The week’s real division was not between commodities but between capital that governments willed into being and capital that needed no permission at all.
The US Department of War agreed on 24 August to guarantee floor prices for dysprosium and terbium, two heavy rare earths no contract has ever priced this way, and in doing so manufactured a market the open exchange had declined to build. The commitment runs to $750m into a special-purpose vehicle buying output from Brazil’s Serra Verde mine, part of a $1.55bn package that also carries a $500m credit facility and a five-year state undertaking to buy at least $300m of product. It clears a closing condition on USA Rare Earth’s roughly $2.8bn acquisition of Serra Verde, which would leave the company the only producer of all four magnetic rare earths outside Asia.
Strip away the strategic language and what remains is a government paying to make a mine financeable that the market, at prevailing prices, would not. That is the defining move of the week, and it sets up the week’s real division: between capital that exists only because a state conjured it, and capital that needed no state at all.
On the other side of that line sits Boliden. The Swedish major agreed on 27 August to take Votorantim’s 64.68% of Nexa Resources, five mines and three smelters across Brazil and Peru, for $1.31bn, in an all-share exchange rather than cash. Votorantim leaves with roughly 7% of Boliden; Nexa stays listed in New York. No government, no guarantee, no floor price. Two majors priced and signed a billion-dollar deal in their own paper because both sides judged the assets worth holding through the cycle, and Boliden judged its own stock the better currency than cash. That is what unassisted conviction looks like, and it is a cleaner signal of where private capital actually wants exposure than any sovereign package.
The exposure Boliden reached for is zinc, and the timing is pointed. Zinc closed the week up 0.86% at a four-year high, but the strength is a Western warehouse squeeze, not the Chinese supply glut the tape keeps predicting: LME stocks are draining while Chinese output runs near a 17-month high, and this week’s much-discussed Chinese export ramp is, on Macquarie’s numbers, around 30,000 tonnes across all of 2026, a rounding error against imports that ran past 400,000 tonnes as recently as 2024. Buying a zinc producer into that dislocation is a bet that Western tightness lasts longer than the market thinks.
Between the two poles sits the capital that is announced but not yet real. Argentina and Chile met again on 27 August to advance technical review of the copper projects under their revived 1997 integration treaty, Vicuña, El Pachón and Los Azules, repeating the $20.7bn figure officials have quoted since July. Chile’s own deputy mining minister concedes there is still no timeline. This is the discount rule most of the sector runs backwards: a signed price floor is bankable the moment the ink dries, and a regional treaty aggregate is worth almost nothing until one specific project clears its own financing. The $20.7bn is not investment. It is a press release with a number on it, and it belongs in a different column from the War Department’s $750m even though the treaty number is twenty times larger.
Beijing, meanwhile, was the busiest actor of the week and the one least reducible to a single label. Ganfeng put $180m of convertible notes into Lithium Argentina to anchor a new Salta joint venture; MMG restarted the giant Las Bambas copper mine in Peru; and the zinc export trickle above is Chinese policy expressed through freight economics. Lithium buyer, copper supplier, zinc exporter, in one week. The market that files China under “demand” is mispricing it.
The Philippines enacted Executive Order 122 this week to streamline critical-minerals investment, and in the same week Celsius Resources disclosed it is in international arbitration against Philippine regulators to protect a $43m placement already committed to its MCB copper-gold project. One arm of the state advertises the door while another litigates who may walk through it. For anyone pricing Philippine risk off EO 122, Celsius is the asterisk.
Underneath the marquee names, the financing tape says something quiet about where equity risk is welcome right now. The week’s placements were disproportionately Australian and large: FireFly A$190m, Benz A$150m, GR Engineering A$100m, PC Gold A$75m, Falcon A$30m, Saturn A$21m, while London and Toronto juniors mostly raised in the hundreds of thousands to low millions. The ASX is open for size; the smaller boards are open for survival.
So what to do with it. Sort the week’s capital by how much of it can actually be drawn down. Signed, contractual money like the War Department floor is bankable the day it is announced. A major’s own-paper acquisition like Boliden’s is real conviction and a clean read on where private capital wants to be. A regional treaty aggregate is neither, however large its number, until a named project closes financing. Take the first two at face value, discount the third to roughly nothing, and read Beijing as a supplier as much as a buyer. The positioning follow-ups into coming weeks: whether Boliden’s shareholders ratify Nexa at their EGM, whether Chile attaches a real date to its treaty, and whether zinc’s Western squeeze outlasts the Chinese export story the market keeps trying to tell.
