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		<title>Ukraine: Zaporizhkoks output down in August 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Zaporozhkoks]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[PrJSC Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke for the metallurgy industry in Ukraine, reduced its production by 39.9% in August compared to the previous month, to 38.1 thousand tons. Compared to August 2025, this figure decreased by 52.1%. In January-August, the company produced 535.9 thousand tons of blast furnace coke, down by 9.6%.&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kazakhstan: Kazakhmys upgrades ventilation equipment at Zhomart mine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kazakhmys Corporation LLC has invested 306.9 million tenge in upgrading the ventilation equipment at the Zhomart mine. The upgrade is aimed at improving the reliability of the underground ventilation system and ensuring safe working conditions. Nine units of equipment were purchased as part of the project: three Korfmann ventilation units and six VME series mine&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: AzerGold conducts first drilling and blasting operations at Soyudlu Gold Deposit in Kalbajar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AzerGold CJSC has moved to the next stage of development at the Soyudlu (Zod) deposit, considered the largest gold deposit in the Caucasus. The first drilling and blasting operations were successfully completed as part of the mine&#8217;s preparation for production. The first blast was carried out in accordance with the approved technical design and safety&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: rolled steel imports from Turkey up in January-August 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[rolled metal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[From January to August, Azerbaijan imported $89.378 million worth of rolled steel products from Turkey, up by 35.2% YoY. In August, Turkey supplied $9.827 million worth of these products to Azerbaijan (-5.5%). Total exports of this product from Turkey increased by 2.8% over the first eight months, reaching $11.271 billion. The main importers of Turkish&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kazakhstan: construction of $300-million mining and processing plant begins in Kyzylorda regon</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/09/02/kazakhstan-construction-of-300-million-mining-and-processing-plant-begins-in-kyzylorda-regon.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China&#8217;s Liaoning Hongda Group has officially begun construction of the Burabay-Zhalgyzagash mining and processing plant in the Zhanakorgan district of Kazakhstan&#8217;s Kyzylorda region. The project is estimated to cost 138 billion tenge (approximately $298.5 million). Drilling is underway at the site to expand the mineral resource base, production roads are being built, and sites for&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Interpipe provides 223 employees&#8217; children with school backpacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The industrial company Interpipe has prepared gifts for the children of employees who are going to school for the first time this year on the occasion of September 1. As the company noted, 223 children received school backpacks with everything they need for school: an album, pencils, paints, colored paper and other supplies. It is&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Sergii Koretskyi presents awards to 26 workers in coal sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the occasion of Miners’ Day, Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergii Koretskyi presented awards to 26 workers in the coal sector. The Prime Minister emphasised that the coal industry remained an important part of Ukraine’s energy system and economy. The sector currently employs around 20,000 people, who work in extraordinarily difficult conditions every day, facing&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Slovakia: Slovalco fires up aluminium furnaces</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Slovakia is returning to primary aluminium production after more than three years, with Slovalco beginning the gradual restart of its Ziar nad Hronom smelter in central Slovakia. The first furnaces are being heated from Saturday, with 100 of the plant’s 226 furnaces due to be operating by the end of February. They will provide annual&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: AzerGold exports up in January-July 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AzerGold CJSC exported $156.4 million worth of products from January to July. This was stated in the August issue of the &#8220;Export Review&#8221; of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications. Represents a $31.3 million, or 25%, increase compared to the same period in 2025. (Report)]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Russia strikes Zaporizhstal again with ballistic missiles</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/28/ukraine-russia-strikes-zaporizhstal-again-with-ballistic-missiles.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On August 27, Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhstal plant. The plant completely stopped production on August 11, after a previous attack with ballistic missiles. Now, five ballistic missiles hit the blast furnace equipment, energy and transport infrastructure, and open areas of the plant. There were no deaths or injuries. “Zaporizhstal is a civilian industrial enterprise,&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Uzbekistan: CSCEC International to help develop New Bekabad</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/28/uzbekistan-cscec-international-to-help-develop-new-bekabad.