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Venezuela mineral resources include gold, iron ore, lithium, and rare earths—but sanctions, instability, and weak institutions keep them locked out of global markets.
The 2026 global mining outlook examines AI adoption, ESG transformation, critical minerals, coal dynamics, and geopolitical shifts shaping the industry.
SANTIAGO — Sixteen years after the San José Mine collapse trapped 33 Chilean miners underground for 69 days, mining safety technology has fundamentally changed how mines…
The global mining outlook 2026 reveals an industry with a split personality: bullish production targets on paper, but a far grittier reality on the ground shaped…
Copper supply deficit dynamics are coming to a head in 2026, as artificial intelligence infrastructure demand collides with a mining industry struggling to expand production. While…
LONDON – The first quarter of 2026 delivered a seismic shift in global monetary policy as central bank gold reserves expanded at the fastest pace in…
Beijing iron ore strategy is rapidly emerging as a major headline in the global mining industry. China, the world’s largest iron ore importer, is moving to…
The Metal Sector Outlook 2026 remains optimistic as the global mining and metals industry is expected to benefit from strong commodity prices, rising demand from renewable…
President Nayib Bukele just dropped a bombshell that has every mining executive's calculator smoking: El Salvador supposedly sits on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold. That's…
Barrick Gold just threw a curveball that nobody saw coming, and honestly, it's about time. The company's board unanimously authorized management to explore spinning off their…
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