Skillings Mining Review November 2023: our cover feature, A Clash of Promise and Peril in the American West, examines how water, land use, permitting, and community consent collide with the region’s push to supply the energy transition. We balance that with global signals: the DRC closing in on Peru in copper output, ISOEnergy’s uranium financing, and Botswana–De Beers’ 10-year sales pact.
On projects and kit, Metso’s MP800 contract and South32’s manganese momentum frame the equipment and logistics story, while bucket-protection single-supplier strategies show where uptime is won. Strategy themes run through IMARC 2023 and Mining Indaba’s innovation battleground, alongside green-steel enablers and Genex–Fortescue’s long-term power offtake. We also track community outcomes—from Brazil Potash’s Autazes milestone to leadership and capability notes at Centamin’s Sukari—and offer a culture break with Blood on the Mountain.
Finally, we salute MRC’s 40 years of search excellence and close with a strong quarter at Rio Tinto. The through-line: advance critical minerals responsibly, design for reliability, and keep communities at the table.