Week-end price comparison: 21st vs 28th of August 2026
Week end prices shown are as of 17:00 UTC on 28th of August 2026
Gold fell 3.15%, reversing part of its recent rally as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole comments increased expectations of a possible September rate hike. The stronger dollar and higher yields pressured bullion, although fiscal concerns and safe-haven demand kept prices well above earlier-year levels.
Silver declined 4.14% after reaching elevated levels, following the broader precious-metals correction as rate expectations shifted. The decline was sharper than gold given silver’s greater sensitivity to speculative positioning, although strong industrial demand continues to support its longer-term outlook.
Palladium gained 5.81%, outperforming the rest of the precious-metals complex. The move appears largely technical and positioning-driven, with palladium benefiting from renewed buying after its earlier correction.
Platinum fell 2.09%, giving back some of its recent gains as the stronger dollar and higher rate expectations outweighed ongoing supply-side support.
Week end prices shown are as of 17:00 UTC on 28th of August 2026
Copper rose 2.26% to a fresh record as US tariff uncertainty continued to distort global inventories and pull metal towards the US market. LME stocks have remained under pressure, with large warrant cancellations pushing prices towards the previous record despite concerns over Chinese demand.
Aluminium was broadly flat, reflecting a balance between tight global supply conditions and softer Chinese demand. The market remains supported by supply constraints, but weaker industrial activity is limiting further upside.
Lead edged 0.30% higher, with LME inventories continuing to decline steadily. The move remained modest, consistent with lead lacking the acute physical tightness seen in copper and zinc.
Tin fell 0.80% as traders took profits following its strong run. Prices remain historically elevated, supported by constrained supply and electronics demand, but the near-term momentum has moderated.
Zinc gained 0.86%, continuing to benefit from tightening LME availability. LME stocks have fallen significantly while Chinese inventories remain comparatively higher, creating a regional imbalance that continues to support London prices.
Iron Ore rose 0.55%, stabilising around $96/t despite persistent concerns over Chinese steel demand. The modest gain appears more consistent with short-term positioning than a fundamental improvement, with abundant seaborne supply still limiting upside.
Week end prices shown are as of 17:00 UTC on 28th of August 2026
Brent Crude Oil fell 6.55% as markets reduced part of the geopolitical premium attached to the Iran conflict and focused more heavily on the possibility of diplomatic progress. Comments around a potential US-Iran agreement, alongside concerns over monetary tightening, pushed crude lower despite continued supply risks.
US Natural Gas rose 4.02%, supported by persistent summer heat, strong power-sector demand and tighter-than-expected storage injections. LNG feedgas demand has also remained elevated, helping offset the substantial inventory surplus.
Coal gained 6.90%, reaching $139.50/t. The move reflects renewed strength across energy markets outside crude, with supply concerns and firm Asian demand supporting thermal coal prices.
Uranium rose 2.15%, continuing its broader upward trend. Producer supply constraints, expectations for continued nuclear expansion and concerns around Russian supply are keeping the physical market tight.
Key Mining and Capital Market Stories
One Bullion has officially commenced its 2026 diamond drilling program targeting the highly prospective Vumba Gold Project in Botswana. By deploying vital operational capital, the junior explorer is rigorously advancing strategic resource evaluation across one of Africa’s most stable and heavily mineralized mining jurisdictions to expand existing bedrock gold discoveries.
USA Rare Earth announced the successful $1.55B capitalization of a government-backed special purpose vehicle to purchase Phase 1 rare earth production from the Serra Verde operation. The massive cross-border transaction strictly secures long-term magnetic materials supply, anchoring an integrated global value chain outside of traditional Asian markets.
Cyclic Materials closed a massive $75M strategic financing round backed by international institutional investors including Energy Impact Partners and Microsoft. The major capital injection aggressively accelerates the deployment of commercial-scale processing infrastructure, actively building a circular global supply chain for critical rare earth elements necessary for advanced technologies.
