Articles • Sep 10, 2026
Mining investments: copper, gold and M&A outlook
Copper near US$14,223 a tonne, gold around US$4,425 an ounce, lithium carbonate at roughly RMB150,000–160,000 a tonne and uranium near US$96 a pound are setting the…
Salini Krishnan
Salini Krishnan reports on the policy and capital forces reshaping critical-mineral supply chains: rare earths, US–China export controls, government stockpiles, deep-sea mining and the public money behind the West's push to rebuild refining capacity. A science postgraduate with a degree in communication, she reads the technical record before the press release, following minerals from exploration licence to processing plant. She has written for Skillings Mining Review since 2019.
Rare Earth • Sep 10, 2026
American Critical Minerals Closes $2.5M Potash Raise
American Critical Minerals closed a $2.5M placement to fund its Green River potash well in Utah's Paradox Basin, as US potash import reliance hits 92%.
Gold • Sep 10, 2026
Medallion Metals Gets Green Light for Ravensthorpe Gold Project Development
Medallion Metals has achieved a decisive regulatory milestone, securing final federal environmental approval for its flagship Ravensthorpe Gold Project in Western Australia. The decision under the…
Copper • Sep 10, 2026
Austral Resources Submits Binding $80.7M Bid for Hammer Metals
Austral Resources Australia Ltd has formally escalated the corporate contest for Hammer Metals Ltd, submitting a binding scheme of arrangement proposal valued at approximately AU$80.7 million.…
Articles • Sep 9, 2026
Mining Investments: P/NAV, M&A and Commodity Outlook
Skillings Mining Intelligence | By Salini Krishnan | Scheduled for 4:00 PM ET Mining investment decisions are increasingly being shaped by the gap between strong commodity…
Articles • Sep 9, 2026
China rare earth suppliers halt some US shipments on regulatory worries
Rare earth separation and processing equipment at an industrial facility. Chinese rare earth suppliers have halted or delayed some licensed shipments to U.S. and Japanese buyers,…
Articles • Sep 9, 2026
Rio Tinto to acquire Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore, Mitsubishi
Bauxite-bearing terrain in western Cape York near the Aurukun project area. Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire the Aurukun bauxite project in western Cape York, Queensland,…
Articles • Sep 8, 2026
Skillings Mining Intelligence: Copper’s Record Run, Royalty Scale and the M&A Clearing Level
Copper set another record in London trading, with three-month LME copper near US$14,533 per tonne and reports citing an intraday high of about US$14,624/t. The rally…
Articles • Sep 8, 2026
Great Lakes Limestone Trade: August Shipments Rise 1.7%
A Great Lakes bulk carrier loads limestone at a working lake-port terminal. Visual reference: Lake Carriers’ Association. U.S. limestone shipments on the Great Lakes rose 1.7%…
Articles • Sep 6, 2026
USA Rare Earth Deal: Serra Verde reshapes magnet supply
The Serra Verde transaction gives USA Rare Earth control of the Pela Ema rare earths operation in Brazil and expands its access to non-Chinese magnet materials.…
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