Blog • Dec 12, 2024
BHP Sexual Harassment Allegations: Legal
The lawsuits, centered on claims of BHP sexual harassment and misuse of Rio Tinto NDAs, highlight a broader reckoning for an industry already under scrutiny for…
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.
Blog • Dec 11, 2024
BHP, Rio Tinto Face Class Actions Over Alleged
Global mining giants BHP Group (BHP.AX) and Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) are facing class action lawsuits alleging pervasive sexual harassment at their Australian mine sites, law firm…
Coal • Dec 10, 2024
Green Shoots Emerge for South Africa’s
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), South Africa's state-owned ports and rail operator, is showing promising signs of recovery after years of underperformance.
Blog • Dec 9, 2024
Mining Occupational Safety Challenge
This stands above the global average of 18%, highlighting the persistent risks faced by workers in an industry that remains essential to the global economy and…
Middle East • Dec 9, 2024
Saudi Arabia Mineral Strategy Expands Its
As part of its Saudi Arabia mineral strategy, the Kingdom aims to increase the mining sector's contribution to GDP from the current $17 billion to $75…
Blog • Dec 5, 2024
Biden’s African Visit: Spotlighting Africa’s
JOHANNESBURG—With less than two months left in office, U.S. President Joe Biden is making a strategic play in Angola, underscoring the high stakes in the global…
Blog • Dec 4, 2024
U.S.-Canada Critical Mineral Trade Fuels Calls
The U.S.-Canada critical mineral trade is now more critical than ever, especially as China’s rare metals export ban continues to disrupt global markets.
Base Metals • Dec 3, 2024
Clean Copper Extraction: The Race to Reinvent a Vital
Now, a new wave of technology startups is promising to rewrite the rules of clean copper extraction and revolutionize copper refining technologies.
Europe • Dec 2, 2024
Norway Deep-Sea Mining Suspension Archives
In a striking reversal, Norway has paused its deep-sea mining plans to open 280,000 square kilometers of Arctic seabed—an area larger than the United Kingdom—for commercial-scale…
Investment & Project Finance • Nov 28, 2024
Tharisa to rerate when it solves funding for
As platinum group metal (PGM) prices begin to recover after a prolonged downturn, Tharisa PLC remains largely ignored by investors seeking exposure to the sector. Despite…
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