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Middle East risk spotlights Europe’s critical minerals exposure—and the limits of current plans
Europe’s push to secure critical minerals for defence and industry is being tested by Gulf of Hormuz tensions, which are tightening access to key inputs such…
Colombia Election Puts Mining Policy to the Test as Latin America Rebalances
Miners are watching Colombia’s presidential election for signs that Latin America’s shift toward market-friendly governance can translate into more predictable rules for capital-intensive projects. The vote…
African Mining Week Puts M&A at the Heart of $8.5tn Mineral Ambitions
African Mining Week in Cape Town this October will spotlight how M&A—from acquisitions to joint ventures—can channel investment into Africa’s estimated $8.5 trillion of untapped mineral…
Verisk Maplecroft flags South America as a lower-risk hub for Western critical minerals
A new Verisk Maplecroft report argues that South America offers Western buyers a more manageable mix of resource scale and political risk as they try to…
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…
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…
Serbia’s copper and steel build-out could turn proximity into EU supply-chain leverage
A JRC-linked assessment frames Serbia’s industrial role as shifting from selling raw materials to supplying the EU with copper and steel that can meet rising electrification…
Serbia’s industrial bet hinges on power, grids and carbon rules as Chinese capital builds a mining-to-export chain
Serbia is emerging as a key European production and processing hub as Chinese-backed investment links copper, steel and logistics to the realities of electricity cost volatility…
Refractory Materials Move to the Front of Europe’s Industrial Risk Calculus
As Europe pushes steel, cement and glass production toward lower emissions and higher efficiency, refractory materials are increasingly treated as a financial lever rather than a…
Energy arbitrage turns battery storage into a competitiveness lever for Europe’s metal refiners
As battery energy storage systems (BESS) spread across European refining sites, operators are using energy arbitrage—charging when power is cheap and discharging during peaks—to stabilize costs…