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Can lithium hit $30,000 in 2026?
Lithium prices have staged a remarkable comeback in early 2026, surging over 100% from their 2025 lows to more than US$16,000 per tonne in January

US launches $12 billion strategic minerals stockpile
The US will establish a US$12 billion strategic minerals stockpile, marking its most direct intervention yet in critical mineral markets as competition with China intensifies.

Can copper hit $15,000 in 2026?
Benchmark copper prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) breached $13,000 per metric ton on January 5, 2026 — with a 16% rise alone just

Papua New Guinea: the world’s next major source of copper (Guest Post by Dr. Nathan Chutas)
Dr. Nathan Chutas, Senior VP Operations and Director, is a professional geologist with over 20 years exploration and mining experience across North America, South Africa,

Just-in-time procurement and the clean energy transition
Why and how business must shift tactics — by Anthony Milewsiki in FastCompany For decades, just-in-time procurement was treated as a triumph of modern business. Inventory
Why Commodity Scarcity Is Becoming the Biggest Bottleneck for Clean-Tech Entrepreneurs
Anthony Milewski, The Oregon Group founder, writes for The Entrepreneur Clean-tech startups are hitting a scaling wall because material supply, not technology or capital, is








