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            <title>Schutte steps down as Neo Energy Metals CFO</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[LSE-listed gold and uranium development company Neo Energy Metals has announced that De Wet Schutte has stepped down from his role as a director and CFO of the company by mutual agreement. Schutte served as Neo Energy Metals CFO and director for just over right months following his appointment in December 2025.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>URANIUM &amp; GOLD</category>
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            <title>Koryx reports encouraging drill results from Namibia project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed Koryx Copper has announced assay results from 17 drill holes (6 430 m) received as part of the ongoing infill and expansion drill programme at its wholly-owned Haib copper project, in southern Namibia. The results show consistent, wide intercepts up to 831 m in width, including a 244 m interval at 0.42% copper equivalent in HM155.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Specialist alloy producer Afarak Group’s revenue decreased by 25.9% year-on-year to €57.1-million for the six months to June 30. Processed material sold decreased by 25.9% year-on-year to 11 372 t, while tonnage mined decreased by 12.8% to 130 256 t.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>FERROUS METALS</category>
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            <title>SADC can be a testing ground for turning African minerals into development – UN ECA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Demand for critical energy transition minerals, including cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, platinum group metals (PGMs) and rare earth elements, could more than triple by 2030 under net-zero scenarios and Africa holds about 30% of the global reserves of critical energy transition minerals. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is a testing ground for Africa’s strategic resolve to reshape its future through deliberate choices, while avoiding dependency and driving transformation, says UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) executive secretary Claver Gatete.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT</category>
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            <title>EU Gold completes maiden diamond drilling at Côte d'Ivoire project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gold exploration company EU Gold Mining has reported the results of the maiden diamond drilling programme completed at its Kimoukro gold project, in Côte d'Ivoire, by its 100%-owned Ivorian subsidiary, K Mining. The 2026 programme comprised 17 oriented diamond drill holes totalling 2.59 m and was designed as a first-pass test of targets generated from geological mapping, soil and auger geochemistry, trenching, artisanal workings, ground magnetics and induced-polarisation/resistivity surveys.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>DRILLING</category>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed InVert Graphite has concluded binding agreements to acquire all of the issued share capital of Australian technology firm RapidGraphite. InVert is now proceeding with the administrative completion of the acquisition, which is expected to occur on August 20.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>GRAPHITE</category>
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            <title>Trump supporters imperil $4bn aluminium plant central to his industrial push</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A cow wearing a gas mask is the first sign something may be amiss in Inola, Oklahoma.

“Protect Our Farms. #StopTheInolaSmelter,” reads the text below the image, splashed across a billboard towering over one of the main highways to this prairie town with a population of 1 890 people. The smelter in question: a $4-billion aluminium processing plant touted by President Donald Trump as part of his push to revive the industry in the US.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
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            <title>Fortescue's Super Special Fines iron-ore stocks at China ports at five-week high, traders' data ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Stocks of Fortescue's Super Special Fines, a type of lower-grade iron-ore, held at Chinese ports have surged to a five-week high following a ban from Beijing on the brand, according to calculations based on data from two traders.

State iron-ore buyer China Mineral Resources Group, established in 2022 to assert more control over pricing in the iron ore market where China is the dominant buyer, has stepped up efforts to win better terms for the country's steelmakers, amid dwindling demand and shrinking margins.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Eastplats’ second-quarter net loss widens on lower sales, higher costs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Toronto- and Johannesburg-listed Eastern Platinum’s (Eastplats’) net loss widened to $6.1-million, or a loss of $0.03 a share, for the second quarter ended June 30, compared with the net loss s of $1.8-million, or $0.01 a share, reported for the second quarter of 2025. The company attributes the widened net loss to lower overall sales and higher production costs incurred at the Crocodile River mine (CRM) platinum group metals operation, in South Africa's North West province.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>CHROME</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BMI expects metals complex performance to remain strong </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The metals complex has remained well-supported so far this month, extending the upward momentum from late June, BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, points out. It explains that this is underpinned by a weaker dollar, receding rate hike expectations and improved risk appetite triggered by the reportedly imminent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, alongside mounting supply tightness concerns, with the Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index having risen by 10.6% in the year-to-date and 2.4% month-to-date up to August 12. ]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
            <category>METALS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Exxaro advises of lower headline earnings for first-half period</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed Exxaro Resources expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six-month period ended June 30 to decrease by between 18% and 23% compared with the HEPS for the first six months of 2025. The expected earnings range for the six-month period ended June 30 is between R13.27 and R14.14, compared with R17.24 in the prior comparable period.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
            <category>COAL &amp; RENEWABLES</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Duke University, UCT make tangible investment recommendations ahead of lithium, rare earths boom</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/duke-university-uct-make-tangible-investment-recommendations-ahead-of-lithium-rare-earths-boom-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A first-of-its-kind report from researchers at Duke University and the University of Cape Town (UCT) has mapped the most credible research and development opportunities for lithium and rare earth processing, with the researchers offering recommendations to countries and companies in the Global South that are trying to go beyond mining to expand their processing capability.

