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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.
Infrastructure investment and jobs plan that included considerable budgetary support for EV adoption, EV charging infrastructure, and more than $6 billion for growing battery materials production…
Skillings Mining Review December 2021: As 2021 drew to a close, the mining industry faced one of its toughest balancing acts yet: growth versus regulation. Our…
Researchers have created a protein sensor that lights green when it comes into contact with the rare earth element terbium, which might stimulate the development of…
Siberian authorities have put five persons in detention for two months in connection with the mining tragedy that killed more than 50 people earlier this week,…
Metal-rich plant farms are springing up all over the globe, promising a greener and less damaging alternative to mining for rare minerals. Agro-mining is the practice…
Hochschild Mining, a British mining concern, will challenge Peruvian government plans to speed up the closure of numerous mines in the southern Ayacucho area due to…
In eastern Congo, China claims that five of its people have been abducted. In this case, a gold mine running there for four to five months…
The world's biggest copper producer, Chile's Antofagasta, expressed "alarm" on Saturday over the country's mounting political instability. Companies in Chile's mining sector are concerned about rising…
The U.S. Forest Service has given the go-ahead for exploratory drilling for an open-pit gold mine west of Yellowstone National Park. Kilgore Gold Exploration Project in…
In addition to oil and gas, the clean energy revolution displaces minerals and metals used in electric vehicle batteries and solar panels. Oil-rich states, such as…
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