The Metals Royalty Company officially closed a US$165M strategic financing while doubling its gross overriding production royalty in the Mesabi Project to 2.0%. The massive institutional debt deployment rapidly fortifies corporate liquidity, securing long-term exposure to an estimated US$22M in annual revenue from merchant direct-reduced iron ore.
U92 Energy officially closed an upsized non-brokered private placement, successfully raising $1.5M by issuing units strictly priced at $0.40. Following a recent $8M public offering, the junior explorer deploys this vital equity to rigorously advance regional exploration activities across its highly prospective Kurupung uranium project.
White Gold successfully upsized its non-brokered subscription receipt financing to $10M while concurrently securing final court approval for its W2 Critical Minerals spin-out. The dedicated institutional equity deployment strictly bankrolls advanced exploration and structural development across the newly consolidated property portfolio, completely optimizing the corporate capital structure.
Brixton Metals officially closed the final tranche of its private placement, generating $9.1M in total aggregate gross proceeds across all offerings. Issuing units cleanly priced at $0.90, the vital equity deployment rigorously bankrolls accelerated structural diamond drilling and comprehensive regional resource evaluation programs across its extensive mineral portfolio.
Homeland Nickel announced a strategic non-brokered private placement to raise C3.04MbyissuingcorporateunitsstrictlypricedatC0.38. The primary equity deployment securely bolsters the company’s regional working capital, directly funding ongoing property payment obligations and aggressive exploration workflows extending well into 2027.
Libra Energy Materials announced a $700,000 non-brokered private placement, issuing common shares cleanly priced at $0.10. Retaining the option to upsize to $1.3M through flow-through shares, the targeted equity injection actively finances rigorous structural drilling and comprehensive lineament mapping across its highly prospective regional critical mineral properties.
Helium Evolution officially closed a massive $25M gross private placement supported predominantly by major institutional insiders. The heavily oversubscribed capital deployment fundamentally stabilizes the operator’s corporate balance sheet, strictly optimizing ongoing regional extraction workflows and significantly advancing long-term commercial production capabilities across its primary asset portfolio.
Golden Age Exploration formally launched a $400,000 non-brokered private placement, strictly issuing corporate units priced at $0.20. Following recent acquisition approvals, the vital equity injection completely underwrites near-term exploration expenditures and diamond drilling campaigns targeting highly prospective uranium and precious metal assets within established mining jurisdictions.
Pacific Empire Minerals officially commenced its 2026 diamond drill program targeting the Trident property. The junior explorer deployed crucial operational capital to systematically follow up on previous high-grade intercepts, rigorously utilizing newly expanded induced polarization data to structurally define and evaluate an anomalous chargeability response for upcoming extraction.
Ninepoint Partners officially filed a preliminary prospectus offering strictly priced at $25.00 per unit to launch its 2026 Short Duration Flow-Through Limited Partnership. The major financial deployment targets capital appreciation by aggressively investing syndicate funds directly into a highly diversified portfolio of Canadian resource issuer flow-through equity shares.
Search Minerals successfully closed the second and final tranche of its non-brokered private placement financing to exclusively fund critical rare earth evaluations. The targeted institutional equity deployment rapidly stabilizes corporate working capital, directly underwriting advanced metallurgical testing and regional exploration workflows across its highly prospective Deepwater Fox property in Labrador.
Viridian Metals formally announced a strategic non-brokered private placement to raise $1M by strictly issuing 2.22 million units priced at $0.45. The dedicated corporate capital deployment rapidly fortifies regional working capital, exclusively underwriting an aggressive 2026 exploration drilling program targeting critical base metals at the Kraken project.
Goldrea Resources officially launched a $680,000 non-brokered private placement combining premium flow-through units and standard common shares. The critical equity deployment completely underwrites near-term exploration expenditures and diamond drilling campaigns targeting highly prospective historical gold and copper mineralization across the Cannonball Project in British Columbia.
Boreal Gold officially increased its ongoing non-brokered private placement following massive investor demand, raising aggregate gross proceeds to $2.04M. Issuing a strict combination of standard units and premium flow-through shares, the capital aggressively advances structural resource drilling across the highly prospective Fay Lake property in Manitoba.
GoldHaven Resources successfully announced a highly targeted $2M critical minerals flow-through financing to exclusively attract Canadian institutional capital. The vital primary equity deployment directly bankrolls comprehensive surface sampling and rigorous diamond drilling operations across the junior explorer's highly prospective copper and gold assets situated in British Columbia.