The report helps to inform the global collaborative platform that is the Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South that was created in response to the anticipated rises in commodity demands for lithium and rare earths, among others. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM &amp; RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>REalloys fully funded for upgrading SRC rare earth processing facility, building metallization plant</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq-listed REalloys has confirmed it is fully funded for upgrading the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) rare earth processing facility and its planned pilot and commercial metallization facility, with works on the SRC facility due to start in the third quarter.

REalloys targets increased yearly production capacity of 525 t of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) metal from SRC, as well as 30 t of dysprosium oxide and 15 t of terbium oxide. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>RARE EARTHS</category>
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            <title>West Red Lake Gold Mines completes first of three Madsen refurbishment phases</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TSX-V-listed West Red Lake Gold Mines has successfully completed Phase 1 of the Madsen mine's refurbishment programme, located in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario.

The company is undertaking refurbishment of the past producing Madsen mine shaft in phases, which is an important infrastructure project poised to increase material handling capacity, improve mining efficiency and lower operating costs while supporting higher production rates as mining advances to deeper levels. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Australian miner to start drilling at McDermitt lithium prospect in Oregon once fire risk eases</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/australian-miner-to-start-drilling-at-mcdermitt-lithium-prospect-in-oregon-once-fire-risk-eases-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Jindalee Lithium and US its subsidiary HiTech Minerals has secured all the major approvals required for a Phase 1 drill programme at the McDermitt lithium project, in Oregon.

The companies' exploration plan of operations provides for a staged drilling programme of up to 168 drill sites at McDermitt, of which Phase 1 will comprise up to 100 drill sites.

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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Dynacor's optimisation efforts raise gold output to above design capacity in Q2</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/dynacors-optimisation-efforts-raise-gold-output-to-above-design-capacity-in-q2-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[TSX-listed artisanal ore processor Dynacor has recorded a second consecutive quarter of its Veta Dorada processing plant, Peru, operating above design capacity, processing its highest quarterly throughput on record of 48 300 t, or 531 t a day.

The company produced 31 907 gold-equivalent ounces in the second quarter, which is among the highest historical levels.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>CATL mine’s unclear future clouds China’s nascent lithium market</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A year after Contemporary Amperex Technology’s flagship lithium mine was first shuttered, speculation over its fate is still driving wild price swings, prompting growing concerns among traders and analysts that volatility in China’s nascent exchange contract is clouding other drivers.

Rumors and unverified reports around the battery giant’s Jianxiawo operation have contributed to a nearly 30% decline in lithium prices since May, as the market frets over the return of a mine that accounts for about 4% of global supply.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>LITHIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EVs to constitute 25% of global fleet by 2040; can rise to 50% – WoodMac</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/evs-to-constitute-25-of-global-fleet-by-2040-can-rise-to-50-woodmac-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie's (WoodMac’s) base case scenario projects electric vehicles (EVs) jumping from 4% of the global fleet today to 25% by 2040. However, if governments boost EV supply chain investment to strengthen resilience to oil market shocks, high fuel prices prompt more consumers to switch to EVs, and EV technologies advance faster than expected, this could fast-track global EV adoption to 50%.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>EV ADOPTION</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Chile says revived Argentina mining treaty could unlock $20.7bn, boost copper supply</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/chile-says-revived-argentina-mining-treaty-could-unlock-207bn-boost-copper-supply-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Chilean Mining Minister Daniel Mas said on Thursday that reviving a mining integration treaty with Argentina could unlock more than $20.7-billion in investment and add 540 000 metric tons of copper a year to the market.