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Uzmetkombinat and China&#8217;s CSCEC International have agreed to implement new investment projects in Uzbekistan, including an energy storage system with a capacity of up to 150 MW and the transformation of Bekabad into a modern city known as New Bekabad. The meeting with the Chinese delegation followed earlier negotiations held during a visit by Uzmetkombinat&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: gold export revenue up in January-July 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Azerbaijan exported $239.4 million in gold from January to July. This is a 33.9% increase compared to the same period in 2025. In July, Azerbaijan exported $37.2 million in gold, a 9.7% YoY increase. (Report)]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: three miners perish in Kryvyi Rih mine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three miners died in a mine in Kryvyi Rih due to a collapse of a bucket used to lower and raise workers. Two more miners are currently missing. This was reported by People&#8217;s Deputy Mykhailo Volynets. The accident occurred on August 26. Emergency rescue operations at the mine in Kryvyi Rih have been completed. Rescuers&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kazakhstan: country ranks among world’s top 10 zinc producers</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/27/kazakhstan-country-ranks-among-worlds-top-10-zinc-producers.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[zinc]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan remained among the world’s ten largest zinc-producing countries in 2025, according to the latest Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS estimates Kazakhstan’s zinc mine production at 360,000 metric tons in 2025, compared with an estimated 380,000 tons in 2024. This placed Kazakhstan ninth among the countries individually&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Uzbekistan: Uzmetkombinat studies Trina energy storage systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A delegation from Uzbekistan’s Uzmetkombinat visited Trina Storage’s production facility in Chuzhou, China, on August 26 to examine battery energy storage systems and discuss their potential use at the steelmaker’s production facilities. The visit was organized by All Solar, a distributor of Trinasolar solar modules in Uzbekistan. During the visit, Uzmetkombinat representatives reviewed the production&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: president amends decree on Gashgachay, Elbeidash, and Agduzdag ore deposits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[ore]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Ilham Aliyev has amended the decree of May 29, 2021, &#8220;On the Regulation of Certain Issues Related to the Study, Research, Exploration, Development, and Operation of the Gashgachay, Elbeidash, and Agduzdag Ore Deposits.&#8221; According to Report, the head of state signed a new decree in this regard. According to the amendment, the decree will&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kazakhstan: metal ore miners boast highest salaries</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/25/kazakhstan-metal-ore-miners-boast-highest-salaries.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to the methodology of the Bureau of National Statistics (BNS) of the Agency for Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, miners work in enterprises classified as &#8220;Mining and Quarrying. Statistical data show that in none of these subcategories (coal, metal ore, and other mineral extraction) does the average monthly nominal wage&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzaltyn earns more in H1 2026 than in all of 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC’s net profit in the first half of 2026 amounted to 33 billion soms, 1.8 times more than the company earned during the whole of 2025. Last year, Kyrgyzaltyn’s net profit amounted to 18.7 billion soms. Thus, in just the first six months of 2026, the company earned 14.3 billion soms more than in&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Zaporizhstal and other Zaporizhzhia Metinvest enterprises pay almost UAH 1.6 billion in taxes in H1 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Metinvest Group enterprises in Zaporizhzhia – Zaporizhstal, Zaporizhkoks, Zaporizhvognetryv and Metinvest Machinery – paid almost UAH 1.6 billion in taxes and fees to budgets of all levels in the first half of 2026. The largest amounts of deductions are traditionally the single social contribution, personal income tax, environmental tax and military levy. Thus, a significant&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Uzbekistan: Uzmetkombinat launches steel grinding ball production</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/24/uzbekistan-uzmetkombinat-launches-steel-grinding-ball-production.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uzmetkombinat]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Uzmetkombinat has commissioned a steel grinding ball rolling complex with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons. The facility was launched under the leadership of Uzmetkombinat Chairman of the Management Board and CEO Bahodir Abdullaev. The project was completed in four months. The new production facility will manufacture 40 mm and 50 mm steel grinding&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: gold and silver output down in January-July 2026</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/21/azerbaijan-gold-and-silver-output-down-in-january-july-2026.