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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.
Capstone Copper’s Mantoverde operation forms part of the Atacama district being expanded through the San Pietro acquisition. Capstone Copper has completed its acquisition of the copper…
Underground mining and processing infrastructure are central to Nexa’s Latin American zinc and silver platform. Boliden has agreed to acquire Brazilian investment group Votorantim’s controlling stake…
New Simberi’s processing and mining infrastructure on Simberi Island, Papua New Guinea. St Barbara has agreed to sell its remaining interest in the New Simberi Gold…
Copper-gold infrastructure remains central to mining valuations, financing decisions and dealmaking. Author: Salini Krishnan Target publish: 4:00 PM ET Mining investment markets are being shaped by…
Boliden’s proposed Nexa acquisition would combine European smelting expertise with zinc and silver assets in Brazil and Peru. Boliden’s agreement to acquire Votorantim’s controlling stake in…
Gold processing infrastructure at an operating mine in Western Australia. Gold prices weakened after stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data pushed investors to reassess the outlook for Federal…
Copper prices have entered a new phase of market stress. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange climbed to about $14,533 per tonne on Sept. 7,…
The Nevada Gold Mines district illustrates why asset concentration, infrastructure and governance can matter as much as ownership percentages. A reported $1.95 billion settlement between Barrick…
Silver’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by a tension between a persistent physical deficit and an uncertain Federal Reserve path. Supply is expected to remain below…
Morowali’s nickel processing infrastructure faces simultaneous ore, water and power risks as Indonesia tightens mining quotas. Indonesia’s decision to limit 2026 nickel ore production to roughly…
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