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Track the pulse of the global copper industry with Skillings. This category brings you authoritative reporting on copper mining projects, exploration updates, pricing shifts, smelting developments, and infrastructure demand. As a critical metal for electrification, EVs, and clean energy grids, copper’s role in the green economy is expanding fast—Skillings keeps you informed, competitive, and ahead of market trends.
As we move through the second quarter of 2026, the industrial landscape has been fundamentally reshaped by a single, inescapable reality: the insatiable power demand of…
Large-scale mining operations at sunrise represent the front line of global resource extraction for the energy transition. The "AI-Energy Nexus" has shifted from a theoretical investment…
For over a century, the copper market followed a predictable rhythm of industrial expansion and cyclical manufacturing. Since 1912, Skillings Mining Intelligence has tracked these shifts,…
Mid-May 2026 trading has brought another sharp leg higher in precious metals, with silver testing the $100 level and gold holding near $4,800 per ounce. As…
By Salini Krishnan Monday, May 11, 2026 The traditional yardstick for mining valuations is undergoing a structural transformation. For decades, the 1.0x Price-to-Net Asset Value (P/NAV)…
The Oyu Tolgoi copper mine is transforming the global copper market from the heart of Mongolia's South Gobi Desert. For decades, shifting sands and nomadic herders…
May 9, 2026 The intersection of artificial intelligence and global energy infrastructure: commonly termed the "AI-energy nexus": has transitioned from a theoretical forecasting model to a…
The geographic center of the global copper market is shifting. While the massive pits of the Chilean Andes remain the industry's historical heart, a new, technologically-driven…
The silver and copper gap 2026 has become the defining story of the global mining sector. What was once dismissed as commodity supercycle hyperbole has materialized…
The Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up is one of the most consequential developments in the global copper market today. In 2026, Mongolia's Gobi Desert is no longer a…
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