Copper • May 10, 2026
Oyu Tolgoi Ramp-Up: The Numbers Behind the
The Oyu Tolgoi copper mine is transforming the global copper market from the heart of Mongolia's South Gobi Desert. For decades, shifting sands and nomadic herders…
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Battery Metals • May 10, 2026
Zimbabwe’s Export Ban: Reshaping the Global Lithium Refining Map
Lithium Supply Shock: How Zimbabwe’s Export Ban Could Redraw the Global Market The global lithium market reached a significant turning point on February 25, 2026, when…
Critical Minerals • May 10, 2026
Critical Minerals Stocks: 10 things you must
The global race for resource security has fundamentally altered the valuation models for the mining sector. As we move into 2026, the traditional focus on "grade…
Copper • May 9, 2026
Weekly Power List: 5 Mining CEOs Redefining
May 9, 2026 The intersection of artificial intelligence and global energy infrastructure: commonly termed the "AI-energy nexus": has transitioned from a theoretical forecasting model to a…
Copper • May 9, 2026
Copper: Bagdad expansion, AI energy nexus, and
The geographic center of the global copper market is shifting. While the massive pits of the Chilean Andes remain the industry's historical heart, a new, technologically-driven…
Battery Metals • May 8, 2026
Lithium price forecast 2026: Grid-scale
A massive grid-scale battery storage facility operating adjacent to an active lithium mining project, representing the integration of extraction and energy storage. For the past three…
Africa • May 8, 2026
Skillings Mining Intelligence: Namibia Gold
Mining activity does not pause for the weekend. Capital flows do not either. As the first full week of May closes, the tone across the sector…
Gold • May 8, 2026
Gold M&A Secrets Revealed: What Experts Don’t
The global mining sector has entered a transformative period where the balance of power is shifting from discovery to consolidation. As of May 2026, the gold…
Copper • May 7, 2026
Mining Intelligence: The $100 Silver Era and Copper Gap
The silver and copper gap 2026 has become the defining story of the global mining sector. What was once dismissed as commodity supercycle hyperbole has materialized…
Copper • May 7, 2026
The Oyu Tolgoi Ramp-Up: Why Mongolia is the
The Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up is one of the most consequential developments in the global copper market today. In 2026, Mongolia's Gobi Desert is no longer a…
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