Battery Metals • Jul 17, 2025
Zangge Lithium Production Halt Shakes Global
Zangge lithium production halt in China jolts global supply chains and sparks regulatory fears.
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.
Critical Minerals • Jul 15, 2025
Apple’s $500M Deal with MP Materials for REE
Apple deepens U.S. supply chain roots with a $500M rare earths investment in MP Materials.
Critical Minerals • Jul 14, 2025
Why Rare Earth Recycling Is a U.S. Strategic Priority
As rare earth scarcity rises, the U.S. is turning to rare earth recycling of electronics to bypass China and rebuild supply chains.
Copper • Jul 12, 2025
Trump’s Copper Tariff Threatens to Spike U.S
Trump’s copper tariff triggers price shock in U.S. auto sector, raising costs and tensions.
Market Intelligence • Jul 11, 2025
Pentagon Rare Earths Deal Triggers Market
Pentagon rare earths deal lifts global prices, sparks surge in Australian mining stocks Lynas and Iluka amid U.S. bid to counter China.
Exploration & Discovery • Jul 10, 2025
China Gold Discovery in Hunan Rewrites Global Market
China's 1,000-ton gold find could reshape global bullion markets and economic strategy.
Asia Pacific • Jul 9, 2025
Nickel Prices Are Plunging—Here’s Why
Indonesia’s nickel ambitions face collapse as nickel prices fall and EV demand shifts—threatening jobs and global supply chains.
Battery Metals • Jul 8, 2025
Canada’s Case Lake Lithium Cesium Tantalum
Case Lake lithium cesium tantalum project confirms high-grade recovery of all three critical minerals from one Ontario deposit.
Exploration & Discovery • Jul 7, 2025
South Australia Uranium Exploration: Heavy
Heavy Rare Earths pivots to uranium exploration in South Australia, targeting M&A interest after acquiring key projects near major producers.
Base Metals • Jul 5, 2025
Antimony Mining USA: A Strategic Metal Returns
U.S. Antimony revives domestic antimony mining USA to cut reliance on China and support manufacturing.
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