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Power infrastructure linking an AI data center campus with the wider electricity grid. Copper’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by two forces moving at different speeds.…
Large-scale lithium brine operations are central to the supply outlook, but production data and inventory estimates remain difficult to compare across markets. Lithium prices entered early…
Copper processing infrastructure at a large-scale industrial complex. Copper is trading near $14,800 per metric ton, close to its recent record, as traders balance three competing…
Copper near US$14,223 a tonne, gold around US$4,425 an ounce, lithium carbonate at roughly RMB150,000–160,000 a tonne and uranium near US$96 a pound are setting the…
Copper prices have entered a new phase of market stress. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange climbed to about $14,533 per tonne on Sept. 7,…
Silver’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by a tension between a persistent physical deficit and an uncertain Federal Reserve path. Supply is expected to remain below…
Morowali’s nickel processing infrastructure faces simultaneous ore, water and power risks as Indonesia tightens mining quotas. Indonesia’s decision to limit 2026 nickel ore production to roughly…
Chile’s copper output fell to 403,424 tonnes in July, the weakest July result in the national data series since 2011. Chile’s copper production fell to its…
High-voltage grid infrastructure is becoming a more visible source of copper demand. Copper’s 2026 outlook is being shaped by a contest between two forces: a slower…
Skillings Mining Intelligence | By Salini Krishnan | Scheduled for 4:00 PM ET Mining investment decisions are increasingly being shaped by the gap between strong commodity…
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