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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>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>Gold price momentum increases amid geopolitical headwinds</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite short-term headwinds from the conflict in the Middle East, gold is expected to resume its forward momentum once the war concludes with the yearly average gold price forecast to surge by 43% to a new record high of $4 920 this year, precious metals research consultancy Metals Focus says. In noting some of the key levers driving the current gold demand, the consultancy says there was modest growth in mine production, with recycling expected to lift total supply by 3.1% this year, while total gold demand is projected to decline by 2.3% as double-digit losses in jewellery and central bank purchases are largely offset by stronger physical investment, especially in gold coins and gold bars, which are both set to replace jewellery as the largest component of demand for the first time.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:05:00 +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>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>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Platinum investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/platinum-investment-demand-broadening-to-minor-pgm-metals-sfa-oxford-points-out-2026-06-03</link>
            <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>
            <category>PLATINUM GROUP METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/south-africa-can-become-a-strong-value-add-minerals-player-again-pyrofuza-insists-2026-06-02</link>
            <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>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PYROMETALLURGY</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +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>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <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>Roodepoort-born Roodepoort gold miner talks to Mining Weekly</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[He was born in Roodepoort but never imagined that one day he would be mining gold in Roodepoort, now the site of Qala Shallows, the first new underground gold mine to be built in South Africa in 15 years. He was convinced all the gold had been mined out. But that was the furthest thing from the truth.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>CONTRACT MINING</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold approaches potential crossroads </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold is approaching a potential turning point that could decide whether it extends this year's losses or makes a stand that could facilitate a recovery. Gold's troubles started early this year when its price rocketed sharply higher but then plummeted rapidly on January 30. Technical analysts refer to such price action as a blow-off top, which often marks the peak of a rally. Since then, gold's attempts to recover have been characterized by progressively lower highs, a key sign of a bearish trend.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Iron-ore heads for monthly loss as coal spike pressures margins</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iron-ore headed for a monthly loss as a short-lived rally triggered by a fatal steelmaking-coal mine accident in China’s Shanxi province faded, leaving investors focused on mill margins and mounting shipments.

Singapore iron-ore futures were down 1.2% in May, putting prices on track for the first monthly drop since February. The market is still assessing the impact on steel margins from a rise in coking coal prices after the mine explosion cut off some raw material supply.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic response of Minerals Council South Africa president Paul Dunne to Mining Weekly during question time at this week’s 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa, which represents more than 90% of annual mineral sales for South Africa’s 470 000-employee mining industry, which in 2025 contributed R477-billion to GDP, exported R816-billion worth of minerals, and generated R124-billion in taxes for the fiscus.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold trimmed losses on Thursday following the release of US April inflation data, but prices were still down for a third straight session as skepticism over a US–Iran deal clouded the interest rate outlook. Spot gold was down 0.6% at $4 428.69 per ounce as of 9:16 a.m. EDT (1316 GMT), after falling to its lowest level since late March earlier in the session.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Chinese coal disaster to ripple through steel, power, chemicals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Shanxi coal disaster is likely to hit Chinese output in the short term, raising costs for steelmakers, power plants and chemicals manufacturers.

The explosion at a coking coal mine that killed at least 82 last week has triggered a wave of self-inspections across the country as well as halts to pits in the province itself. The central government has set up a team to review safety measures nationwide. Output in Shanxi, the top producing province in April with 107-million tons, is likely to drop 8% in May, according to an industry group.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/mining-can-unlock-growth-skills-job-creation-minerals-council-agm-hears-2026-05-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and job creation, restore competitiveness, and secure a sustainable future for our industry and our country and demonstrate why mining matters,” Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane emphasised at the 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday, May 27.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/urgent-need-for-one-stop-mineral-rights-shop-minerals-council-points-out-2026-05-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes. This was pointed out explicitly at the 136th AGM of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday, May 27.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>MINERALS COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BlackRock sees merit in large-scale mining M&amp;A</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[BlackRock would back consolidation among large miners because it would open the sector to generalist investors at a scale that would make it easier to bring on large and complex projects needed for new supply, a portfolio manager said on Wednesday. The mining industry has an issue around scale, especially compared to other sectors such as technology, said Olivia Markham, speaking at the Australian Financial Review (AFR) conference in Perth.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>M&amp;A</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>AustralianSuper says possible Glencore listing on ASX would be positive</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pension fund AustralianSuper on Wednesday said if Glencore decides to list shares on the ASX, it would be "positive" for both the bourse and the Swiss-based commodities trader and miner. "If they were to list here we think it would be positive for Glencore and for the Australian stock exchange," AustralianSuper portfolio manager Luke Smith said at the Australian Financial Review mining summit in Perth.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Emerging South African copper miner highlights loss-narrowing performance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Emerging South African mining company Copper 360, which operates in the Northern Cape’s Okiep copper district, on Tuesday, May 26 alerted its shareholders to its loss-narrowing financial performance in the 12 months to February 28. The reduction in the basic loss per share is expected to be 36% to 43%, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange AltX-listed Copper 360 reported, ahead of the publication of its consolidated annual results.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>COPPER</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Finland university-led research demonstrates valuable material recovery from ashes</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/finland-university-led-research-demonstrates-valuable-material-recovery-from-ashes-2026-05-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The University of Oulu, in Finland, has found new ways to recover valuable materials from ashes, including metals, nutrients and minerals for industrial use. 

