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Europe-focused Metals One (AIM: MET1) announced Thursday that Kingsrose Mining (ASX: KRM), partner and operator of its Råna nickel-copper-cobalt project in Norway, has entered into a contract to begin core drilling at the Rånbogen prospect in August.

Zambia has asked mining companies in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer to double their power-saving efforts to 40% of normal demand, as the worst drought in decades saps hydroelectric generation.

Indonesia’s nickel production surge is crushing competitors and challenging the West’s ambitions of diversifying its critical metals supply chains.

A preliminary economic assessment of Gold Rim Exploration Inc.'s Cotogchoa project in Quito, Ecuador has identified an open-pit zone capable of producing an average of more than 3,000 ounces of gold a year over a four-to-six-year period for a potential mine production of nearly 20,000 ounces of gold, making the project the company's most successful project in the country.

The danger of cyanide contamination following the accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: GCX) Eagle mine in Yukon might be fading after the latest test results show low levels of the chemical in water bodies.

Africa-focused Montage Gold (TSX-V: MAU) has secured the final mining permit for its flagship Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire, which allows it to begin mine construction and is valid for 20 years.

Less than a month after landing a potential debt financing deal to redevelop its past-producing La Cobaltera project in northern Chile, Chilean Cobalt (US-OTC: COBA) has signed a letter of intent with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) for an offtake agreement covering the first five years of production.

Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) has announced the recovery of a 123.2-carat type II white diamond at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho.

Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) faces charges after a heap leach pad (HLP) accident this week at its Eagle mine in Yukon caused a landslide and potential cyanide leak, the second landslide this year, the government said Friday.

South African gold miner AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; ASX: AGG; JSE: ANG) plans to spend 1.1 billion reais (US$198 million) in Brazil this year, mainly on exploration.

Norway announced on Wednesday the opening of vast areas in the Arctic for its first seabed mineral licensing round.

Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) said on Tuesday that the Manh Choh mine in Alaska will pour its first gold on July 8 at the Fort Knox mill.