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An Indonesian nickel processing complex in Sulawesi. Indonesia’s decision to tighten nickel ore approvals has shifted the market’s central question from how quickly processing capacity can…
Gold mining is entering a phase in which reserve replacement, cost control and project execution matter as much as headline production growth. Gold miners are adding…
Processing capacity, rather than mine supply alone, is becoming the central constraint in critical-mineral markets. The critical minerals supply chain is increasingly constrained downstream. New mines…
Copper smelter casting line in a modern industrial processing facility. Copper’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by an unusual combination of tight concentrate supply, historically low…
The Mt Lyell mining district on Tasmania’s rugged West Coast. Sibanye-Stillwater has approved the restart of the Mt Lyell copper-gold mine near Queenstown, Tasmania, clearing the…
Jianxiawo’s suspension has turned permitting risk into a major variable for China’s lithium supply outlook. Lithium price forecast 2026: CATL’s Jianxiawo mine in Jiangxi has returned…
An exploration drill rig works across the arid terrain of Arizona’s Copper Creek district. Faraday Copper’s latest drilling at its Copper Creek project in Arizona has…
An underground access tunnel represents the engineering focus of Ivanhoe Electric’s redesigned Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona. SEO metadata Primary keyword: Ivanhoe Electric Santa Cruz…
Diamond drilling remains the main bridge between exploration capital and a potentially mineable deposit. Mining exploration is attracting capital again, but the funding is moving selectively.…
SKILLINGS MINING INTELLIGENCE Today’s macro driver is the precious-metals selloff. Spot gold fell to approximately US$4,402 an ounce, down about 1.56%, while silver declined 1.87% to…
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