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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.
Springpole’s exploration camp sits within the boreal landscape of northwestern Ontario. First Mining Gold’s Springpole project has moved into a more consequential stage of development after…
The Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona, where South32’s Hermosa project has completed federal permitting under FAST-41. South32’s Hermosa project has become the first mining development to…
Autonomous haulage is moving from isolated pilots toward larger, mixed-powertrain fleets. Autonomous mining technology is entering a more consequential phase. The question is no longer whether…
Uranium processing infrastructure and sealed handling equipment in a modern industrial facility. The uranium market is entering a more politically divided phase. Spot prices are holding…
Battery-grade lithium carbonate is trading at a more stable but still elevated level after a year of supply disruptions, mine closures and uneven demand. The MMLC…
KEFI Gold and Copper has suspended development activities at its Tulu Kapi gold project in western Ethiopia after a security incident that caused multiple fatalities, including…
Greenland’s rugged Arctic terrain is becoming more important to European plans for critical minerals and clean energy. **NUUK, Greenland : ** The European Union has announced…
Illustrative editorial image; not a verified photograph of the Keşkek project. ACG Metals has agreed to acquire the Keşkek gold project in western Türkiye for total…
The Edna May processing hub near Westonia is expected to form one half of Forrestania Resources’ planned dual-hub gold operation in Western Australia. Forrestania Resources has…
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange reached about US$14,373 per tonne on Sept. 4, putting the contract on track for a tenth consecutive weekly gain…
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