Geopolitical Mining
Independent analysis on critical minerals, politics and mining legitimacy for investors and strategic decision makers.
Clarity. Strategy. Global context.
Geopolitical Mining is a research and editorial project that analyses mining as a geopolitical, institutional and strategic system, not just an industrial one. We analyse how critical minerals, policy, technology and social legitimacy are reshaping influence, security and development in the 21st century.
What you can find here
Weekly Geopolitical Mining Review
A concise weekly briefing on the most relevant developments in critical minerals, mining and geopolitics, and what they mean for investors and strategic decision makers.
Country & Region Analysis
Focused pieces on how mining, institutions and public legitimacy shape the role of key countries and regions, from China, USA, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and other global actors.
Articles & Essays
In-depth articles on mining, critical minerals, supply chains, regulation, technology, legitimacy and geopolitics.
Signals 2026
A strategic signals map tracking the forces likely to shape mining, critical minerals, capital, policy and industrial strategy through 2026.
Critical Minerals
Mineral level analysis on supply chains, processing capacity, geopolitical leverage and strategic demand across the material foundations of modern economies.
Independent analysis
Who is behind Geopolitical Mining
Geopolitical Mining is led by Marta Rivera Muñoz and Eduardo Zamanillo, combining sociological analysis, mining experience and geopolitical strategy.
The platform builds on the framework developed in their book Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining, and expands it through ongoing analysis of critical minerals, industrial policy, capital, legitimacy and the material foundations of modern economies.
Its purpose is to provide clear, independent and strategic analysis for readers, institutions and decision makers who need to understand how mining is being repositioned within the new global order.
Geopolitical Mining connects the technical reality of mining with the wider forces shaping supply chains, territorial legitimacy, public authority, national strategy and capital allocation.
Marta Rivera Muñoz
Co-founder · Geopolitical Mining
Strategic narrative, legitimacy, sociological analysis and geopolitical positioning.
Eduardo Zamanillo
Co-founder · Geopolitical Mining
Technical mining judgement, project evaluation, mining business development, capital strategy and operating reality.
For editorial, institutional or strategic inquiries:
[email protected]Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining
Our foundational book sets out the core framework behind Geopolitical Mining. It explains how critical minerals moved from the background to the centre of strategic competition, and what this means for countries, companies and institutions.
Why geopolitical mining matters
The energy transition, defence, AI, quantum computing and advanced manufacturing all depend on reliable access to minerals.
Yet permitting delays, fragmented regulation and narrative gaps are creating a structural mismatch between what the world expects from mining and what the sector is allowed to deliver.
Geopolitical Mining tracks this gap and the models that are trying to close it. It follows how states, companies, capital providers and institutions are repositioning around the material foundations of modern power.
The platform is designed for readers who need more than headlines: a clear reading of how minerals, legitimacy, capital and strategy are moving together.
Strategic partnerships
Strategic Sponsorship & Partnership Opportunities
Position your organization within the conversation shaping the new mineral economy.
Geopolitical Mining is opening selected sponsorship and partnership opportunities for organizations seeking to build strategic brand visibility within a specialized international platform dedicated to serious, independent analysis on critical minerals, supply chains, industrial strategy and the geopolitics of resources.
Our audience includes mining professionals, capital markets participants, policy observers, advisors, institutions, diplomats, academics and strategic communications leaders across North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and key strategic mining jurisdictions.
Readers engage deeply with long-form analysis on country risk, project viability, capital discipline, legitimacy, critical minerals and the material foundations of geopolitical power.
All opportunities are reviewed individually and structured to preserve full editorial independence.
Briefing
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