Geopolitical Mining is a research and editorial project that analyses mining and critical minerals through a strategic, global lens. We connect minerals, policy, technology, communities and narrative to explain how they shape power, vulnerability and opportunity in the 21st century.

“Geopolitical mining” refers to understanding mining not as a technical or sectoral activity, but as part of a broader system that includes industrial policy, supply chains, energy transition, defence, public legitimacy and global competition. It is mining viewed as strategy.

Critical minerals underpin clean energy, defence systems, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, batteries and AI infrastructure. Their supply, processing capacity and permitting timelines create strategic dependencies and vulnerabilities for countries and companies.

Analysing them is essential to understanding global power shifts.

We take a global view but regularly analyse: copper, lithium, nickel, rare earth elements, graphite, cobalt, uranium and other strategic materials essential for AI, defence and the energy transition.

Our work is designed for decision-makers, investors, policymakers, advisors, journalists, analysts and researchers who need structured, strategic analysis on mining, critical minerals and global strategy.

The Weekly is a short briefing published once a week. It highlights key developments in mining and critical minerals and explains why they matter for geopolitics, policy, markets and industrial strategy.

It is concise, analytical and built for people who need clarity quickly.

Our articles and essays explore:

• country cases and regional dynamics
• Western, Chinese and emerging models
• supply chain security and midstream processing
• permitting, institutional capacity and regulatory models
• legitimacy, ESG narratives and public perception
• technology and AI in mining governance, exploration and operations

AI is transforming exploration, permitting, processing, environmental monitoring, risk modelling and national industrial strategies. We analyse AI as part of the wider system shaping mining’s future — including data infrastructure, talent, sovereignty, regulation and global competition for technological capacity.

The book provides the core framework behind the project, offering a structured analysis of mining in the new world order. The Weekly and Articles extend that framework over time with ongoing signals, updates and deeper essays.

No. Geopolitical Mining provides analysis and educational content only. Nothing we publish should be understood as financial, investment, legal or tax advice. Readers and organisations should rely on their own research and professional advisors.

We take a global approach with regular attention to:

• Latin America
• Africa
• Canada, Australia and the United States
• China and Asia-Pacific
• emerging producers in Africa, Southeast Asia and Central Asia

Three things:

• A systemic lens — connecting mining with policy, legitimacy, technology and global power.
• A strategic framework — not news, not opinion, but structured analysis.
• A clarity-first approach — clean, non-polarising, data-informed and grounded in recent institutional sources.

Geopolitical Mining is led by Marta Rivera, a sociologist focused on mining, strategy and public narrative, and Eduardo Zamanillo, a mining engineer with international experience from operations to investment advisory. They are based in Toronto and work with a global perspective.

For collaborations, briefings or speaking engagements related to mining, critical minerals and global strategy, you can contact us at:

marta@geopoliticalmining.com