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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.
Chile’s copper commission, Cochilco, has raised its copper price forecast for 2026 to US$5.95 per pound, up from its previous estimate of US$5.55/lb, as operational disruptions…
Atomic Eagle Ltd has secured a 60% interest and operational control of the Madaouela uranium project in Niger, ending a dispute over the asset and restoring…
OceanaGold Corporation has agreed to acquire Ausgold Limited in a scheme of arrangement valued at approximately A$776 million (US$549 million), securing control of the Katanning Gold…
The Antino gold district lies along the Lawa River in southeastern Suriname. Gold Fields is deepening its position in Suriname’s emerging gold sector with a C$76.96…
Albemarle Corporation’s aggressive downstream integration strategy in Western Australia: highlighted by its multi-billion-dollar commitment to the Kemerton lithium hydroxide facility near Bunbury: underscores the shifting architecture…
SANTIAGO : State-owned copper giant Codelco has temporarily suspended development and construction work at the Andes Norte sector of El Teniente, the world’s largest underground copper…
The United States government has executed a decisive intervention in the critical minerals supply chain, moving to halt foreign shipments of shredded lithium-ion battery materials and…
Deep-level tunnel infrastructure at an El Teniente-style underground copper operation. Codelco has temporarily suspended development and construction work at the Andes Norte project inside El Teniente…
Gold bullion is inspected on a precision refinery workbench. Gold surged 3.1% to approximately $4,372 an ounce on Friday, putting the precious metal on track for…
Diablo Resources (ASX: DBO) has completed the acquisition of an 80% interest in the Horn Silver Project in southwestern Utah, giving the Australian-listed explorer control of…
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