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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.
Global copper markets are navigating a volatile transition in 2026. Major financial institutions, commodity trading desks, and mining intelligence providers have revised their price targets upward…
Zambia has formalised a tightly managed regulatory pivot regarding its copper mining sector through Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 43 of 2026. Designed to balance domestic industrial…
Boom! Look, let’s not mince words here, copper is the undisputed king of the commodity complex right now, and if you aren’t paying attention to the…
HONIARA (Staff Report) : A catastrophic slope collapse at the Gold Ridge gold mine on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands has left at least 10 people…
As global commodity markets navigate shifting macroeconomic currents and rigorous regulatory scrutiny, corporate milestones and major structural transactions continue to dictate sector leadership. For investors and…
Global critical mineral supply chains have entered a high-stakes realignment, driven by escalating geopolitical friction, aggressive state-led industrial policies, and mounting vulnerabilities in downstream manufacturing. According…
Battery-grade lithium carbonate spot prices hovering near $18,000 per tonne represent a pivotal threshold for the global energy transition. For producers, investors, and policymakers, this level…
Financial author and macroeconomic analyst Nomi Prins has reaffirmed her projection that gold is on track to reach $6,000 per ounce by year-end, brushing off recent…
HONIARA : A catastrophic slope collapse at the Chinese-owned Gold Ridge mine on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands has left local authorities scrambling to confirm…
Executive Summary Severe winter storms across northern Chile’s high-altitude cordillera have underscored the extreme operational vulnerabilities faced by high-elevation mining assets. Following intense blizzards and heavy…
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