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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.
Exploration drilling in Montana’s Stillwater mining district. Image: Skillings-generated editorial image. Stillwater Critical Minerals has established a maiden indicated resource at its Stillwater West nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group…
Koryx Copper drill rig at the Haib project in southern Namibia. Koryx Copper (TSXV: KRY; NSX: KYX; US-OTC: KRYXF) has drilled its longest continuously mineralized intersection…
Gold and silver bullion in a financial markets setting. Gold and silver prices fell on Thursday after hotter-than-expected US inflation data pushed Treasury yields higher, strengthened…
Peruvian mining and processing infrastructure viewed from above. Boliden AB has agreed to acquire Votorantim S.A.’s controlling stake in Nexa Resources for approximately $1.3 billion, or…
For mining companies, the first ESG reporting deadlines of 2026 are turning a long-running data problem into an executive-level compliance issue. The GRI 14: Mining Sector…
Caption: Nevada’s gold sector is entering a potentially important period of corporate restructuring and asset monetization. Mining markets are entering the week with several competing narratives:…
Industrial equipment at a U.S. critical minerals processing facility. WASHINGTON : The U.S. government will invest about $3 billion in critical-minerals, battery and mining projects as…
Western Australian open-pit gold mine and processing infrastructure in a dry eucalyptus landscape. OceanaGold’s agreement to acquire Ausgold for approximately A$776 million has placed the Katanning…
South Dakota ISR uranium wellfield and processing infrastructure. The uranium market’s most important signal in 2026 may not be the daily spot price. It may be…
A driverless haul truck navigates an open-pit mine using onboard sensing and fleet-control systems. Volvo’s launch of Autona / earth marks a significant change in how…
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