House said.

The proclamation lowers tariffs on some steel and aluminum derivative products, including certain types of agricultural machinery and residential heating, air conditioning and ventilation equipment to 15% from 25% previously.]]></description>
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            <category>STEEL &amp; COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Soweto Cluster gold study on way as Pan African hits gold production top spot</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Soweto Cluster definitive feasibility study (DFS) is on track for completion this month, Pan African Resources reported on Monday, June 1 in an operational update ahead of its financial year ending June 30 to highlight its 40% increase in annual gold production to 275 000 oz. The option to construct a new 600 000-t-a-month tailings processing facility next to the London- and Johannesburg-listed company’s thriving Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) surface gold operations west of Johannesburg, is the focus of the Soweto Cluster DFS.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>TG Metals requests mining lease for 'quick start' direct shipping ore operation in WA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed TG Metals has applied for a mining lease over the Burmeister lithium deposit, as part of the Lake Johnston lithium project, in Western Australia.

Metallurgical testwork and the shallow nature of the Burmeister pegmatites support the potential for a high-grade and low-capital direct shipping ore (DSO) development pathway at Lake Johnston.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>European Resources identifies new rare earth anomalies at Korsnäs in Finland</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed European Resources has identified new, untested anomalies beyond historical gravity coverage at the Korsnäs rare earths project in Finland. Having undertaken Phase 2 of a passive seismic horizontal-to-vertical spectral radio survey at the project, the company detected several new passive seismic anomalies to the south and east of the current mineral resource estimate and the historic Korsnäs mine.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Coda Minerals raises $6.7m for copper, cobalt PFS work in Australia</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/coda-minerals-raises-67m-for-copper-cobalt-pfs-work-in-australia-2026-06-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Coda Minerals has successfully completed a $6.7-million placement to institutional and sophisticated investors, which strengthens the company's balance sheet as it accelerates a number of key prefeasibility study (PFS) workstreams at the Elizabeth Creek copper/cobalt project, in Australia's Olympic Copper province.

The placement, which was priced at $0.13 apiece, brings the company's total cash to $13-million. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AVEVA supports mining, metals companies to meet increasing demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining and metals companies are working to maximise production and ensure they produce high-quality products with the lowest possible environmental impact and at competitive prices, and industrial software company AVEVA is poised to support them with its technology offering. This was highlighted by AVEVA Mining, Metals and Minerals global industry principal Glenn Kerkhoff, speaking to Mining Weekly and Engineering News at AVEVA World 2026, held in Milan, Italy, last month.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed energy transition company Forgent has garnered approval from the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration on a Programmes of Work (PoW) for the company’s maiden drilling campaign at the Peak Hills gold/copper project in Western Australia.

The approvals represent a major operational milestone as Forgent transitions from project evaluation to active field exploration. The company believes Peak Hills offers a compelling opportunity to unlock value through the combination of shallow mineralisation targets, encouraging historic gold and copper results, and close proximity to existing regional processing infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Having announced its intention to only supply offtakers in the Europe and the US with rare earth materials earlier last month, ASX-listed Viridis Mining and Metals has secured a letter of intent (LoI) with Belgian-French multinational chemical company Solvay, involving the strategic supply of rare earths by 2028. Solvay and Viridis, the former of which has projects in Brazil, Canada and Australia, are working towards finalizing a definitive sourcing agreement.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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