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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.
LUSAKA : Zambia is tightening its regulatory grip on mineral trade by maintaining a strict baseline export duty on copper concentrates while navigating temporary adjustments designed…
The era of voluntary sustainability reporting in the mining industry has effectively ended. As of July 2026, the transition from "nice-to-have" ESG disclosures to a rigid,…
The global mining landscape in 2026 has reached a definitive tipping point. What were once experimental pilot programs in the Pilbara and the Atacama have now…
Skillings Mining Review | Mining Intelligence | Est. 1912 Market Overview Global mining markets opened the week on steady footing as macroeconomic tailwinds from a softening…
The global nickel market is entering a period of forced rebalancing as Indonesia, the world’s dominant supplier, moves to tighten its grip on ore production through…
The global lithium market is navigating a period of intense technical pressure as prices for battery-grade carbonate have dipped to a five-month low, testing a critical…
The global industrial economy is currently navigating a precarious transition where the security of the energy transition is no longer tied to oil derricks, but to…
The global nickel market is undergoing a fundamental structural transformation in 2026 as Indonesia, the world’s dominant producer, pivots from a multi-year strategy of rapid volume…
The global nuclear fuel market has shifted from a decade-long period of inventory drawdown to a structural deficit characterized by aggressive utility contracting and chronic supply-side…
The global mining sector has entered a period of rapid structural reorganization, marked by an $11 billion wave of mergers and acquisitions in July 2026. This…
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