Gold • Jan 4, 2026
Venezuela’s Resource Paradox: Why the World’s
Venezuela mineral resources include gold, iron ore, lithium, and rare earths—but sanctions, instability, and weak institutions keep them locked out of global markets.
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Copper • Dec 30, 2025
Global Mining Outlook 2026: Production Targets, Supply
The global mining outlook 2026 reveals an industry with a split personality: bullish production targets on paper, but a far grittier reality on the ground shaped…
Copper • Dec 30, 2025
Copper Supply Deficit: Why AI Power Demand Is
Copper supply deficit dynamics are coming to a head in 2026, as artificial intelligence infrastructure demand collides with a mining industry struggling to expand production. While…
Gold • Dec 30, 2025
Gold’s New Floor: Central Bank Gold Reserves
LONDON – The first quarter of 2026 delivered a seismic shift in global monetary policy as central bank gold reserves expanded at the fastest pace in…
Iron Ore • Dec 29, 2025
Beijing Iron Ore Strategy Highlights China’s Effort to
Beijing iron ore strategy is rapidly emerging as a major headline in the global mining industry. China, the world’s largest iron ore importer, is moving to…
Gold • Dec 29, 2025
$3 Trillion Question: Is El Salvador the Next
President Nayib Bukele just dropped a bombshell that has every mining executive's calculator smoking: El Salvador supposedly sits on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold. That's…
Gold • Dec 28, 2025
Barrick Gold’s North American Gambit
Barrick Gold just threw a curveball that nobody saw coming, and honestly, it's about time. The company's board unanimously authorized management to explore spinning off their…
Coal • Dec 27, 2025
Coal Mine Approvals in India Simplified to
Coal mine approvals in India have been significantly simplified as the Central Government implements regulatory reforms to improve ease of doing business and accelerate growth in…
Energy Transition • Dec 26, 2025
Green Steel Breakthrough: World’s First Million-Ton
Green steel production has taken a significant step forward as China officially launched what is being described as the world’s first million-ton hydrogen-based steel production line,…
Copper • Dec 24, 2025
Anglo Teck: Early Industry Reactions and Expert Views
The $53 billion Anglo American-Teck Resources merger is officially a go, but here's the thing nobody's talking about yet: the industry's been surprisingly quiet about what…
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