Coal • Jul 29, 2025
Global Coal Production Hits Decade-Low
Global coal production growth slowed sharply in 2024 as new mine capacity hit a 10-year low, but China’s aggressive pipeline raises fresh oversupply concerns.
Charles Pitts
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.
Exploration & Discovery • Jul 28, 2025
Red Mountain Begins High-Grade Gold
Red Mountain targets high-grade quartz veins at Fry Lake, with assays up to 24.2 g/t Au.
IPO & Equity Watch • Jul 26, 2025
Canada Mining Finance Surges to $7.7B in 2024
Canada mining finance returns to global leadership in 2024, raising $7.7B across TSX and TSXV. But structural cracks in capital markets pose long-term challenges.
Critical Minerals • Jul 25, 2025
Critical Minerals from Mine Waste: U.S
U.S. launches initiative to extract critical minerals from mine waste, reshaping supply security strategy.
Battery Metals • Jul 24, 2025
EV Automaker Lucid Joins U.S. Critical
Lucid and Alaska Energy Metals join new U.S. alliance to secure critical minerals, reshaping EV and defense supply chains.
Gold • Jul 23, 2025
AngloGold Tightens Grip on Nevada Gold as
Ashanti net worth climbs after $111M Augusta Gold deal cements Nevada gold dominance.
Asia Pacific • Jul 22, 2025
Jharkhand Launches India’s First Mining
India's first mining tourism project kicks off in Jharkhand, offering rare public access to active coal mines and heritage routes.
Battery Metals • Jul 21, 2025
Titan Mining to Become First Fully Integrated
Titan Mining is on track to become the first fully integrated U.S. graphite producer in more than 70 years.
Rare Earths • Jul 19, 2025
China Intensifies Rare Earth Export
China escalates its crackdown on rare earth exports with new enforcement targeting smuggling and false transshipments.
Asia Pacific • Jul 18, 2025
India Mining Bill Signals Strategic Shift in
India’s mining law overhaul enables global mineral sourcing — and a new phase of mineral diplomacy.
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