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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.
In a significant move towards ensuring Canada’s self-reliance in critical minerals, Defense Metals has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC).
Manganese Demo Plant to Produce 600 kg of Battery-Grade Manganese Daily for Testing and Qualification by Offtakers.
Sulemanu Koney Advocates for Licensing, Training, and Co-Regulation to Ensure Sector’s Sustainability
The Adina Lithium Project in Québec, backed by Lithium Royalty Corp., is set to become one of North America's most cost-efficient and scalable lithium ventures.
A detailed analysis of 2024 inflation trends, U.S. debt crisis, August CPI data, and the rise of BRICS gold-backed currency strategy shaping the global economy.
Saudi Arabian state-owned mining giant Ma’aden is weighing a major shake-up of the global aluminium market.
St Barbara's Atlantic Mining faces regulatory challenges and tight deadlines in the Touquoy gold mine cleanup, setting a precedent for future mine reclamations in Nova Scotia.
The bill, titled "An Act to Amend the Liberia Consolidated Revenue Code as Amended to be known as the Liberia Tax Amendment Act of 2024," was…
Optimism Amid Challenges The South African government's outlook on the ferroalloys industry remains positive, despite the challenges posed by global green transition efforts, according to Kagiso…
Canada’s The Metals Company (TMC) has reached a significant milestone in the world of deep-sea mining by successfully producing high-temperature material (calcine) from deep-sea polymetallic nodules.
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