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Mo Shine covers the geopolitics, logistics and diplomacy of critical-mineral extraction in the Global South, with a focus on how African statecraft shapes what investors and operators can actually build. He spent more than a decade in newspaper journalism, as sub-editor and executive editor, and has worked with Skillings since 2009. His current work tracks the Lobito Corridor and other Western-backed rail routes, and what they change for working capital, regional diplomacy and operator resilience across the Central African Copperbelt.
The HE Mining Investment Event kicked off this week in Québec City (June 3–5), drawing a global slate of mining companies, institutional investors, and government representatives.…
Rio Tinto’s agreement with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) traditional owners marks a defining shift in Australia’s mining industry, following the fallout from the…
Global copper price concerns are intensifying as a new study warns that prices may need to more than double from current levels to meet soaring demand…
Stillwater Critical Minerals has announced its participation in THE Mining Investment Event of the North, held in Quebec City this week, positioning its flagship Stillwater West…
Harmony Gold, South Africa’s largest gold producer, is making a bold pivot into the copper market with the $1.03 billion acquisition of Mac Copper Ltd, an…
The New Zealand mining expansion is underway, with the government announcing plans to double the country’s mineral exports to $3 billion annually within the next decade—a…
Egypt’s bold ambitions to position itself as a premier Egypt mining hub are taking shape, as the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources unveils a sweeping…
Solaris signs $200M financing deal with Royal Gold to advance its Warintza project in Ecuador, including gold stream and NSR royalty.
BASF boosts copper hydrometallurgy R&D by relocating to Houston and advancing flotation technologies for efficient mineral processing.
Hindalco and EMIL Mines executives finalize coal mine acquisition deal
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