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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.
Chinese authorities announced on Wednesday that they would establish a unique lending facility worth 200 billion yuan ($31.36 billion) to support the clean and efficient use…
The primary goal of IoT in mining is to boost production and minimize costs, which may be done by sensors on mining gear and systems that…
Some of the world's largest machinery manufacturers collaborate with technology companies in the mining sector to increase their research and development efforts in automated mining machinery…
The Altilium Group and PT Indo Mineral Research, a part of the Sebuku Group, one of Indonesia's largest mining conglomerates, have agreed to invest financial, technical,…
The announcement of a global agreement to cut coal use weighed on the shares of mining companies on Monday, but a lack of the commodity gave…
A growing number of firms have been formed in recent years to handle the many obstacles that have arisen due to the global shift toward renewable…
November 10, 1975, saw the tragic sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter. She was a giant Great Lakes ship when she…
List includes minerals key to all sectors of economy including tech and defense RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it is seeking public…
Canada-based Motion Metrics, a worldwide mining technology company, is to be acquired by the Weir Group in exchange for an initial payment of £88 million, subject…
There is a tremendous concentration on climate change right now, with 30,000 delegates from 197 countries addressing the urgent dangers to the globe and, ultimately, our…
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