Weekly Geopolitical Mining Review
A concise weekly briefing on mining, critical minerals and power.
Clarity. Strategy. Global context.
Each week we highlight a few key developments in mining and critical minerals and what they mean for geopolitics, policy and markets. Strategic, clear and written for people who need signal rather than noise.
Latest Weekly editions
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BRICS Critical Minerals Agenda: Sovereignty, Value Addition and the Terms of Supply
BRICS linked critical mineral supply chains with sovereignty, value addition and benefit sharing. During the same week, the United States and Colombia set a six month project agenda,…
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Colombia Opens Consultation to Repeal Fifteen Mining District Delimitations
Colombia opened consultation on a draft resolution that would repeal 15 mining district delimitations covering 5.34 million hectares. The measures remain in force, while ownership rights, permitting, capital,…
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South America’s Strategic Minerals Agenda: Four Countries Seek Regional Coordination
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru opened a regional strategic minerals agenda, while U.S. licences widened controlled access to Venezuelan oil and minerals, state backed contracts reached rare earths…
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Canada’s Labrador Critical Minerals Corridor: Building Capacity Beyond the Mine
Canada referred the Labrador critical minerals corridor to the Major Projects Office, while NOAA opened the first commercial deep seabed mining review, BHP reported US$18 billion in copper…
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Indonesia’s Mineral Strategy 2026: From Production to Price Formation
Indonesia targets a strategic minerals exchange for January 2027, while Codelco retains US$2.422 billion, Australia backs Tomago with A$2.5 billion, Neo advances magnet production and Sogima remains unable…
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U.S. Critical Minerals Strategy 2026: From Funding to Execution
U.S. critical minerals investment topped US$2 billion, MP Materials booked US$17.6 million in price protection income, and new material control rules and project milestones pushed mineral strategy further…
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