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The Race for Essential Minerals: A Surge in Global Protectionism

Rising Resource Nationalism: A Shift in Global Energy and Mining Policies Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index (RNI) has revealed a significant spike in protectionist policies affecting the energy and mining sectors worldwide. Focused on 198 countries, the index shows that the trend is particularly...

“Grassroots Exploration Spending Hits Record Low, Reports S&P Global”

Exploration Budget Cuts: The Shift from New Discoveries to Established Deposits In recent years, the focus of exploration budgets has shifted significantly, with less money allocated to grassroots exploration. This change has negatively impacted the discovery rate of new mineral deposits. “Based on our discovery...

Video: China’s dominance drives global battery trends, says Adamas Intelligence

“They produce more than they sell inside the country. So, if you want to look at trends, you must start in China,” Els, head of Adamas Inside, told The Northern Miner’s western editor, Henry Lazenby, last month during the Energy Transition Metals Summit in...

Six new large mines need to come online annually by 2050 to meet global copper demand – study

This is particularly the case taking into account that the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022, calls for 100% of cars manufactured to be electric vehicles by 2035. But an electric vehicle requires three to five times as much copper as an...

The Glowing Future of Global Uranium Production

Recovery and Expansion In 2023, Kazakhstan held the torch for global uranium production, contributing 37.3% of the total supply. Despite a slight dip in output, mainly due to planned reductions by Kazatomprom,...

Researchers Call for Global Inventory of World’s Mines Global Inventory of...

"Mining, a necessary evil, has often been shrouded in mystery, its consequences unrevealed. But how can we address a problem we don't fully comprehend? This...