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Azerbaijan produced 1,637.4 kg of gold and 2,154 kg of silver in January-July. Gold production decreased by 12.1% compared to the same period in 2025, while silver production decreased by 15%. Over the past seven months, copper concentrate production in Azerbaijan amounted to 10,667.7 tons, 6.3 times higher than the same period last year. As&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan: coal sales to Uzbekistan and China up in H1 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the first six months of 2026, coal was among the commodities that generated a significant trade surplus for Kyrgyzstan, with the surplus exceeding $44,725.7 million. Coal and lignite exports were 7.5 times higher than imports. The main export destinations were Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China, according to data from the National Statistical Committee. Exports of&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada adopts law on SkhidGZK corporatization</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/20/ukraine-verkhovna-rada-adopts-law-on-skhidgzk-corporatization.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The adopted law will allow preserving and developing the only enterprise in Ukraine engaged in the extraction of uranium ore and the production of natural uranium concentrate. The document, in particular, provides for: &#8211; Retention of 100% of the shares of SkhidGZK Joint Stock Company in state ownership; &#8211; Mandatory independent valuation of the enterprise&#8217;s&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kazakhstan: new complex at Zhalpak mine to produce 500 tons of uranium annually</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new production complex at the Zhalpak uranium mine in Kazakhstan&#8217;s Turkistan region has begun operations with an annual production capacity of 500 tons of uranium. The first-stage complex was launched by the Ortalyk Mining Enterprise, becoming the company&#8217;s second production asset. The launch ceremony was attended by Gumar Sergazin, deputy chairman of Kazakhstan&#8217;s Nuclear&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: Mining Expo 2027 set for Baku in September 2027</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Azerbaijan Mining Expo 2027 international exhibition will take place on September 8-10, 2027 at the Baku Expo Center in Baku, according to exhibition materials. The event will bring together mining industry representatives, government officials, investors, EPC contractors, engineering firms, equipment manufacturers and technology providers from Azerbaijan, the Caucasus, Central Asia and other international markets.&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kazakhstan: Kazakhmys and CNCEC sign deal to build new sulfuric acid plant at Zhezkazgan smelter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kazakhmys]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kazakhmys and a consortium of companies from China National Chemical Engineering Company signed a $213.76-million EPC contract to build a new sulfuric acid plant at the Zhezkazgan Copper Smelter. The contract was signed on August 18 in Zhezkazgan between Kazakhmys and a consortium of companies from China National Chemical Engineering Company (CNCEC). The signing ceremony&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Russia attacks DTEK mine in Dnipropetrovsk region</title>
		<link>https://metalukraine.com/2026/08/18/ukraine-russia-attacks-dtek-mine-in-dnipropetrovsk-region.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On August 17, Russian drones massively attacked the territory of one of the DTEK mines in the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result of the attack, the company&#8217;s infrastructure was significantly damaged. One employee was killed and another was injured. Medics provided him with the necessary assistance. (Ukrainian Metal)]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kazakhstan: government to spend 40.7 billion tenge on geological exploration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan continues to expand geological and geophysical exploration across its territory. Under the state program for the geological study of mineral resources, regional surveys at a scale of 1:200,000 are being carried out. According to the ministry, until the end of 2026, geological and geophysical studies will cover an area of around 2.2 million sq.&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Azerbaijan: gold output up in January-July 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Azerbaijan reduced gold production by 12.1% YoY, to 1,637 tons in January-July, the State Statistics Committee reported. Silver production decreased by 15%, to 2,154 tons. Gold mining in Azerbaijan is carried out by Anglo Asian Mining and AzerGold. (The Moscow Times)]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: AMKR suspends production due to Russian missile strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih ore mining and metallurgical works]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[PJSC “ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih” was hit by a missile strike from Russia on the night of August 16, as a result of which two people were killed and 13 more employees of the enterprise and contractors were injured. “As a result of the attack, the main production facilities of energy and blast furnace production were&#8230;]]></description>
		
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