Freeport Indonesia has pushed the full restart of the Grasberg Block Cave copper mine into early 2028 — an estimated 3% of global copper supply — extending one of the biggest supply shocks in the global copper market just as shortages...

https://youtu.be/jz-_fHfrEl0 EPISODE 13. Anthony Milewski and Christian Purefoy are back after a few weeks to catch up on the seismic events happening across mining, supply chains, the conflict in the Middle East and its impact on diesel and sulphuric acid...

Sherritt International has suspended direct participation in its Cuban joint ventures, effective immediately, after new US sanctions targeting Cuba materially changed the company’s ability to operate on the island. The Canadian miner is repatriating expatriate employees from Cuba and has...

Canada's uranium story is scaling from a North American to a more global story as both production and exports surge: Canada’s uranium output rose from 7,351 tonnes in 2022 to 14,309 tonnes in 2024. That is a 94.7% increase in...

The deep-sea mining industry has moved one step closer to commercial reality after US regulators accepted The Metals Company USA’s consolidated application as compliant, a decision that could help set the permitting template for other companies looking to extract critical...

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has urged allies to pay a “national security premium” for critical minerals sourced outside China US and EU are now assessing reference prices, border-adjusted price floors, price gap subsidies and offtake agreements US was 100%...

US government investment in equity stakes in private-sector critical minerals companies since January 2025 hit US$8.6 billion, in the biggest such push into strategic industries since the Second World War. The push is part of a wider US$20.9 billion across...

Or, how a recession could be bullish for copper this time. copper fell approx 10% the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February, as markets priced in recession and inflation risk but higher oil prices, freight and...

Russia has imposed helium export controls through the end of 2027, requiring special approval for shipments outside the Eurasian Economic Union Qatar produced about 63 million cubic meters of helium in 2025, close to one-third of global supply helium spot...

China is planning to halt sulphuric acid exports from May, tightening an already stressed market for one of mining’s most important industrial chemicals, according to Argus Media — increasing risks for copper, nickel and fertilizer supply chains. Since the start of...

Sponsored Post: A junior-sized entry point as supermajors shift from discovery to development Namibia’s Orange Basin — one of world’s most significant recent oil finds, with estimated offshore reserves of 20 billion barrels — is no longer just a frontier exploration headline. ...

The oil price move above US$100 has repriced the world’s energy market just as the Middle East crisis redraws the global energy map — magnifying both the cost and security advantage of uranium. with Brent crude moving above $100 during...