Finance
Europe’s Critical Minerals Market Faces Its Biggest Test Yet as Financing and Supply Chain Pressures Intensify
Europe’s mining and advanced materials sector is entering a far more demanding phase as governments and investors shift from political promises to the difficult reality of…
Serbia repurchases €871mn of 2027 eurobonds to ease medium-term refinancing risk
Serbia has bought back nearly €871mn of sovereign eurobonds due May 2027, cutting next year’s refinancing concentration as it completes a fresh multi-tranche €3bn-equivalent issuance. The…
Africa Gold Prices and Mining Investment Outlook 2026: Sovereignty, Sovereign Wealth, and a Reshaped Global Gold Market
The global gold market is undergoing one of the most significant structural transformations in decades, and Africa is now at the centre of that shift. What…
Europe strengthens battery supply chain with Vulcan Energy’s Frankfurt lithium refinery
Europe’s transition to electric mobility has exposed a critical structural weakness in its industrial foundation: a near-total dependence on imported battery-grade lithium chemicals. As demand for…
El Soldado enters a new era of copper mining through Anglo American’s $295 million investment
Across the global copper mining industry, a major strategic shift is underway. Instead of focusing solely on developing new greenfield deposits—projects that are increasingly expensive, slow…
Rio Tinto Expands Its Position in Los Azules as Global Copper Scarcity Reshapes Mining Strategy
The global mining industry is entering a new era in which access to large-scale, development-ready copper projects has become one of the most strategically valuable assets…
How Deepwater Oil Growth Is Strengthening Global Energy Security
The global energy industry is entering a new phase in which deepwater oil production is regaining strategic importance after years of underinvestment and shifting market priorities.…
Lithium Industry Enters a New Era as Markets Shift From Speculation to Cost Efficiency and Strategic Supply Chains
The global lithium market is undergoing a major transformation. After experiencing one of the most dramatic boom-and-bust cycles in commodity history, the sector is now moving…
TSX vs ASX in 2026: The Global Battle for Mining Capital and Critical Minerals Dominance
The fight for control over global mining finance is increasingly centered around two powerful stock exchanges located on opposite sides of the globe: Canada’s Toronto Stock…
Zijin’s Andean Repositioning: How Chinese Capital Is Repricing Peru Copper and Argentina Lithium
Zijin Mining is using long-horizon capital to transform assets in Peru and Argentina that were viewed as nearing the end of their current operating models. Its…