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 "title": "Afrimintel open tier — research-grade deposit records (CC-BY-4.0)",
 "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
 "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "attribution": "Afrimintel (afrimintel.com), Nikesh Patel ed. — decision-grade Africa mining intelligence.",
 "note": "Open tier released under CC-BY-4.0 — redistribution permitted with attribution. The intelligence-grade and bankability layers are proprietary and are NOT part of this release. Quality states: Sourced / Derived / Absent (no fourth state).",
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