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Autonomous mining technology is entering a scale test. CiDi says its MetaMine platform now covers more than 1,900 autonomous mining trucks across nearly 40 mines, while…
An engineered tailings facility and water-monitoring system at a mining operation. For mining companies, the ESG reporting question in 2026 is no longer whether sustainability information…
BMI has raised its 2026 lithium price forecasts, but its latest outlook still points to a market where supply is expanding faster than demand. The research…
Critical minerals supply chains are being reorganized around security rather than cost alone. In 2026, governments are combining export controls, domestic-processing incentives, strategic stockpiles, recycling targets…
Rare earth processing infrastructure in an industrial mining environment. USA Rare Earth has finalized definitive agreements with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $1.6…
Andean copper mine and concentrator infrastructure captured in documentary style. Copper has moved above $14,000 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, as demand expectations linked…
Copper concentrate moves through processing equipment at an industrial mine facility. Copper’s rally toward record levels reflects a structural supply-demand squeeze rather than a typical cyclical…
Diamond drilling advances exploration in the mountainous Lawyers-Ranch project area. Mining M&A deals in 2026 are increasingly linking major producers with earlier-stage projects, and AngloGold Ashanti’s…
Open-pit gold mining operation in Nevada’s arid Great Basin terrain. Gold mining news 2026 is being shaped by a major permitting milestone in Nevada, where Equinox…
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has upheld a provisional framework allowing the Cinta Larga Indigenous people to pursue mineral exploration and mining in four territories spanning Mato…
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