Search the Skillings archive
Base metal mining covers the essential non-precious metals that power modern infrastructure, clean energy, and global industry. From copper and zinc to nickel and lead, these metals are critical to the supply chains of construction, manufacturing, and electric vehicles. This category offers breaking news, market analysis, production updates, and geopolitical insights tied to the base metals sector.
Track global pricing trends, explore major mining projects, and understand how evolving demand—especially from green technologies—is reshaping exploration and investment. Skillings delivers accurate, timely, and actionable intelligence to help professionals, investors, and analysts navigate the fast-moving world of base metal mining.
Whether you’re following nickel’s role in EV batteries, copper’s infrastructure boom, or zinc’s industrial rebound—this hub provides the authoritative coverage you need. Bookmark this page for your go-to source on base metal mining.
The global copper market is entering a phase defined by two competing timelines: the blistering speed of artificial intelligence (AI) deployment and the glacial pace of…
The global mining investment landscape has entered a phase of unprecedented structural realignment. As we cross the midpoint of 2026, the divergence between underlying asset value…
As the global mining sector enters the second half of 2026, the intersection of industrial policy, the energy transition, and structural supply deficits has created a…
The global mining sector enters the second half of 2026 defined by a profound valuation disconnect and a rapid consolidation of Tier-1 assets. As of July…
The legislative landscape for American critical minerals shifted fundamentally in April 2026. With the passage of H.J. Res. 140, the United States Senate narrowly voted to…
In the global race for critical minerals, the ability to move a project from a feasibility study to a "shovel-ready" state is often the most significant…
As we close out the first half of 2026, the mining sector is witnessing a fundamental divergence between spot price volatility and the structural re-rating of…
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alberta : Sherritt International Corp. has officially shuttered its nickel and cobalt refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, after a tightening web of U.S. sanctions…
The global copper market is entering a period of structural imbalance that many industry analysts are calling the "trade of the decade." As we move through…
The global copper market has reached a long-anticipated inflection point. As of June 2026, the structural deficit that analysts spent years forecasting has shifted from a…
Our newsletters on critical minerals, policy and the week’s deals, free through LinkedIn or by email.
