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Charles Pitts is the publisher of Skillings Mining Review, the trade journal that has covered mining since 1912. He writes on the macro forces behind metal prices: commodity cycles, sovereign capital and the shifting sources of demand. His current work argues that hyperscale AI, and the gigawatt-scale power its data centres need, is becoming a buyer of lithium and copper in its own right, competing with the automotive supply chain for tier-one reserves.
For months, Brigadier General Rafael Olaya Quintero, commander of the Orinoco naval force, has been chasing tin and coltan traffickers across the waterways at Colombia’s border…
When Queensland’s Labor government introduced its tiered Queensland coal royalties in 2022, the goal was to ensure the state shared in the record profits of global…
The latest global conference on mercury ended with a partial victory but a glaring omission. At the sixth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention…
Cove Capital’s $1.1 billion Kazakhstan tungsten venture secures a new critical-mineral source for U.S. supply chains and defense industries.
A New Mining Frontier Under Brazil Mining Legislation Brazil’s Congress is advancing Brazil mining legislation that could transform the nation’s critical-minerals policy and redraw its environmental…
When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a US $13 billion rare-earths partnership in October, it was framed as a defining step…
DOE launches Mine of the Future with $95 M to modernize mining, secure critical minerals, and boost U.S. mineral independence.
The Simandou infrastructure risk—spanning safety, execution, and logistics—threatens Africa’s largest iron-ore project and global supply stability.
Ramaco Resources signs DOE agreement to mine rare earths at Brook Mine, marking a new chapter in U.S. mining innovation and critical-minerals supply.
Explore South Africa mining 2025 — GDP contribution, commodity trends, and critical minerals outlook shaping the nation’s mining future.
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