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Lithium prices are entering 2026 with a market that is no longer defined by clear oversupply. Demand from electric vehicles and battery energy storage is accelerating,…
Byline: Penny Langford Mining project finance is becoming less forgiving. Higher capital costs, construction uncertainty, stricter ESG reviews and volatile commodity assumptions are changing how lenders…
An autonomous ultra-class haul truck moves through a terraced open-pit mine. Komatsu’s commissioning of its 1,000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck marks a significant change in mining…
An underground mining face equipped with modern drilling and ground-support systems. Silver enters its next phase with two competing forces in view. Industrial users continue to…
Rare earth separation and refining remain among the most closely watched stages of the global minerals supply chain. The critical minerals supply chain in 2026 is…
Carbon reporting is becoming a financial control, while water, tailings and community data increasingly influence permits, lending terms and project valuations. For mining companies, ESG compliance…
Copper cathode sheets at an industrial refinery and loading facility. The copper price forecast 2026 is increasingly being shaped by a simple mismatch: demand from grids,…
Autonomous mining technology has moved beyond isolated demonstrations. Komatsu says its FrontRunner system had more than 900 autonomous trucks commissioned and had moved more than 10…
Lodestar Minerals has reported copper, gold, cobalt and molybdenum mineralisation in its first diamond hole at the Three Saints project in northern Chile, saying the results…
Pilbara Gold has extended gold mineralisation at depth at its Mt York Gold Project in Western Australia, with hole 26MYDD022 returning 94 metres at 0.88 grams…
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