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      "id": "src-dow-5n-germanium-2026",
      "title": "Department of War Invests $18.1M to Increase U.S. Refining Capacity for Germanium Metal",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of War",
      "url": "https://www.war.gov/serve-from-netstorage/News/Releases/Release/Article/4393075/department-of-war-invests-181m-to-increase-us-refining-capacity-for-germanium-m/index.html",
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      "notes": "Official release announcing a 15 December 2025 DPA Title III investment of $18.1M to 5N Plus for St. George germanium refining. States a sevenfold zone-refining expansion to more than 20 metric tons annually and domestic sourcing objectives."
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    {
      "id": "src-5n-germanium-2026",
      "title": "5N+ Awarded US$18.1 Million by U.S. Government to Significantly Increase Germanium Production Capacity in St. George, Utah",
      "publisher": "5N Plus Inc.",
      "url": "https://www.5nplus.com/en/news/5n-awarded-us181-million/",
      "language": "en",
      "datePublished": "2026-01-30",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-04",
      "sourceType": "other",
      "confidence": "primary",
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      "id": "src-5n-mda-q4-2025",
      "title": "5N Plus Inc. Management's Discussion and Analysis, year ended December 31, 2025",
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      "url": "https://www.5nplus.com/media/uploads/documents/b2026-02-24_mda_q4_2025.pdf",
      "language": "en",
      "datePublished": "2026-02-24",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-04",
      "sourceType": "other",
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      "notes": "Recipient securities disclosure. Page 4 says that in early 2026 the Company announced it 'has been awarded' a US$18.1M grant by the U.S. Government to expand germanium recycling and refining capacity. It does not name St. George, state an execution date, state conditions or disclose any payment."
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    {
      "id": "src-5n-sustainability-2025",
      "title": "5N+ 2025 Sustainability Report",
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      "url": "https://www.5nplus.com/media/uploads/documents/b5n_sustainability_report_2025.pdf",
      "language": "en",
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      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-04",
      "sourceType": "other",
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      "notes": "Recipient publication, not a securities filing. The report states no publication date; the PDF's creation date is 27 April 2026 and the server's last-modified date is 28 April 2026, which are file metadata and not recorded as the publication date. Page 42 says 5N+ announced a 'planned expansion' of germanium recovery and recycling 'supported by a significant financial award from the U.S. government', to increase recovery at its St. George facility 'over the next four years'. The wording is future-tense and states no execution, payment or physical stage. It dates the announcement to 2025 (the Department and the company's release date it to January 2026) and attaches space-qualified solar-cell capacity to the award, which is the subject of the 2024 award."
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