Skillings Mining Review March 2025 cover feature, “Naylor Pipe Company’s Legacy: Forging a Century of Strength,” traces a 100-year arc of American manufacturing—how durability, local supply, and smart reinvestment still win in 2025. Around that theme, this issue follows materials and policy shifts shaping the next decade: Pilbara’s high-grade manganese discovery, the UK’s largest lithium facility getting the green light, and Anglo American’s automation push in Australia.
Trade and industrial policy are front and center—25% U.S. steel tariffs, Tata Steel’s EAF pivot in the UK, India scrapping customs duty on critical minerals, and U.S. aluminum’s reliance on Canada. We examine frontier risks and opportunities—from deep-sea mining lessons for space junk cleanup to Ukraine’s rare-earth reserves, Portugal’s electric compressors in marble quarries, and uranium drilling at Smart Lake.
Finally, we don’t look away from costs borne by people and places: rat-hole mining deaths in India, and community-driven environmental reviews. The through-line: build resilient supply chains, modernize processes, and stay policy-literate.
