Other Commodities
Why Rio Tinto Just Bet US$15M on Mogotes Metals
When a global mining giant opens its wallet for a junior explorer, the market doesn’t just wake up, it starts looking for the nearest calculator.
The U.S. Opens a Tollbooth in Hormuz: From Freedom of Navigation to Pay-to-Play
The global shipping industry is entirely accustomed to paying for passage through artificial canals, but paying protection money to transit a natural international strait is a brand-new line item.
The New Panama Canal? Inside the UAE’s ‘Strait of Union’ Concept
Global energy logistics has a stubborn geography problem, and it is shaped exactly like the Strait of Hormuz.
Splitting a $40 Trillion Tab on Venmo: The Fiscal Absurdity Driving Peter Schiff’s Gold and Silver Forecasts
Imagine using the exact same mobile app you use to split a taco bill with your friends to chip away at a staggering $40 trillion national debt.
Don't Retire Yet: The 86-Year-Old Engineer Coveted by Critical Mineral CEOs
Forget Silicon Valley's hyper-publicized tech-bro talent wars.
Drilled to Thrill: Super Copper Mobilizes Drilling Rig for Maiden Campaign in Chile
The theoretical phase of mineral exploration is officially giving way to the cold, hard reality of the diamond drill bit just 70 kilometers northeast of Copiapó. Deep within Chile’s hyper-arid, copper-rich Atacama Region, the heavy machinery has finished its …
Staking a Claim on History: Mackay Gold & Silver Buys the Whole Comstock Pie, Not Just a Slice
History has a funny way of waiting for the right bankroll to unlock its richest secrets.
BHP CEO-Elect Defends US$15.3 Billion Total Price Tag for Jansen Potash Complex
Saskatchewan’s subterranean pink gold has a habit of demanding a king’s ransom before it yields a single tonne of fertilizer, and global mining heavyweight BHP Group (ASX: BHP) is the latest to pay the premium. Rather than pulling back on its massive Jansen …
Trump’s Looming Copper Tariffs Paralyze Global Metal Markets
The global copper market is currently trapped in a high-stakes game of financial chicken, and the dealer holding all the cards sits right in the Oval Office.
Department of War Commits $500 Million to Phoenix Tailings for New "Freedom Facility"
The American industrial landscape has long suffered from a glaring, strategic soft spot: the midstream processing of rare earth elements. While the United States has successfully boosted raw extraction efforts, the alchemy required to transform those raw …