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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.
Key Takeaways GSI confirms gold-bearing soil in Mahgawan Keolari, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Discovery could influence global gold supply and reduce India’s import reliance. Potential reserves span…
Key Takeaways Legislative overhaul: Amendments to the MMDR Act will enable state funding for overseas acquisitions of critical minerals. Funding source: The ₹6,000 crore National Mineral…
Key Takeaways Brook Mine is the first new U.S. rare earth mine in 70 years, located in Wyoming. Estimated reserves of 1.7 million tons of rare…
Beneath Arizona’s desert lies the Resolution Copper Mine, a $270B deposit that could supply 25% of U.S. demand — if it can overcome decades of hurdles.
Rare earth mining Myanmar is spiraling into a cross-border environmental crisis. In rebel-held Shan State, illegal operations run by the UWSA are contaminating rivers that flow…
U.S. expands seabed mapping in Cook Islands to rival China’s mineral influence.
Germany fast-tracks geothermal permitting under sweeping law to cut fossil-based heating by 2045
Guinea revokes UAE bauxite license, deepening state grip over strategic mineral resources.
Key Takeaways Australian scientists have retooled cancer drug discovery techniques for mineral recovery. Their peptide-targeting method achieved 98% silver purity and over 95% recovery. The new…
Morocco mining investment climbs with policy reforms and critical mineral focus, Fraser finds.
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