Mining Finance

  • Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of July 13–19, 2026

    Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of July 13–19, 2026

    This week covers Wagerup gallium, U.S. FAST-41 mining permits, Chile’s investment framework, American Samoa offshore minerals, Europe’s Raw Materials Mechanism and Ghana’s mining law reform.

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  • Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 22–28, 2026

    Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 22–28, 2026

    This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly covers U.S. Army critical minerals leases, EU-Brazil raw materials diplomacy, Codelco and Anglo American’s copper agreement, Queensland’s fund expansion, India’s rare earth magnet tender and Greenland’s Kuannersuit decision.

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  • Mining Due Diligence Has Three Clients

    Mining Due Diligence Has Three Clients

    Mining due diligence often reviews individual disciplines but misses the interfaces where projects fail. This article argues that effective diligence must serve three clients: the investor, the operator and the State, by testing whether value is real, the operating plan is executable and the project can be governed without creating hidden liabilities.

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  • Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 15–21, 2026

    Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 15–21, 2026

    This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly covers the G7 critical minerals alliance, Canada’s new project partnerships, U.S. rare earth financing, Red Chris, Cobre Panamá and BHP’s Jansen update.

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  • Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 1–7, 2026

    Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of June 1–7, 2026

    This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly examines how mineral security is moving into the practical work behind supply: strategic metals tariffs, U.S. rare earth finance, Canada–Korea stockpiling, Mozambique’s state ownership rules, Bolivia’s lithium instability and Botswana’s sovereign control strategy around De Beers.

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  • Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of May 25–31, 2026

    Geopolitical Mining Weekly | Week of May 25–31, 2026

    This week’s Geopolitical Mining Weekly examines how mineral security is moving from strategic intent into the practical work of building supply through Quad investment architecture, U.S. state capacity, DRC fiscal sovereignty, Cameco’s uranium logistics, Rio Tinto’s aluminium expansion and Cobre Panamá’s institutional legitimacy challenge.

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