Tianqi flags mining equipment as overlooked source of future lithium demand
Battery-powered mining equipment is emerging as a significant new source of lithium demand that is not fully reflected in current…
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Alejandro Gonzalez
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UK inquiry thrusts tungsten mining into defence minerals spotlight
UK tungsten projects are attracting renewed strategic attention as parliament examines how Britain’s defence-industrial base remains exposed to Chinese-controlled critical mineral supply…
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Q&A: Thunderstone’s CEO on whether mining can extract more metal with less rock
With the mining industry facing mounting pressure to decarbonise operations while securing future supplies of energy transition commodities, companies across the critical minerals mining sector…
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China’s rare earth grip exposes UK critical minerals vulnerabilities
China’s dominance of critical mineral refining and the UK’s struggle to build competitive domestic supply chains came under renewed scrutiny…
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China detains mine managers after Shanxi coal blast exposes safety failings
Chinese authorities have reportedly detained members of the management team at Tongzhou Group’s Liushenyu Coal Mine and suspended production at…
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Mining enters the age of geopolitical supply chains: refining and EoL (Part II)
Processing and refining: the centre of gravity shifts If one section of the mining value chain now defines strategic leverage, it…
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Strategic Minerals raises Redmoor profile with £8.7m tungsten funding
Strategic Minerals is accelerating development of its Redmoor tungsten-tin-copper project in Cornwall after securing £8.7m in fresh funding, as the…
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Mining enters the age of geopolitical supply chains: from discovery to extraction (Part I)
Oil and gas still dominate the global energy system, but a different class of commodities is rapidly moving to the centre of…
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Trump’s Newmont investment highlights gold mining’s growing geopolitical exposure
A newly disclosed stock purchase by US President Donald Trump in Newmont has highlighted the intersection of political power and…
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New episode: Copper-gold mining – the strategic convergence of two sectors
The copper and gold sectors serve very different markets – one tied to electrification and industrial growth, the other to…