Homeland Nickel formally announced a strategic non-brokered private placement structured to raise C3.04M by issuing corporate units strictly priced at C0.38. The primary equity deployment securely bolsters regional working capital, directly funding ongoing property payment obligations and aggressive exploration workflows across its Oregon nickel assets.
Cabral Gold officially closed a massive $45M non-brokered private placement driven heavily by a major strategic investor. The heavily oversubscribed primary equity capital actively fortifies corporate liquidity, directly funding rigorous underground development and structural expansion workflows across its highly prospective regional gold assets to accelerate commercial extraction timelines.
Silver Storm Mining officially upsized its non-brokered private placement to raise a massive $15M following robust institutional demand. The targeted equity injection rapidly accelerates rigorous surface and underground exploration drilling campaigns, actively transitioning the fully permitted La Parrilla silver mine complex in Mexico toward commercial production.
Radius Gold finalized a $1.2M non-brokered private placement financing, officially issuing over ten million corporate units strictly priced at $0.12. The critical institutional equity injection directly funds aggressive regional exploration programs and deep structural targeting at the highly prospective Tierra Roja copper and Jonco silver projects.
Algo Grande Copper officially upsized its non-brokered private placement following robust institutional demand, raising maximum aggregate gross proceeds to $5M. The vital primary equity deployment directly funds ongoing structural drilling and advanced regional exploration campaigns across the highly prospective Adelita copper project securely located in Sonora, Mexico.
Tintina Mines successfully announced shareholder approval for the release of C$91M in escrowed private placement proceeds. The massive institutional capital deployment strictly funds the strategic acquisition of a 26.25% minority interest in Andean Belt Resources, consolidating total ownership across a highly prospective portfolio in Chile.
CleanTech Vanadium Mining officially closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement, successfully raising $298,500 in gross proceeds. The dedicated equity injection rigorously reinforces regional working capital, directly funding advanced structural exploration and aggressive geological targeting across the highly prospective El Triunfo gold-antimony project in Bolivia.
Argentina and Chile successfully revived a massive cross-border mining framework designed to unlock $20.7B in strategic investments. The bilateral treaty specifically streamlines shared regulatory infrastructure, rapidly accelerating major base metal developments including the massive Vicuña and Los Azules copper projects positioned along the Andean border.
Patagonia Gold successfully dispatched its third gold and silver doré shipment, generating 996 gold equivalent ounces. Following the formal lifting of a temporary governmental suspension, the operational cash flow rapidly stabilizes corporate liquidity to rigorously normalize regional leaching activities at the Calcatreu project in Argentina.
Lavras Gold published final assay results from its 2026 exploration campaign, structurally verifying high-grade continuity across the Caneleira Mining Concession. Utilizing previously secured corporate capital, the junior explorer rigorously tested deep geological targets, dramatically expanding the commercial footprint of its highly prospective LDS Project located in southern Brazil.
Spark Energy Minerals officially reported a massive second gallium-rare earth discovery highlighted by a project-record 114.3 g/t intercept. The aggressive deployment of exploration capital rigorously validates widespread mineralization models, significantly elevating the structural viability of the company's regional operations securely located inside Brazil’s prolific Lithium Valley.
Ganfeng Lithium finalized a massive $180M strategic convertible note investment into Lithium Argentina. The targeted Chinese corporate capital deployment officially establishes the PPG Joint Venture, actively consolidating three adjacent Salta projects into a unified 150,000-tonne development while drastically reducing near-term refinancing pressures across the global battery metals supply chain.
IDB Invest officially led a massive $700M syndicated debt facility directly supporting South Korea's Posco Holdings. The international project financing actively builds out global battery supply chains, rigorously underwriting phased infrastructure construction to produce 48,000 metric tons of battery-grade extraction at the massive Sal de Oro lithium project in Argentina.
Kazatomprom officially reported robust first-half 2026 financial results, generating 718 billion tenge in consolidated corporate revenue. The dominant Kazakh operator rigorously utilized its massive unhedged cash flows to finalize its 2025 dividend payments, actively sustaining structural working capital to strictly fund ongoing uranium extraction operations throughout Central Asia.
