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Critical minerals didn’t disappear from the West, structural forces pushed them away

In May 2026, the US Department of Energy announced $45.7m for 19 projects to help fill domestic critical minerals and…

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The UK’s critical minerals ambitions will need Cornwall

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The future of mining intelligence starts above the pit

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Why connectivity is becoming mining’s next operational battleground

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Strategic capitalism: how efficiency stopped being the top priority

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Germany’s COP28 message is undermined by its domestic climate action crisis

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Opinion: New Brexit deal can only be a good thing for Northern Ireland

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Africa needs improved governance to reap the full benefits of new mining projects

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Opinion: Economic isolation of China increases risk of a Taiwan invasion

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: the Western world must end China’s stranglehold of rare earths

ESG

Opinion: Energy transition could multiply mining in Africa and destroy the continent’s forests and carbon sinks

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Opinion: Macron talks the talk, but France’s support for Ukraine is just embarrassing

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: Scotland should look to Ireland for lessons in FDI

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Opinion: The UK has lost more than a monarch with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Richard Gardham

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Opinion: South Africa must regulate artisanal mining carefully

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Opinion: Big, global businesses like MyPillow and Dyson can afford to indulge in polarising politics

Richard Gardham

Manufacturing

Opinion: The UK government must listen to manufacturing’s cry for help

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Opinion: The UK is better off for Boris Johnson’s departure

Features

Opinion: The global LNG boom US exporters are chasing won’t materialise

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Opinion: How can we take the G7 seriously when so many of the group’s companies are still in Russia?

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: Which way for a just energy transition in Argentina?

Mark Moreno Pascual

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Opinion: US LNG is becoming a zero-sum game

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Opinion: EU Parliament’s CBAM spat could delay a carbon border tax by years

Cities

Opinion: Congratulations Bradford… now here’s what to expect when you’re the UK City of Culture

Richard Gardham

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Opinion: The Albanese government must mend Australia’s relations with China to reignite investment flows

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: The economic impact of Finland and Sweden joining Nato (or not) is a lose-lose situation

Sebastian Shehadi

ESG

Opinion: Saving the Earth warrants more than one day a year

Richard Gardham

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Opinion: China’s dominance of the rare earths supply chain is a geopolitical risk

ESG

Opinion: China’s dominance of the rare earths supply chain is a geopolitical risk

ESG

Opinion: Earth Day message shows that FDI must play a central role in ‘investing in our planet’

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Opinion: Le Pen’s anti-globalisation ‘forgets’ the millions of jobs supported by foreign companies in France

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: If businesses want to attract and retain talent, they must show their woke side

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Opinion: Men should fight for equal parental leave

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Opinion: Royal protests show Jamaica moving to become a republic is about slavery, not China

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: Companies leaving Russia will not have a huge economic impact

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: The UK may not be a superpower, but it is a master at exerting soft power

Richard Gardham

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Opinion: Lesser-known Western companies in Russia are avoiding political action

Sebastian Shehadi

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Opinion: Why the Ukrainian economy matters to Russia (and the rest of the world)

Sebastian Shehadi

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