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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.
The global energy transition is hitting a massive structural wall, and it has nothing to do with whether miners can pull ore out of the ground.…
Battery storage and chemical conversion capacity are becoming as important to lithium markets as mine output. Battery metals are entering a more complicated phase of the…
Japan’s manufacturers can currently secure only about two-thirds of required rare-earth supply after Chinese dysprosium and terbium exports fell to zero in the first half of…
Gold bullion and the Treasury market are now moving in the same macro conversation: liquidity, debt and confidence in the dollar. Gold has broken above US$4,600…
Copper mine and concentrator infrastructure in the Chilean Andes. Copper has moved within striking distance of US$7 per pound, pushing the 2026 market debate beyond a…
Northumberland is a past-producing gold project in Nevada’s Walker Lane trend. StrikePoint Gold has agreed to acquire the Northumberland Gold Project in Nevada from subsidiaries of…
Lithium brine ponds and processing infrastructure in the high Andes. Calgary-based Lithium Chile is challenging a Canadian national-security review of its planned US$175 million sale of…
An artisanal gold mining site in a remote, rain-soaked Central African landscape. The Central African Republic has shut down the Zamboye gold mining site after its…
Chile’s copper commission, Cochilco, has raised its copper price forecast for 2026 to US$5.95 per pound, up from its previous estimate of US$5.55/lb, as operational disruptions…
OceanaGold Corporation has agreed to acquire Ausgold Limited in a scheme of arrangement valued at approximately A$776 million (US$549 million), securing control of the Katanning Gold…
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