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         <title>Guinea’s president announces ban on raw gold exports</title>
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         <description>me-metals: Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya announced a ban on raw gold exports, in an effort to boost local processing of the metal and help the domestic economy.</description>
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         <pubDate>22 Jun 2026 01:02:46 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Op-Ed: what the Scope Systems cyber attack reveals about mining’s digital fragility</title>
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         <description>me-metals: The recent ransomware attack targeting Scope Systems’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) software stack, which disrupted operations at dozens of mostly Australian mining companies that rely on the company’s cloud services, is a timely reminder of the escalating cyber threat environment facing the mineral extraction industry today.</description>
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         <pubDate>22 Jun 2026 00:58:56 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Newmont’s Red Chris underground expansion gets regulatory green light</title>
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         <description>me-metals: Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) said on Friday its Red Chris mine in British Columbia has received crucial regulatory approvals, paving the way for a transition from open-pit mining to an underground operation and extending its lifespan into the mid-2040s.</description>
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         <pubDate>22 Jun 2026 00:54:18 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Panama audit boosts Cobre Panama restart hopes</title>
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         <description>me-metals: Panama’s environment ministry said a final audit found First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) suspended Cobre Panama mine complied with most environmental requirements, though deficiencies remain in biodiversity management, ecological restoration and environmental monitoring.</description>
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         <pubDate>22 Jun 2026 00:43:20 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>G7 Acts on Critical Minerals as China Tightens Grip</title>
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         <description>me-metals: G7 leaders agreed at Évian to align critical minerals stockpiling and create an IEA-led monitoring platform, targeting a 60% rare earth supply cap by 2030</description>
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         <pubDate>22 Jun 2026 00:26:28 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>KEFI awards $400m mining contract to BCM for Tulu Kapi project</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13340/kefi-awards-$400m-mining-contract-to-bcm-for-tulu-kapi-project</link>
         <description>me-metals: BCM will oversee full mining activities under the supervision of KEFI’s Ethiopian subsidiary.</description>
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         <pubDate>22 Jun 2026 00:19:41 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>enCore Energy gets BLM approval for Dewey Burdock infrastructure</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13339/encore-energy-gets-blm-approval-for-dewey-burdock-infrastructure</link>
         <description>me-metals: The approved plans cover building main and secondary access roads, light-use roads and four groundwater monitoring wells.</description>
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         <pubDate>21 Jun 2026 01:36:03 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>BHP raises Jansen stage two cost estimate to $6.9bn after review</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13338/bhp-raises-jansen-stage-two-cost-estimate-to-$69bn-after-review</link>
         <description>me-metals: The company expects first production from stage two to begin late in FY31.</description>
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         <pubDate>21 Jun 2026 01:18:38 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Silver Storm secures permits for La Parrilla mine drilling</title>
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         <description>me-metals: The Mexican federal agency SEMARNAT issued the permits.</description>
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         <pubDate>21 Jun 2026 01:12:51 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>The future of bioleaching in mining</title>
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         <description>me-metals: This episode of Energy Technology explores how advances in microbiology, growing demand for critical minerals and the search for lower-emission processing routes are bringing bioleaching back into focus.</description>
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         <pubDate>20 Jun 2026 01:08:58 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Goldgroup begins 24,000m of drilling at San Francisco project</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13335/goldgroup-begins-24000m-of-drilling-at-san-francisco-project</link>
         <description>me-metals: The company plans to improve the mine plan and collect technical data to prepare for restarting mining.</description>
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         <pubDate>20 Jun 2026 01:06:38 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Star Gold secures BLM approval for Longstreet drilling</title>
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         <description>me-metals: Longstreet is an open-pit heap-leach gold and silver project in Nevada’s Walker Lane Belt.</description>
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         <pubDate>20 Jun 2026 00:34:33 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Paramount Gold reports initial assessment for Sleeper project restart</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13332/paramount-gold-reports-initial-assessment-for-sleeper-project-restart</link>
         <description>me-metals: Conducted under S-K 1300 guidelines, the study assessed the economic potential of restarting Nevada’s Sleeper Mine operations.</description>
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         <pubDate>19 Jun 2026 01:14:33 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Drilling under way at Critical Metals’ Tanbreez project</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13331/drilling-under-way-at-critical-metals’-tanbreez-project</link>
         <description>me-metals: The drilling aims to assist resource expansion, geological modelling, mine planning and future development of the project.</description>
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         <pubDate>19 Jun 2026 01:10:23 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Soma Gold begins deliveries from Aurora and El Limon to El Bagre</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13330/soma-gold-begins-deliveries-from-aurora-and-el-limon-to-el-bagre</link>
         <description>me-metals: The El Bagre Gold Mining Complex is located around 167km north-north-east of Medellín in Colombia.</description>
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         <pubDate>19 Jun 2026 01:01:53 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>ABB launches Grinding Connect suite for GMD mining mills</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13329/abb-launches-grinding-connect-suite-for-gmd-mining-mills</link>
         <description>me-metals: The platform boosts visibility of grinding assets, supports maintenance planning and reduces unplanned downtime for mining companies.</description>
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         <pubDate>18 Jun 2026 01:09:37 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Vizsla Silver selects FLSmidth for Panuco project equipment deal</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13328/vizsla-silver-selects-flsmidth-for-panuco-project-equipment-deal</link>
         <description>me-metals: The contract covers the engineering and provision of major process plant equipment for the proposed operations in Mexico.</description>
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         <pubDate>18 Jun 2026 01:00:32 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>US DoW’s OSC announces $500m loan for Phoenix Tailings</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13326/us-dow’s-osc-announces-$500m-loan-for-phoenix-tailings</link>
         <description>me-metals: The funding is intended to boost output at existing sites and support construction of the new Freedom Facility in the US.</description>
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         <pubDate>18 Jun 2026 00:45:24 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>International Graphite, Alkeemia to build graphite hub in Italy</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13325/international-graphite-alkeemia-to-build-graphite-hub-in-italy</link>
         <description>me-metals: The project aims to unite International Graphite’s processing expertise with Alkeemia’s infrastructure to boost Europe’s processed graphite supply.</description>
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         <pubDate>18 Jun 2026 00:11:39 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Ucore, SCOA sign deal for North American rare earth supply chain</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13322/ucore-scoa-sign-deal-for-north-american-rare-earth-supply-chain</link>
         <description>me-metals: The agreement covers sourcing rare earth feedstock for the Louisiana SMC and creating downstream offtake for separated products.</description>
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         <pubDate>17 Jun 2026 00:55:47 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>LKAB receives permit for expanded mining at Malmberget</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13321/lkab-receives-permit-for-expanded-mining-at-malmberget</link>
         <description>me-metals: The decision is significant for the ongoing development and future of the 135-year-old mining site.</description>
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         <pubDate>17 Jun 2026 00:43:27 +0330</pubDate>
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         <title>Fortuna secures environmental approval for Diamba Sud mine</title>
         <link>https://middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/13320/fortuna-secures-environmental-approval-for-diamba-sud-mine</link>
         <description>me-metals: The development comes after Fortuna submitted its mining permit application to Senegal’s Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines.</description>
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         <pubDate>17 Jun 2026 00:32:23 +0330</pubDate>
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