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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.
In a move that fundamentally reshapes the landscape of Western Australian precious metals, Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals have entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed…
The gold mining industry in 2026 is navigating a structural transition. After years of relentless inflationary pressure on labor, energy, and consumables, the sector is seeing…
The United States is preparing to open a new frontier in the global race for resource security, as the Department of the Interior moves to authorize…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially entered the global lithium export market in June 2026, marking a significant shift in the country's historical reliance on…
The global transition to a low-carbon economy has long been predicated on the steady, affordable flow of copper. However, a new and unsettling variable has entered…
ISLAMABAD : The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) announced Saturday the discovery of lithium in geothermal formation water at concentrations comparable to world-class projects…
MANONO, Democratic Republic of Congo : The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially joined the ranks of global lithium exporters, with Zijin Mining Group confirming…
KUALA LUMPUR , On July 6, 2026, the quiet exterior of Malaysia’s Parliament became the flashpoint for a brewing geopolitical storm. Members of the "No Rare…
The United States is preparing to open a massive new frontier in the global race for battery metals. In a move that signals a dramatic shift…
For over a century, the iron ore industry has operated under a predictable, if sometimes strained, duopoly. Australia and Brazil provided the high-volume, high-grade feedstock that…
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