Geopolitical Mining Daily
Geopolitical Mining Daily is a selective briefing on consequential developments in mining, critical minerals, capital and the material economy. Drawing on primary sources, it gives executives, investors and policymakers concise facts and context on decisions affecting investment and operations.
Coverage spans project approvals, financing, production, trade and industrial policy, with attention to their implications for mineral supply chains. Read the latest editions below for the source, status and significance of selected developments. Explore earlier briefings to follow the countries, commodities and companies that matter to your work over time.
Official sources. Selected facts. Strategic relevance.
Latest Geopolitical Mining Daily briefings
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Indonesia Plans Strategic Minerals Exchange to Set Reference Prices
Signals 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 09 and 10: Indonesia plans a strategic minerals exchange for January 2027, alongside EU CBAM guidance, U.S. mining credit and recovery funding,…
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Australia, Canada and the U.S. Launch Global Critical Minerals Database
Signals 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09 and 10: Australia, Canada and the United States launch a global critical minerals database, alongside developments in LFP qualification, mining…
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Neo Advances European Permanent Magnet Production
Signals 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 09 and 10: European permanent magnet production advances at Neo, alongside rare earth permitting, antimony expansion, pilot processing, metallurgical optimisation and Southeast…
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Codelco Retains 100% of 2025 Profits for the First Time
Signals 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 09 and 10: Codelco retains 100% of its 2025 profits for the first time, alongside shifts in copper construction, LFP industrialisation, critical…
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U.S. Critical Minerals Investments Exceed US$2 Billion
Signals 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 09 and 10: U.S. critical minerals investments exceed US$2 billion, alongside shifts in mining talent, permits, lithium refining, capital deployment, copper execution…
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MP Materials Shows U.S. Rare Earth Price Support in Practice
Signals 01, 03, 06, 07, 09 and 10: U.S. rare earth price support is visible in MP Materials’ results, alongside shifts in domestic processing, royalty design, resource definition,…
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United Kingdom Opens £25 Million Critical Minerals Accelerator
Signals 02, 03, 07, 09 and 10: the United Kingdom opens a £25 million critical minerals accelerator, alongside five shifts in domestic material control, capital, project execution, industrialisation…
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India Brings AI and High Performance Computing into Critical Mineral Exploration
Signals 02, 06 and 08: India links AI and high performance computing to mineral exploration; Peru targets illegal mining infrastructure; and Blackwater begins major EP2 construction.
