Metals
  • Gold$3,993.62/oz0.00%
  • Silver$53.90/oz+0.02%
  • Platinum$1,552.00/oz0.00%
  • Palladium$1,046.50/oz0.00%
  • Copper$6.48/lb0.00%
  • Aluminium$3,047/t+0.01%
  • Nickel$15,870/t+0.13%
  • Zinc$3,744/t−0.09%
  • Lead$1,895/t−0.49%
  • Lithium$14,542/t−0.04%
  • Cobalt$23.11/lb0.00%
  • Uranium$90.10/lb+0.02%
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John Edward

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John Edward writes on what the energy transition demands of mining: lithium and battery-metal projects, the future of coal, national critical-minerals strategies, and the investment and jobs moving into African mining. He has contributed to Skillings Mining Review since 2022.

Blog • Oct 19, 2022

Can Mining save the planet?

The shift to green technologies can only happen if metals like lithium are mined much more extensively. Can the mining industry, traditionally associated with a negative…

Mining Finance • Oct 10, 2022

Glencore Deal in Chad to Make or Break G-20

Chad’s debt renegotiation has advanced at a snail’s pace under the G20 framework. Glencore’s commitment to soften debt terms might be crucial to arriving at a…

Latin America • Sep 26, 2022

Viscount Mining TITAN MT Survey Confirms

As verified by Quantec geoscientists, the results of the Titan MT survey conducted by Viscount Mining Corp. on Passiflora in Silver Cliff, Colorado revealed a huge…

Battery Metals • Sep 15, 2022

Top 5 Lithium Stocks To Buy In 2022

Stocks of the top lithium companies increasingly figure on astute investors’ radars! Here are the top 5 lithium stocks to buy in 2022.

Latin America • Sep 5, 2022

Is the Manchin Permitting Deal enough?

Mining companies in the US have been demanding a solution for their federal permitting woes for a long time. It remains to be seen whether the…

Mining Finance • Aug 29, 2022

Spotlight on ESG in mining

The mining industry will play a pivotal role in the ongoing energy transition. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria can help ensure that the sector remains…

Coal • Aug 22, 2022

Energy Crisis Bolsters Coal Demand

Global coal demand is soaring because of high natural gas prices – a phenomenon which has intensified gas-to-coal switching in many countries.

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