Finance
West Africa Gold Expansion Accelerates as Mining Majors Build Regional Production Hubs
West Africa has become one of the most strategically important gold mining regions in the world, as major producers increasingly shift from single-asset development to large-scale…
BHP Targets Upper-End Copper Output in 2026 as Operational Gains Offset Market Pressures
Global mining giant BHP is signalling strong confidence in its ability to deliver copper production at the upper end of its 2026 guidance, despite a challenging…
Global Copper Supply Risks Intensify in 2026 as Geopolitics, Climate and Processing Bottlenecks Strain Markets
The global copper supply chain is entering a period of heightened vulnerability, as rising demand linked to electrification collides with structural constraints in mining, processing and…
Peru’s 2026 Election Puts a Political Risk Premium on Copper Investment
Peru, the world’s third-largest copper producer, is entering a prolonged 2026 election period that is already delaying investment decisions. With copper dominating Peru’s mining pipeline and…
KGHM Targets Morocco for Copper Expansion, Seeking Shorter Supply Lines to Poland
Poland’s state-controlled copper producer KGHM says Morocco has become a priority for its international expansion, with new cooperation aimed at bringing raw materials closer to its…
Kazakhstan Gold and Copper Expansion: Miryildiz’s $480M Mining Project Signals a New Era for Central Asia’s Resource Sector
Turkey’s Miryildiz Mining is accelerating its global expansion with a $480 million investment in eastern Kazakhstan, targeting first production by late 2026. The project, located in…
Rising Tax Burdens Reshape Industrial Competitiveness Across Europe’s Manufacturing and Raw Materials Sectors
A growing concern is taking hold across Europe’s industrial landscape: the total tax burden on businesses is rising sharply, and its cumulative impact is beginning to…
First Quantum Puts $4.5 Million Into Kazakhstan’s Chu-Sarysu Copper Play as Central Asia Becomes a New Exploration Magnet
Canada’s First Quantum Minerals is funding $4.5 million of exploration in 2026 in Kazakhstan’s Chu-Sarysu basin, a sedimentary area increasingly viewed as a potential large-scale copper…
Serbia’s capital ambition: building a domestic platform for industrial investment
Serbia’s industrial strength is attracting large-scale funding, but much of the financial value is structured abroad. The country now faces a strategic test: whether it can…
How London, Luxembourg and Switzerland Finance Europe’s Critical Minerals Push
Modern critical-minerals projects increasingly rely on a cross-border financing system: London supplies equity for early-stage development, Luxembourg provides the legal and debt infrastructure, and Swiss commodity…