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Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Push Faces a Test of Execution as Western Buyers Seek Alternatives to China
Central Asia—home to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—has drawn renewed interest as global demand for critical minerals rises and the U.S., EU and Japan seek…
Brits Mining Boom Puts Pressure on Land and Water as Extraction Expands
In South Africa’s North West, the mining economy around Brits—built on chrome, platinum group metals and other ores—faces mounting scrutiny over land degradation and water competition…
Northern Cape pitches a mining-led industrial upgrade, betting on beneficiation and critical minerals
South Africa’s Northern Cape is positioning itself as the next major mining and industrial frontier, with officials calling for a deliberate shift from raw extraction to…
St George Mining pushes Araxá rare earths toward mine-to-magnet supply chain with REalloys and Brazil processing partners
Australia-listed St George Mining is expanding its Brazil-focused rare earth strategy by aligning the Araxá project with REalloys’ magnet materials expertise and building a local processing…
Çataltepe Mine Rolls Out Turkey’s First Digital Product Passport for Critical Minerals
Minespider and TETHYS Trans-Eurasian Gateway have launched the first Digital Product Passport at the Çataltepe Polymetallic Mine in Çanakkale, aiming to make critical mineral shipments more…
Financing-Driven Offtakes Reshape Copper and Lithium Supply—Shifting Market Power to Traders
A financing-backed wave of long-term offtake deals is increasingly locking in copper, lithium and other critical minerals through prepayment structures and state-supported funding. The result is…
Trading Houses Move Up the Copper Value Chain as Financing and Logistics Take Center Stage
A new wave of copper deals is shifting power from spot trading toward long-horizon supply arrangements, with firms using prepayment financing, logistics control, and integrated pricing…
Mercuria’s $1.2bn copper prepayment deal with Kazakhmys underscores the shift toward financing-led supply
Mercuria and Kazakhmys have agreed an eight-year framework backed by a $1.2 billion prepayment to secure roughly 200,000 tonnes of copper annually at the start of…
Allied Graphite locks in furnace partners as battery-grade processing becomes the real battleground
Allied Graphite has formalized partnerships with Harper International and ONEJOON to secure vertical furnace systems for producing battery-grade graphite. The move underscores how, as global supply…
Northern Graphite bets on mine-to-battery integration to diversify graphite supply beyond China
As Western buyers push for less dependence on Chinese graphite processing, Northern Graphite is moving from concept to execution with a vertically integrated plan aimed at…