The two countries held talks in July to relaunch the cooperation mechanism and are due to meet again at the end of August.]]></description>
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            <title>AI and alloys, mining innovation, Sasol's PEM electrolyser make headlines </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer tells us about how AI is helping to develop alloys for use in new applications; the study that’s shown that there is considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity; and Sasol’s PEM electrolyser that was recently launched.  ]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>DIVERSIFIED MINERS</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BHP's Escondida urges regulatory certainty in Chile to boost copper investment</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The head of BHP-controlled Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, on Thursday urged Chilean authorities to provide legal, regulatory and tax certainty to help copper mining projects move forward, underscoring global demand for the red metal.

Alejandro Tapia, head of Escondida, which is located in northern Chile, spoke at an industry event.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>China's CMRG asks some traders to buy iron-ore on its platform, sources say</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/chinas-cmrg-asks-some-traders-to-buy-iron-ore-on-its-platform-sources-say-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[China's State-run iron ore buyer has asked some domestic traders to buy cargoes on its own trading platform, sources said, in a move to reinforce its control over trading and pricing of the key steelmaking ingredient.

China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) told about a dozen traders at a meeting on Thursday to buy iron-ore cargoes through the online platform created by the state company, said three sources with knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.]]></description>
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            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Norsk Hydro's Alunorte ramps up production after deal with gas supplier</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/norsk-hydros-alunorte-ramps-up-production-after-deal-with-gas-supplier-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Norsk Hydro's Alunorte refinery in Brazil has started ramping up alumina production to full capacity after reaching a temporary agreement with its gas supplier, the Norwegian company said on Thursday.

The refinery, located in Brazil's northern state of Para, had reduced output to 50% of capacity earlier this week after gas supplier CELBA informed about disruptions in availability. It has the capacity to produce 6.3-million tons of alumina a year.]]></description>
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            <category>ALUMNIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>STG buys large amount of aluminium from Radiant World, sources say</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/stg-buys-large-amount-of-aluminium-from-radiant-world-sources-say-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[STG, a trading company funded by principals of the US hedge fund Squarepoint, has bought a large amount of aluminium from Radiant World as the commodity trading house sells off inventory to raise cash, two industry sources said.

Asked about the transaction, Radiant said it did not comment on commercial matters. Squarepoint declined to comment.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>India's Jharkhand state CM urges Modi to rethink mining bill, citing revenue hit</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/indias-jharkhand-state-cm-urges-modi-to-rethink-mining-bill-citing-revenue-hit-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Chief Minister of the Indian State of Jharkhand has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider a bill that would restrict States' ability to levy charges on mining activities.

In an August 13 letter to Modi posted on X, CM Hemant Soren said the state's Mineral Bearing Land Cess was expected to generate about 71.1-billion rupees ($744.97-million) a year and that mining-related revenue was critical to the eastern state's finances.]]></description>
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            <category>LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Aluminium on thin ice as LME stocks hit 36-year low, Reuters says</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/aluminium-on-thin-ice-as-lme-stocks-hit-36-year-low-reuters-says-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks of aluminium have slumped to their lowest level since 1990, attesting to the supply-chain dislocation caused by the Iran war.

Gulf production of primary aluminium has collapsed by two-million tons a year since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>ALUMINIUM</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Indonesia's Prabowo says new State firm's role is to monitor key commodity exports</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/indonesias-prabowo-says-new-state-firms-role-is-to-monitor-key-commodity-exports-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday that a new State export firm will monitor key commodity shipments and its role will be expanded, but said it would not take over control of exports.

