Metal & Mining

Copper Price Outlook: Geopolitics, Oil Shock, and AI Data Centre Demand Reshape the Market
Metal & Mining

Copper Price Outlook: Geopolitics, Oil Shock, and AI Data Centre Demand Reshape the Market

Copper prices are slipping as a stronger dollar and rising oil driven inflation reshape expectations for US rate cuts. Yet beneath the volatility, structural demand from electrification and AI data centre expansion continues to strengthen the metal’s long term outlook.

China’s Rare-Earth Clampdown
Metal & Mining

China’s Rare-Earth Clampdown

Beijing has dramatically expanded export controls on rare-earth elements (REEs), processing technologies and downstream products. The move immediately jolted markets and stocks — Chinese producers rose, U.S. and allied critical-minerals names rallied — and has forced a strategic re-think across the global supply chain. For industry participants — miners, processors, magnet makers, OEMs in the EV/wind/aerospace sectors, recyclers and equipment suppliers — the implications are profound: a rush to onshore capability, a likely multi-year investment cycle, shifts in trade patterns, and a new premium on technical know-how, traceability and environmental compliance.

From Land to Leadership: Indigenous Empowerment Transforms Australia’s Gold Industry
Metal & Mining

From Land to Leadership: Indigenous Empowerment Transforms Australia’s Gold Industry

Australia’s gold mining industry is spotlighting groundbreaking partnerships with Indigenous businesses that are reshaping the sector. The new film GOLD: The Journey Continues – Australia showcases how collaboration between First Nations communities, mining companies, and local enterprises is driving greater Indigenous leadership, sustainable growth, and shared prosperity in Western Australia’s goldfields. This inspiring story highlights a modern mining model built on trust, respect, and long-term impact.