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            <title>Give South Africa’s manganese mines a good logistics future right now – don’t wait</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Without compromising the positions of any stakeholders or the credibility of the process, a way must be found to fast-track a good logistical future for South Africa’s very important manganese mining industry. Needed is a very clear position that is bankable and then South Africa Incorporated must move forward – and do so very fast to avoid South Africa losing out to its nimbler global manganese competitors.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MANGANESE LOGISTICS</category>
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            <title>Lynas posts 67% higher rare earth oxide output in Q3</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths has posted higher rare earth oxide (REO) production of 3 200 t in the quarter ended March 31, which generated A$265-million of revenue for the company. The Australian rare earths mining company has two major operations: a mining and concentration plant at Mount Weld in Western Australia, and the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant in Kuantan, Malaysia.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>Rumble Resources highlights multi-commodity strength amid geopolitical conflict</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The dual exposure to gold and tungsten has strengthened investor security amid market volatility caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, says Australia-based mine development and exploration company Rumble Resources MD Peter Harold. Harold says that military hostility in the Middle East has contributed to increased volatility across global markets, prompting investors and governments to reassess both safe-haven assets and the security of critical supply chains.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>EXPLORATION</category>
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            <title>Sarama sells WA assets to Riedel, confirms date for Burkina Faso arbitration hearing </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vancouver-headquartered Sarama Resources has entered into a binding share sale agreement with ASX-listed Riedel Resources to sell its Cosmo and Mt Venn gold projects, in Western Australia, in exchange for a combination of equity consideration and the payment of certain project-related expenses. 

After selling these assets to Riedel for A$4.6-million in cash and shares, Sarama will hold about 32% ownership of Riedel, which will rise to 44% on performance milestones. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD &#38;amp; COPPER</category>
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            <title>Burkina Faso government publishes decree to acquire 25% of Kiaka SA </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Burkina Faso government has published a decree authorising its legal entity Société de Participation Minière du Burkina Faso (Sopamib) to acquire an additional shareholding in ASX-listed West African Resource’s local subsidiary Kiaka SA. Kiaka SA owns the recently completed Kiaka gold project in the country’s south-east.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Gold remains a safe-haven investment – Heraeus</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Throughout history, gold has been seen as a safe-haven asset, although recent price movements have not been what might be expected, metals refinery services provider Heraeus says. In its latest ‘Precious Appraisal’ report, Heraeus notes that, to date this year, the gold price has been exposed to both fundamental and speculative demand that is antecedent to these price moves.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP eyes large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, mines ministry says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global miner BHP is keen to pursue large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, the country's mines ministry said on Monday, highlighting growing international interest in the central African nation's mineral wealth, as surging demand for the metal reshapes global mining priorities. Zambia, Africa's second-largest copper producer after Democratic Republic of Congo, is seeking to more than triple output by 2031 and is stepping up efforts to attract investment into its largely underexplored deposits.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rio Tinto flags possible supply chain risks, posts higher Q1 iron-ore sales</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Miner Rio Tinto warned on April 21 of limited visibility on the effects of the Middle East war on its supply chains in the second half of the 2026 financial year, but stronger production from its Pilbara operations boosted first-quarter iron ore sales in the meantime.

Shares of the world's biggest iron-ore producer rose by 1% to A$174.27 apiece, while the broader benchmark index was 0.2% higher.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>PGM price underpin by investment, speculation expected to persist – Sibanye-Stillwater</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The underpinning of platinum group metals (PGM) prices by investment and speculation is expected to persist for as long as the high level of macro uncertainty persists, Sibanye-Stillwater executive VP sales and marketing Kleantha Pillay spelt out at the company’s Capital Day in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, April 20. “If we shift a bit into a longer or medium term, primary supply is forecast to decline from around the 6.2-million ounces a year pre-Covid level of 2019 down to 4.7-million ounces a year by 2034 – and this reflects the years of under investment into South African supply as producers navigated a number of operating challenges, including cost inflation, crime, water, power.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Atomic Eagle appoints Grant Davey chairperson</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has appointed Grant Davey nonexecutive chairperson, while Govind Friedland will transition from chairperson to nonexecutive director. In a statement to shareholders, Atomic Eagle says Davey has more than 30 years of senior management and operational experience in the development, construction and operation of global mining and energy projects.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>URANIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>BHP begins review to rank unprofitable Australian coal mines</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australia-headquartered BHP Group and Mitsubishi Development have launched a review process to rank the financial health of their coal mines and assets in Queensland after raising concerns about the Australian State’s royalty regime.

The 50:50 stakeholders in the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance are reviewing each underground and open-cut mine and ranking their costs and financial health against each other, according to people within the joint venture who asked not to be named because the process is not public.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australian company demos tech that solves prominent semiconductor issue </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Adisyn has successfully demonstrated full coverage graphene on a 1 cm by 1 cm coupon using an industrial Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) system, with the deposition process having been conducted well below the semiconductor industry’s thermal ceiling of 450˚C. 

This represents a key step toward addressing one of the semiconductor industry’s most persistent and widely recognised challenges – the performance limitations of copper interconnects in advanced chips.  
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GRAPHITE</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>St Barbara to reach 200 000 oz output within five years  </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed gold producer St Barbara has revised upward its gold production outlook to 200 000 oz/y, owing to strong attributable output expected from the New Simberi gold project, in Papua New Guinea. 

At an average yearly growth rate of 59%, the company’s output will lift from 48 000 oz in the 2027 financial year to at least 191 000 oz by the 2030 financial year and further to 200 000 oz/y in the 2031 financial year. 

