Tag Archives: ESG
Latin America’s Mining Surge Targets Copper, Lithium and Gold as Critical Supply Chains Shift
Latin America is drawing more than $200 billion in planned mining investment as copper, lithium and gold demand rises for electrification and advanced manufacturing. The region’s…
Central Asia Mining Boom: How Uranium, Copper and Gold Are Redrawing Global Supply Chains
Central Asia is rapidly reclaiming its status as a strategic mining powerhouse, fueled by vast reserves of uranium, copper, gold, and critical minerals essential for the…
Middle East Mining Push Recasts the Region as a Critical Minerals and Metals Supply Hub
Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE are using sovereign-backed investment and industrial buildouts to expand mining, processing and commodity logistics. The shift is aimed at meeting…
Nordic Mining’s Critical Minerals Push Becomes a Test of Execution for Europe’s Green Transition
Europe’s drive to secure critical raw materials is increasingly looking north, as Nordic projects target rare earths, lithium and copper for electrification and clean energy. But…
Global Mining Investment Boom Redefines Capital Strategies and Supply Chain Security
The global mining industry is undergoing a profound transformation as strategic investment, hybrid financing, and the urgent need for secure supply chains drive a new commodities…
France Turns to Botswana for Uranium Supply as Niger Partnership Collapses
After a rupture with Niger ended Orano’s operational role in the SOMAIR uranium mine, France is accelerating efforts to secure alternative uranium sources, with Botswana emerging…
Fensfeltet rare earth project tests Europe’s ability to secure supply without compromising ESG
Norway’s Fensfeltet deposit—Europe’s largest known rare earth resource—has been upgraded to as much as 15.9 million tonnes of rare earth oxides. But turning that promise into…
Niger’s Uranium Standoff Turns Resource Sovereignty Into a Supply-Chain Risk for Europe
Niger’s post-coup push to take direct control of uranium production and exports is unraveling its long-running partnership with Orano and challenging the arbitration-based contract model. With…
Brussels Water Rules Under Scrutiny as Sweden Mining Push Spurs Fight Over EU Environmental Governance
Reports of closed-door discussions between Swedish mining representatives and EU policymakers have triggered alarm in Brussels over whether Europe’s water protection standards could be weakened. The…
Serbia’s lithium push faces credibility test after withdrawn environmental study
A scientific paper assessing the environmental impact of lithium exploration in Serbia was withdrawn after methodological weaknesses were identified, intensifying scrutiny of the country’s critical-minerals strategy.…