Prabowo used his second Independence Day speech to highlight his plan to secure more revenue from Indonesia's natural resources, at a time when his approval rating is falling and there is growing investor scepticism over his ambitious policies and plans to control commodity exports.]]></description>
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            <category>MINING ECONOMY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <updated>1786690155</updated>
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            <title>Anglo strikes year-long iron-ore deal with China’s State buyer</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/anglo-strikes-year-long-iron-ore-deal-with-chinas-state-buyer-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Anglo American has struck a yearlong supply deal with China’s State-backed iron-ore buyer, joining BHP Group among miners that have finalised an agreement with the group. South African producer Kumba Iron-ore, part of Anglo American, reached a deal with China Mineral Resources Group Co to supply iron-ore to its mills from April 1 this year until March 31, 2027, according to a person familiar with the matter. The agreement doesn’t include-ore from Anglo’s Minas-Rio project in Brazil, which is not sold to China on a long-term contract basis, said the person, who didn’t want to be named discussing confidential information.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>IRON-ORE</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Magazine round up | 14 August 2026</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/magazine-round-up-14-august-2026-2026-08-14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>Mining</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Trafigura appoints DRC executive director</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/trafigura-appoints-drc-executive-director-2026-08-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global critical resources provider Trafigura has appointed Hervé Otschudi as executive director of its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) operations. He has more than two decades of experience across commodities, mining and financial services in the DRC and is a Congolese national. He has held a number of senior roles in the DRC, including as business development advisor to State-owned Congolese mining company Gécamines' board.]]></description>
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            <category>CRITICAL MINERALS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Bezant starts blasting at Namibia copper and gold project</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/bezant-starts-blasting-at-namibia-copper-and-gold-project-2026-08-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Bezant Resources has completed the successful first blast at the Hope openpit site at its 90%-owned Hope and Gorob copper/gold project, in Namibia. The company reports that a 20 000 t blast to liberate about 2 000 t of commercially viable mineralisation has been completed.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>COPPER/GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sandvik to supply underground mining fleet, financing to Lucara’s Karowe project</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sandvik-to-supply-underground-mining-fleet-financing-to-lucaras-karowe-project-2026-08-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Multinational engineering company Sandvik has received orders from Lucara Botswana, a subsidiary of TSX-listed Lucara Diamond Corp, to supply a 15-unit fleet of underground drills and loaders, parts, rock tools and related services for the Karowe mine, in Botswana. The order includes five Sandvik DD321 development drills, four Toro LH517i loaders, two Toro LH621i loaders, two Sandvik DD422i development drills, one Sandvik DS422i cable bolter and one Sandvik DU311 longhole drill.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Hamak selects consultants for Akoko PEA</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/hamak-selects-consultants-for-akoko-pea-2026-08-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Aim-listed Hamak Strategy has selected Snowden Optiro as independent consultant to undertake the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Akoko oxide gold project, in southwest Ghana. In a statement to shareholders, Hamak notes that Snowden brings 35 years of extensive gold and base metals experience, having completed over 14 000 technical assignments in its 35-year history.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>GOLD</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Shuka identifies new orebody at Kabwe </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dual-listed Shuka Minerals has successfully completed the ninth drill hole, KBDD09, slightly to the south of the previously unmined Speaks and Mine Club zones at its Kabwe zinc mine, in Zambia. The company and consultants, GeoQuest, intersected a previously unknown, near-surface orebody a few hundred metres south of the Speaks and Mine Club areas.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>DRILLING</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mining production decreased by 4% y/y in June</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/mining-production-decreased-by-4-yy-in-june-2026-08-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports that mining production decreased by 4% year-on-year in June, with the largest negative contributor being platinum group metals (PGMs), which recorded a decline of 8.4% year-on-year, contributing -2.4 percentage points. Coal production decreased by 6.6% and contributed -1.7 percentage points, while iron-ore production declined by 10.2% and contributed -1.5 percentage points.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>STATISTICS</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>NeoTerra reports sizable delivery of gallium extraction from initial hydrometallurgy testing </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[LSE-listed NeoTerra says a gallium pre-concentration pathway has been identified through the use of X-ray transmission (XRT) technology at its Monte Muambe critical minerals project, in northwestern Mozambique. The company reports that the initial metallurgy testing using acid route delivered 85% in gallium extraction, with these results supporting further work to develop a gallium recovery flowsheet.]]></description>
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