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  • Silver$53.90/oz+0.02%
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  • 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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Mo Shine

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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.

Coal • Jan 12, 2021

US coking coal relaxed amidst Biden Presidency

US mining industries anticipate Joe Biden's presidency to lift certain barriers to the coking coal sector, but there is optimism that more attractive business dynamics can…

Blog • Jan 12, 2021

Newmont Completes Musselwhite Mine

Newmont says that two main ventures at its Musselwhite mine at Lake Opapimiskan, Ontario, Canada, with maximum commissioning of the conveyor system of the mine and…

Blog • Jan 5, 2021

Nova gains rights to loyalties on

 Nova Royalty (TSXV: NOVR) has entered into a royalty acquisition arrangement with Boart Longyear's (ASX: BLY) affiliate to buy an established 2.4% net smelter return royalty…

Blog • Jan 5, 2021

Minnesota voters have demonstrated that clean

 One thing is clear, when the country still awaits the final vote count, and social media, talking heads and newspaper columnists scramble to decipher the tea…

Blog • Jan 5, 2021

Kerr Mines and Star Royalties reach an

The American gold producer Kerr Mines and the Canadian metals-focused royalty and streaming business Star Royalties jointly reported the implementation of a definitive gold purchase and…

Press Release • Jan 5, 2021

Nominations for the 2021 Peter Munk and Eira

TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2020 /CNW/ - Young Mining Professionals ('YMP') are delighted to reveal, in conjunction with The Northern Miner, that the Young Mining Professional of…

Iron Ore • Jan 2, 2021

DNR, Mesabi Metallics seek mineral lease changes

Any big mineral lease improvements may be seen in a partly constructed and beleaguered iron ore mining project in Nashwauk, even though it skipped crucial deadlines…

Skillings Mining Review Magazine • Dec 1, 2020

Skillings Mining Review December 2020

Skillings Mining Review December 2020: December 2020 closed a turbulent year for the global mining industry, with companies balancing cautious optimism against lingering Covid-19 disruptions. In…

Skillings Mining Review Magazine • May 1, 2020

Skillings Mining Review May 2020

Skillings Mining Review May 2020: May 2020 underscored the volatility and uncertainty facing global mining as the Covid-19 crisis reshaped priorities from supply chains to financing.…

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