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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.
A new University of Birmingham spinout, Salinity Solutions, is partnering with the mineral exploration and mining industry with a compact, energy-efficient desalination system that can concentrate…
Paul Sternlieb Appointed President and CEO Randy Baker to Retire as Chief Executive Officer MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (NYSE: EPAC) (the “Company” or “Enerpac”)…
In the Skillings Mining Review October 2021 edition, we turn the spotlight on Afghanistan’s vast but underutilized mineral wealth. Our cover story, “Afghanistan faces some huge…
The University of Birmingham has announced the successful completion of a project demonstrating that the rare earth magnets in loudspeakers, which are currently lost to landfill,…
The mining sector will continue to be in high demand as the global population increases. The mining sector is also using new technology to improve competence,…
A single ton of thermal coal traded for an average price of $182 on September 2nd, 2021. The black hydrocarbon hit an all-time high of US$184.50…
Metso Outotec has appointed Cyriac Tor Ltd as a distributor of Metso Outotec’s slurry pumps in the UK. The distribution agreement covers Metso Outotec’s slurry pumping…
All tiers of mining businesses have a low percentage of female employees. However, the sector still has room to improve female employees' recruitment, retention, and development.…
Arizona Rep. Grijalva has introduced a proposal that would protect a historic tribal site from destructive mining for the long term. In order to prevent destructive…
Today, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) initiated a contested case hearing on PolyMet’s NorthMet mining project, as directed by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Specifically,…
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