Saudi Aramco successfully executed strategic international agreements exceeding $3.7B targeting comprehensive supply chain resilience and advanced industrial artificial intelligence. The massive sovereign capital deployment directly optimizes localized extraction networks and heavy drilling procurement, actively accelerating strict operational efficiency protocols across the Kingdom's rapidly expanding energy and metals infrastructure.
Nickel Industries reported robust half-year financial results generating US$247.6M in adjusted EBITDA. The ASX-listed operator aggressively deployed internal corporate capital to strictly finalize integrated commissioning at its Indonesian ENC high-pressure acid leach facility, successfully achieving inaugural commercial mixed hydroxide precipitate and refined nickel cathode production.
Merdeka Gold officially posted sharp improvements in its interim financial performance, generating US$17.0M in underlying EBITDA. The dominant Indonesian operator rigorously utilized surging operational liquidity from the Pani Gold Mine to strictly bankroll ongoing heap leach structural optimizations, actively accelerating massive commercial extraction timelines across the regional project.
Celsius Resources officially announced a targeted corporate update regarding ongoing international arbitration proceedings surrounding its Omnibus Loan and Security Agreement. The dual-listed explorer is aggressively navigating complex Philippine regulatory hurdles to strictly preserve a vital US$43M strategic placement necessary to rapidly develop the MCB copper-gold project.
The Philippine government officially enacted Executive Order 122 to systematically unlock massive international processing investments. The strategic regulatory framework strictly establishes a unified critical minerals policy, rapidly streamlining complex bureaucratic permitting timelines to aggressively attract institutional project financing targeting downstream domestic nickel and copper metallurgical refinement.
China strictly triggered a massive structural shift in global refined zinc markets by actively ramping up localized exports. Driven by an intense domestic arbitrage advantage, the sudden macroeconomic supply intervention heavily disrupts established Asian processing networks, rigorously forcing regional smelters to aggressively optimize ongoing base metal capital allocations.
E-Power Incorporated successfully secured a RMB 343M commercial turnkey contract to construct massive regional battery processing infrastructure. The vital corporate capital deployment strictly funds an automated artificial graphite production line in China, rapidly advancing advanced silicon-carbon metallurgical engineering methodologies to actively optimize localized battery supply chains.
Sweden's Boliden formally executed a definitive agreement to acquire Votorantim's controlling stake in Nexa Resources for $1.3B. The massive cross-border transaction significantly expands European exposure to Latin American critical minerals, rapidly integrating five operating polymetallic mines and three regional zinc smelters located in Brazil and Peru.
Kazatomprom officially retained its BBB credit rating from Fitch highlighting its incredibly robust financial stability. The dominant Kazakh operator rigorously utilized its massive unhedged cash flows to actively sustain structural working capital, strictly funding ongoing uranium extraction operations throughout Central Asia to heavily fortify long-term international nuclear fuel supply chains.
Metals Exploration formally secured a $27M equipment debt facility directly from Banco de America Central. While funding international asset construction, the dual-listed operator concurrently optimizes operations at its Runruno mine in the Philippines, rigorously deploying unhedged operational cash flows to strictly maximize localized Asian gold production yields.
Galantas Gold successfully announced the exercise of strategic corporate warrants, raising capital through newly issued ordinary shares admitted to trading on AIM. The targeted equity deployment rigorously supports ongoing structural development and advanced geological evaluation across the highly prospective Indiana and Andacollo copper-gold extraction projects in Chile.
AIM-listed Phoenix Copper officially awarded major technical consulting contracts to advance comprehensive mineral reserve updates. The dedicated corporate expenditure strictly funds advanced structural engineering evaluations and optimized economic modeling across the highly prospective Empire open-pit copper project securely situated within Idaho's established regional mining jurisdiction.
Arkadian Strategic Metals published a comprehensive operational and exploration update detailing ongoing structural progress at the Clogau Gold Mine in Wales. The AIM-listed junior explorer rigorously allocated internal working capital to strictly accelerate underground rehabilitation workflows and aggressively expand targeted geological sampling across the historic high-grade property.
AIM-listed Rome Resources officially reported promising early geological sampling results across its recently optioned properties in New Brunswick. The European explorer deployed vital exploration capital to structurally confirm high-grade tin and tungsten mineralization, actively guiding future diamond drilling campaigns targeting strategic base metal expansion in Canada.
