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        <title>HOCHSCHILD MINING PLC</title>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>GENESIS MINERALS LIMITED</name>
        <lei>894500AK5BVRCNP0FP48</lei>
        <title>GENESIS MINERALS LTD</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="AU000000GMD9"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="B23G0X1"/>
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        <balance>6211591.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
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        <valUSD>36531551.41000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.451859342150</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="31229869.68944400"/>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TURK ALTIN ISLETMELERI ANONIM SIRKETI</name>
        <lei>789000D7X9KM1ZIJX609</lei>
        <title>TURK ALTIN ISLETMELERI AS</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="TREKOAL00014"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="B3LP189"/>
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        <balance>9431117.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="TRY" exchangeRt="48.26000000"/>
        <valUSD>10323624.07000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.410287805263</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>TR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="3015717.47151900"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WEST AFRICAN RESOURCES LTD</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>WEST AFRICAN RESOURCES LTD</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="AU000000WAF6"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="B4KBBN0"/>
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        <balance>2176772.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="AUD" exchangeRt="1.39547900"/>
        <valUSD>5838836.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.232050610622</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>POLYUS PAO</name>
        <lei>549300FUXVT7TF6ZKV71</lei>
        <title>POLYUS PJSC</title>
        <cusip>X59432108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="RU000A0JNAA8"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="B57R0L9"/>
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        <balance>625470.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="RUB" exchangeRt="86.30000000"/>
        <valUSD>7.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000288133</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>RU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORP. LTD.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORP LTD</title>
        <cusip>16890P103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA16890P1036"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="B60FNV8"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1049200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="HKD" exchangeRt="7.83845000"/>
        <valUSD>34156924.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.357485469704</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ORA BANDA MINING LTD</name>
        <lei>984500DAD3BDFDHBD844</lei>
        <title>ORA BANDA MINING LTD</title>
        <cusip>Q71512109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="AU0000050130"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="BKDX544"/>
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        <balance>7404208.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="AUD" exchangeRt="1.39547900"/>
        <valUSD>8108052.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.322235215729</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="5475300.59933400"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC</name>
        <lei>529900NI5MXQ91GHXR07</lei>
        <title>ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BL6K5J42"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="BL6K5J4"/>
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        <balance>826405.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.73800700"/>
        <valUSD>51568640.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.049472582846</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC</name>
        <lei>2138005YDSA7A82RNU96</lei>
        <title>ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BRXH2664"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="BRF6FX9"/>
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        <balance>1122696.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="ZAR" exchangeRt="16.10375000"/>
        <valUSD>126108178.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.011868629427</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Zijin Gold International Co Ltd</name>
        <lei>254900FINUJR4MZ8A417</lei>
        <title>ZIJIN GOLD INTERNATIONAL CO LTD</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="HK0001200002"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="BSD3B20"/>
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        <balance>599100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="HKD" exchangeRt="7.83845000"/>
        <valUSD>11543044.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.458750754609</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>HK</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="707110.21139100"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WESTGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED</name>
        <lei>2549003AMX9BL7CKBQ74</lei>
        <title>WESTGOLD RESOURCES LTD</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="AU000000WGX6"/>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="BYVQ673"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4031010.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="AUD" exchangeRt="1.39547900"/>
        <valUSD>18399209.59000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.731232682445</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>S P TSX 60 IX FUT SEP26</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>S P TSX 60 IX FUT SEP26</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="N/A"/>
          <ticker value="SXFU26"/>
          <other otherDesc="INTERNAL" value="PTU620267"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.38595000"/>
        <valUSD>65008.66000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.002583614073</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>N/A</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DE</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Index Future" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <derivativeInfo>
          <futrDeriv derivCat="FUT">
            <counterparties>
              <counterpartyName>THE MONTREAL EXCHANGE / BOURSE DE MONTREAL</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>N/A</counterpartyLei>
            </counterparties>
            <payOffProf>Long</payOffProf>
            <descRefInstrmnt>
              <indexBasketInfo>
                <indexName>S&amp;P/TSE 60 IX FUT Sep 2026</indexName>
                <indexIdentifier>SXFU26</indexIdentifier>
              </indexBasketInfo>
            </descRefInstrmnt>
            <expDate>2026-09-18</expDate>
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            <curCd>CAD</curCd>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      
      
      
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
      
      
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-09-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>iShares, Inc.</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Chuck Pulsfort </ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Chuck Pulsfort </ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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</edgarSubmission>
