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That is the weight of a single Nagatitan, roughly around 27 tonnes.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
India's average monthly gold import rose to 83 tonnes in the first two months of 2026 from an average 53 tonnes in 2025, according to a World Gold Council report released last month.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 May 2026
At Kamoa-Kakula, Ivanhoe has started producing copper anodes from a new smelter designed to process 500,000 tonnes a year, adding a power-hungry step to an operation already underserved by DR Congo’s electricity deficit.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
The driver of the three-tonne, five-meter-long speedboat was a local lagoon guide who had rented the boat for the day with his girlfriend.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
India's average monthly gold import rose to 83 tonnes in the first two months of 2026 from an average 53 tonnes in 2025, according to a World Gold Council report released last month.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 May 2026
At Kamoa-Kakula, Ivanhoe has started producing copper anodes from a new smelter designed to process 500,000 tonnes a year, adding a power-hungry step to an operation already underserved by DR Congo’s electricity deficit.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
The driver of the three-tonne, five-meter-long speedboat was a local lagoon guide who had rented the boat for the day with his girlfriend.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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