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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.
Australia’s top miners are demanding Australia energy subsidies to prevent smelter shutdowns amid soaring power costs, warning of major job losses and supply chain disruptions.
The U.S. accelerates seabed mining approvals under Trump’s directive, pushing TMC’s bid ahead of global rules.
M&A stalls as geopolitical fragmentation redefines investment in the mining sector.
High-performance mining lubricants are redefining equipment reliability and strategic planning in a global race for minerals.
G7 leaders challenge China’s trade dominance. What sparked the clash over rare earths and subsidies?
India’s rare earth export ban and China’s proxy mine play in Myanmar have jolted the rare earth supply chain, exposing global industrial fragility.
Sweden lifts uranium ban after four decades, aiming to secure nuclear energy future and cut reliance on Russian fuel — locals push back.
Trump’s sweeping tariffs on steel, aluminum, and appliances have redrawn the U.S. cost structure. As courts challenge legality and prices surge, industries brace for long-term pain.
China has achieved a global first by extracting ultra-pure rubidium chloride from salt lake brine, slashing its import dependence and signaling a new era in strategic…
The Trump administration’s EPA is moving to repeal federal emissions rules for power plants, a decision that could revive Wyoming coal but spark legal and environmental…
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