The university determined new utilisation routes for previously underutilised ashes in its AshCycle project, particularly to transform ash from biomass, municipal solid waste and sewage sludge into valuable raw materials. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Platinum’s the gift that just keeps on giving as global value-chain prospects resurface</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/platinums-the-gift-that-just-keeps-on-giving-as-global-value-chain-prospects-resurface-2026-05-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Platinum‑based equipment is critical for producing large, flawless crystals for electronics and optics applications, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in its 60 Seconds feature. Crystals are central to technologies in everyday use and platinum plays a key role in their production, WPIC reports.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Warning lights flash as aluminium reels from Gulf shock</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/warning-lights-flash-as-aluminium-reels-from-gulf-shock-2026-05-25</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Iran war is shaping up to be one of the biggest supply shocks in the history of the aluminium market.

Gulf production of the metal, which is used across sectors as diverse as transport, packaging and solar panels, has plummeted to its lowest level in over a decade in April, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Capital raised to turn South African copper projects into mining operations</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/capital-raised-to-turn-south-african-copper-projects-into-mining-operations-2026-05-22</link>
            <description><![CDATA[More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the second quarter of this year. The strongly supported capital raise is described as being pivotal by Tony Lennox, the CEO of ASX- and JSE-listed mining development company Orion Minerals, which is reviving the Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, near Copperton, which produced 430 000 t of copper and a million tons of zinc from volcanogenic massive sulphide base metal deposits when operated from 1971 to 1991 by Anglovaal, whose major shareholders were Basil Hersov and Clive Mennell.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>COPPER AND ZINC</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gold mining on City of Gold's doorstep wins broader bank support </title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/revived-golden-city-gold-mining-secures-r875m-facility-from-local-banks-2026-05-21</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A binding term sheet for a senior loan facility of up to a R875-million has been secured by West Wits Mining, which is reviving gold mining on the very doorstep of the City of Gold. The new loan facility, to be provided by South Africa’s Absa and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), replaces the funding arrangement with South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Absa, which was announced in June last year.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Northern Cape copper drilling provides clear scale-up path </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a down-dip extension hole is already being developed as a follow-up. High-grade assay results, described as being outstanding, have been received from recently completed resource optimisation at the Okiep Flat Mine East Drilling (OFMED157) drill hole, which was designed to test an open zone, 36 m down-dip of previously reported high-grade mineralisation.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>COPPER AND ZINC</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa’s $5.8bn green hydrogen-ammonia project advancing</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-mw.creamermedia.com/article/south-africas-58bn-green-hydrogen-ammonia-project-advancing-2026-05-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The green hydrogen and green ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has taken a major step forward. Its latest advance involves the selection of a $1-billion green hydrogen generating electrolyser and ammonia loop solution, which is capable of producing a million tonnes of green ammonia a year at $650/t.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>HYDROGEN</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's aluminium output surge tests capacity and demand limits</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chinese aluminum smelters are running hot and are starting to test both capacity constraints and limitations on demand.

Daily output in the world’s biggest producer hit an all-time high of 129 000 t last month, propelled by record margins and a global shortage of the metal caused by the war in Iran. Investment banker Citigroup expects prices to rally further as the market contends with its biggest supply shock in 50 years.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINiUM</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[India has curbed imports of silver in nearly all forms with immediate effect, according to a government order issued on May 16, as the world's biggest consumer of the metal seeks to rein in shipments and ease pressure on the rupee.

The restriction is expected to reduce silver imports and tighten domestic supplies, potentially lifting premiums in the local market.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient platinum availability.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
            <category>PLATINUM INVESTMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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