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From copper and cobalt to rare earths and lithium, the minerals and metals that power modern life are at the heart of global mining. This section tracks production volumes, market prices, trade flows, and geopolitical shifts impacting the extraction and distribution of key resources. We spotlight battery metals, base metals, precious metals, and everything in between — along with the technologies and policies reshaping their supply chains. Whether you’re a trader, analyst, or enthusiast, stay informed with timely updates and expert commentary on minerals and metals in mining.
Remote copper-gold exploration terrain in central Alaska. Vizsla Copper Corp. is acquiring 100% of Agnico Eagle’s Delta polymetallic project and Helm Bay gold project in Alaska…
Diamond drill core from a high-grade silver-gold exploration setting. Outcrop Silver & Gold has more than doubled inferred silver resources and increased indicated silver by nearly…
Underground drilling equipment operating at an active hard-rock gold mine. Gold is trading near $4,290 an ounce, well below its early-year peak but still at a…
Zambian copper processing infrastructure under bright African light. Jubilee Metals Group’s copper production in Zambia more than tripled in the year through June, as output from…
European critical raw materials processing and logistics facility. The European Union plans to create a corporation to aggregate demand, purchase and stockpile critical raw materials used…
Copper heap-leach pads, solution ponds and processing infrastructure in the Arizona desert. Freeport-McMoRan is weighing a roughly $4.5 billion expansion of its Bagdad copper mine in…
Indonesia’s laterite nickel mines sit at the center of the 2026 supply debate. Indonesia has cut its 2026 nickel ore quota to 260–270 million wet metric…
Stacked silver bars beside photovoltaic wafers and industrial electrical contacts. Silver closed at US$64.15 an ounce on Sept. 16, up 0.45% on the day, while gold…
Autonomous battery-electric haul trucks operate on a terraced open-pit mine. The commercial question around autonomous mining technology is changing. Operators are no longer asking only whether…
China’s rare-earth export-control suspension is approaching a decision point that could reshape procurement plans across the Western automotive, defense, electronics and energy industries. The suspension covering…
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