All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

‘Guns for gold’: who is complicit in Sudan’s brutal war?

After nearly 18 months of displacement, starvation and genocidal violence, minimal attention has been paid to the bloody conflict still…
North American supply chains creak as 80% of Canada’s railways shut down

Canada’s two largest rail freight providers have locked out 9,300 workers after talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union…
Gold hits $2,500 for the first time ever. What’s behind it?

Gold prices have hit the long-awaited $2,500 threshold, maxing out at $2,529.80 an ounce yesterday (20 August) in another all-time…
‘Operational disruption’ the main cybersecurity threat in mining

Mining companies may not be an obvious target for cyberattacks, but the results of a successful hack can be disastrous.…
New Zealand debates second seabed mine in push to double mineral exports

The New Zealand government is considering a second application for a prospecting permit to mine seabeds off the western coast…

Canadian firms lead innovation in low-carbon footprint mining

Canadian firms have launched a slew of low-carbon innovations in recent months, driven in part by environmental, social and governance…
Will the Northern Sea Route become commercially viable in the near future?

When armed Houthi rebels first descended from a helicopter to hijack the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on 19…
Explainer: what is lithium ‘fingerprinting’?

Scientists in Australia say they have developed a new method of ‘fingerprinting’ lithium, a major breakthrough in tracing the supply…
Analysis: gold prices hit all-time high as Iran’s president dies

Gold prices hit an all-time high on Monday (20 May) following the premature death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and…
UK court case launched over Brazil Iron mining project

More than 100 residents of a traditional Quilombola community in Bahia, Brazil, have launched a legal case in the UK…