London-listed Amaroq Minerals formally closed a £15M institutional private placement, strictly issuing ordinary shares at a modest discount. The massive primary equity deployment entirely underwrites aggressive resource expansion drilling and critical pre-production infrastructure optimizations at the highly prospective Nalunaq gold development project located in southern Greenland.
AIM-listed Savannah Resources officially executed a strategic long-term off-take agreement targeting commercial production from the Barroso lithium project in Portugal. Supported by the European Critical Raw Materials Act, the structural transaction directly secures guaranteed future revenues, actively positioning Europe's largest spodumene deposit for impending institutional project financing.
Aura Energy successfully secured firm institutional commitments for a £10M placement by issuing equity strictly priced at £0.18 per share. The vital cross-border capital injection rigorously bankrolls comprehensive environmental baseline studies and advanced definitive feasibility optimizations targeting the massive Häggån uranium-vanadium extraction project located in Sweden.
TSXV-listed Benz Mining successfully received firm institutional commitments to raise A$150M through a strictly targeted primary equity placement. The massive cross-border capital injection drastically accelerates a colossal 450,000-metre exploration drill program, deploying six additional rigs to aggressively expand the maiden gold resource at its Glenburgh operation.
FireFly Metals successfully secured A$190M through a major institutional placement alongside a Canadian bought deal financing. The heavily oversubscribed cross-border equity deployment rigorously bolsters the operator’s corporate balance sheet, strictly funding accelerated underground expansion drilling and advanced engineering workflows for its advanced base metal assets.
HKEX-listed MMG Limited officially confirmed the successful operational restart of its massive Las Bambas copper mine in Peru. The Chinese state-backed base metal operator rapidly stabilized regional extraction workflows following unexpected structural disruptions, actively safeguarding global copper concentrate supply chains while heavily fortifying impending corporate cash flow metrics.
LSE-listed Adriatic Metals officially executed an upsized $30M precious metals streaming agreement with major institutional financiers. The non-dilutive capital deployment directly bolsters the operator’s corporate treasury, actively underwriting accelerated underground development and strict processing plant optimizations across the high-grade Vares silver-zinc mining operation located in Bosnia.
Saturn Metals successfully raised A$21.28M through its share purchase plan, accepting all valid applications following an initial placement. The massive equity deployment completely underwrites front-end engineering, critical equipment procurement, and ongoing regional exploration drilling at the highly prospective Apollo Hill gold project situated in Western Australia.
Falcon Metals secured firm institutional commitments for an A$30M placement priced at A$0.60 per share. The heavily oversubscribed equity deployment rigorously funds expansive diamond drilling and advanced structural resource testing across the highly prospective Blue Moon gold project securely located within Victoria's world-class Bendigo mining jurisdiction.
GR Engineering Services successfully secured binding commitments for an A$100M institutional placement alongside a targeted A$10M retail share purchase plan. The primary equity deployment rapidly fortifies the prominent contractor’s corporate balance sheet, strictly supporting imminent engineering and procurement workflows for incoming major Australian base metal developments.
PC Gold formally received firm commitments for an A$75M institutional placement, strictly issuing new ordinary shares priced at A$1.05. The massive equity injection rigorously bankrolls aggressive extensional exploration and comprehensive underground refurbishment necessary to rapidly transition the Spring Hill gold project toward commercial production in the Northern Territory.
Pengana Global Fund officially opened its targeted A$20M share purchase plan to eligible Australian shareholders following a massive A$221M institutional placement. The combined equity capital deployment actively strengthens corporate liquidity, rapidly positioning the ASX-listed vehicle to aggressively secure lucrative international investment opportunities expanding its diversified global financial portfolio.
WAM Income Maximiser successfully closed its A$172.4M pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer, heavily oversubscribed by sophisticated domestic investors. The structural capital deployment significantly optimizes the investment company's asset liquidity on the ASX, actively underwriting expansive dividend yield strategies and maximizing robust income returns across its actively managed domestic portfolio.
True North Copper officially launched an A$2M share purchase plan aimed precisely at Australian retail shareholders. Following a heavily oversubscribed institutional placement, the vital equity injection actively funds outstanding regional deferred payments while rigorously advancing critical technical exploration activities across its highly prospective Cloncurry and Mt Oxide copper assets.
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