Large-scale gold operations are generating unusually wide margins as prices outpace cost inflation. By Charles Pitts Gold producers entered 2026 with an unusually powerful financial advantage:…
Philippines Critical Minerals Policy: Mining, Indigenous Rights and Environmental Challenges The Philippines is seeking a larger role in the global critical-minerals supply chain. The strategy, however,…
Brazilian critical minerals processing infrastructure and environmental monitoring systems. A critical minerals project can have strong geology, credible technology and a signed offtake agreement and still…
Processing capacity, rather than mine supply alone, is becoming the central constraint in critical-mineral markets. By Charles Pitts The critical minerals supply chain is increasingly constrained…
Critical-minerals security is increasingly determined by processing capacity, trade policy and supply-chain control rather than geology alone. By Charles Pitts The critical minerals race is moving…
Rare-earth processing and metallization facilities are becoming strategic assets as companies seek greater control over the mine-to-magnet chain. The critical-minerals supply chain is moving beyond a…
Copper cathode inventory at an industrial metals logistics facility. By Penny Langford September Comex copper climbed to a record $6.7270 per pound on Aug. 27, as…
Copper cathode sheets stored in an industrial warehouse. By Charles Pitts **NEW YORK : ** Copper settled at a record closing high of approximately US$6.71 per…
By Sonny Rollins Global industrial supply chains are undergoing a structural realignment as governments and operators confront the deep vulnerabilities inherent in critical mineral sourcing. Rare…
Rare-earth processing equipment at an industrial facility. By Salini Krishnan Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has proposed allowing the state-owned Japan Organization for Metals…
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