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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australian gas explorer announces drill campaign on three initial Austrian targets </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed ADX Energy has started drilling at its 50%-owned Hochfeld-1 shallow gas exploration well in Austria, marking the start of what could be a transformational chapter for the company. 

Hochfeld-1 has a Mean Prospective Resource potential of eight-billion cubic feet and a high case of 17.3-million cubic feet. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>OIL &#38;amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
            <category>MEMSA DISCUSSION</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>DFS confirms Sovereign, Rio Tinto’s Kasiya project can be world’s largest rutile, graphite ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has stated a modest 9% increase in the capital expenditure required for Stage 1 development of the Kasiya rutile project, in Malawi, combined with a 6% increase in operating costs despite recent inflation rises across the mining industry globally. The company reports in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) released on April 16 that the project can viably produce 12-million tonnes a year in Stage 1 of its development for a capital cost of $727-million, before doubling to 24-million tonnes a year in Stage 2.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GRAPHITE &#38;amp; MINERAL SANDS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +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>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Lotus Resources has resumed uranium production at its Kayelekera mine, in Malawi, after processing operations had to be suspended on April 4, following fire damage to two electrical control panels in the drying and packaging area. Lotus notes that interim engineered panels have been successfully installed, allowing processing operations to resume.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Paladin Energy has revised upward its full-year guidance for triuranium octoxide (U3O8) produced from the Langer Heinrich Mine, in Namibia, following a period of ramp-up and transition to full mining operations. 

The combination of successful mobilisation of the mining fleet, improved feed grade and high recovery rates from the processing plant have resulted in year-to-date production of 3.6-million pounds of triuranium octoxide. 
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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>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Newmont confirms earthquake damage to Cadia mine ‘insignificant’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After temporarily suspending underground operations at the Cadia mine, in Australia, on April 15 owing to seismic activity following a regional earthquake, global gold miner Newmont Corporation’s inspections have indicated minimal damage to underground areas. 

The company confirmed previously that seismic activity was experienced in the area late on April 14 following a recorded earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Local Magnitute scale in Central West, New South Wales. 

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            <title>Anglo’s emission-free taxi intellectual property making its way into mining</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three years ago Mining Weekly reported on Anglo American being involved with emission-free taxis driving around the German city of Berlin and the hope was expressed that the same could be done with South Africa’s enormous taxi fleet as Toyota was also involved. Now a media release just received states that MMD Group, a global manufacturer of material sizing and handling systems, has signed an agreement with Anglo American, giving MMD the intellectual property rights to TraxIQ, a system-level materials handling solution, originally developed by the mining company.   ]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Study reinforces rutile, graphite potential of Sovereign’s Malawi project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals says the results of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Kasiya rutile/graphite project in Malawi confirm the potential for the company to redefine titanium metal and graphite supply chains. The results position the company to become the world’s largest producer of both natural rutile (222 000 t/y) and natural flake graphite (275 000 t/y).]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>European Resources more than doubles MRE for Finland rare earth project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed European Resources has markedly expanded the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Korsnäs rare earths project, in Finland, to 15.4-million tonnes grading 1% total rare earth oxides (TREO), in the inferred category, at a 0.5% TREO cut-off. 

In less than one and a half years, the Korsnäs MRE has been more than doubled based on expansion of the geological and assay database, incorporation of new drilling and assay data, and refinement of the geological model. 
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            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +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>Platinum fuel cell technology supporting humanity’s space flights</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Platinum, with which South Africa is more endowed than any other country on earth, is supporting humanity’s space leaps, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) notes in its latest 60 Seconds feature. The journey around the moon by the Artemis II astronauts has set the stage for a new era of lunar exploration, which will include establishing a human presence on the moon.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Appian appoints new CEO of critical minerals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Investment adviser to long-term value-focused private capital funds investing in companies in metals, mining and adjacent industries, Appian Capital Advisory has appointed Paulo Castellari as CEO of critical minerals, strengthening the company's operating capabilities as it scales its critical minerals portfolio. He will lead Appian’s critical minerals portfolio, overseeing its existing investments across graphite, mineral sands and rare earths, as well as future critical minerals investments, as the firm continues to scale its exposure to commodities essential for energy security, key industries and future-focused technologies.]]></description>
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            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>PGMs, China’s stockpiling spur mining production leap, Minerals Council reports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s mining sector entered 2026 with robust momentum, posting notable year-on-year production gains in February largely on the back of platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s stockpiling of key steelmaking inputs. However, the sustainability of this growth is questionable as much of the expansion reflects base effects rather than a structural demand shift across mineral commodities, Minerals Council South Africa acting chief economist Bongani Motsa outlines in a media release to Mining Weekly.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Technology company ABB has been awarded a contract to deliver gearless mill drive (GMD) and ring-geared mill drive (RMD) technology for gold mining and exploration company Harmony Gold Mining Company’s Eva copper project in Queensland, Australia. Once installed, the combined GMD and RMD systems will provide high availability and the functionality needed to process copper ore efficiently across the life of the mine.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Silica developer Diatreme streamlines Cape Flattery project holding JV</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed silica sands developer Diatreme Resources’ subsidiary Metallica Minerals has entered into a binding share sale agreement with joint venture (JV) company Cape Silica Holdings to sell the Cape Flattery Silica project, in Australia's Cape York Peninsula, in exchange for shares in the JV. Diatreme, which owns 73.2% of Cape Silica Holdings, aims to streamline its ownership of its Far North Queensland silica sand assets, with the divestment of its Cape Flattery project stake set to rationalise project ownership and facilitate increased funding and synergies for Diatreme’s flagship Northern Silica project.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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