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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.
Japan’s manufacturers are drawing on inventories and alternative suppliers after Chinese shipments of dysprosium and terbium products reportedly fell to zero in the first half of…
Indonesia has approved a 2026 nickel ore production quota of approximately 260 million to 270 million wet tonnes, sharply below the 379 million tonnes approved under…
Rook I site infrastructure and earthworks advancing in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. NexGen Energy has broken ground on its Rook I uranium mine and mill in northern…
Gold mining news 2026 highlights an unprecedented wave of consolidation sweeping across the global precious metals sector, as major senior producers and aggressive developers rush to…
Newmont will pay Barrick Mining $1.95 billion in cash to settle their disputes over Nevada Gold Mines, while the joint venture’s ownership remains unchanged at 61.5%…
Nevada's open-pit mining landscape reflects the scale of the expanded Nevada Gold Mines joint venture. Newmont will pay Barrick $1.95 billion to settle their long-running dispute…
Coarse-grained spodumene-bearing pegmatite recovered from diamond drilling. Core Lithium has intersected a broad, high-grade zone of spodumene mineralisation outside the existing resource at its BP33 deposit…
Rare earth processing infrastructure in an industrial mining environment. USA Rare Earth has finalized definitive agreements with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $1.6…
Andean copper mine and concentrator infrastructure captured in documentary style. Copper has moved above $14,000 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, as demand expectations linked…
The global nickel market is undergoing a structural realignment as regulatory milestones in North America intersect with aggressive supply management in Southeast Asia. On July 31,…
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