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The Copper Barbell: How to Profit From the Shortage—and Avoid the Dilution Trap

Compare copper producers, COPX, and select developers as deficits tighten: key operational risks, dilution traps, and what support actually changes.

MarketBeat

'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.

LiveScience

An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission

Researchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.

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Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth

Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall further behind in the coming years, resulting in shortfalls globally. Even though copper prices are at historically high levels, the financial risk involved in mining means…

The Conversation

Scientists uncovered giant underground tunnels in South America: Neither humans nor nature made them

Beneath the rolling hills of southern Brazil and northern Argentina, scientists have found a hidden network of large underground tunnels. These tunnels were not created by humans or ordinary geological processes. Some passages reach over 550 meters in length and are wide enough for an adult to walk through upright.…

The Times of India

NEM Short Strangle Could Net $189 in a Few Weeks

Newmont Mining (NEM) is currently showing above average volatility with an IV Percentile of 82% and an IV Rank of 66.15%.

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No new mines but coal expansions given green light

Large-scale coal mine expansions will continue to be approved under a new state policy despite concerns from its own carbon emissions commission.

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Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Environmental activists in South Africa have been waging legal battles against the state and mining companies for years. This is often on the grounds that communities haven’t been consulted before mines were given permission to start digging and blasting on their land. Environmental justice researcher Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba has tracked…

The Conversation

New Almalyk Mining copper plant begins work with 60 million tonne capacity

The facility is expected to raise daily copper concentrate output and expand processing capacity.

Euronews

World’s largest mining group names new chief executive

Brandon Craig will succeed Mike Henry at the helm of BHP on July 1.

Evening Standard

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete

The Independent UK

3 Rare Earth Stocks Quietly Building the Next Supply Chain

Track three rare-earth-linked stocks across processing, U.S. mining, and deep-sea nodules as geopolitics reshapes critical-minerals supply chains.

MarketBeat

Maduro Regime Unlawfully Sent Tons Of Gold To Turkey, Iran, Russia Over The Years: Report

Venezuela's gold reserves plummeted over the past years, now standing at barely 53 despite continued mining in the country's mineral-rich region, according to a new report.

Latin Times

A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

South Africa’s president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country’s violence-stricken areas

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Interior Secretary Visit to Venezuela Reinforces U.S. Push for Access to the Country's Mineral Reserves

Last week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez to sign an agreement with Venezuela's state owned mining company to sell as much as 1,000 kilograms of gold destined for U.S. markets.

The Times of India

Thousands of abandoned coal mines in the US could become giant ‘water batteries’ storing clean energy, scientists say

Across the United States, thousands of abandoned coal mines sit quietly beneath the ground. Old tunnels, empty shafts, and remnants of an industrial era that once powered cities and factories. For decades, these sites were mostly seen as environmentally problematic, expensive to maintain, and difficult to repurpose.

Fortune

Travis Kalanick sees benefits of being in stealth mode for 8 years. 'You build a culture of people that want to build and do not need to be famous'

Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick unveiled a robotics company for the food, mining and transport industries.

The Times of India

Cart of giant gold bars spotted in White House hallway during Donald Trump meeting. But why?

Massive gold bars, initially rumored to be seized from Nicolas Maduro, were displayed at the White House. The real story involves a new licensing deal between a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and Trafigura Group, aimed at re-integrating Venezuela into the global economy and boosting American industry.

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In Space, Regulators Seek To Boldly Go Where No Bureaucrat Has Gone Before

We don’t really need intrusive laws and regulations to govern lunar mining and space exploration.

MarketBeat

3 Ways to Play Gold Amid the Ongoing Middle East Conflict

The Iran war may change investors' approach to gold, and these three ETFs are a good place to start for those looking to capitalize on new opportunities.

The Conversation

In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s

Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, particularly when it comes to correctly identifying what is – and is not – part of the United States of America.

The Independent UK

South African soldiers dismantle illegal mining operations near Johannesburg as miners flee

South African soldiers deployed in the country’s high-crime areas have dismantled illegal mining operations Johannesburg

The Guardian - UK

Mining’s toxic timebomb: dams full of poisonous waste are dotted around the world. What happens when they burst?

While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans

The Guardian - AU

Water inspectors shut out of Alcoa mine sites in Perth drinking water catchment, documents show

Fencing installed around Alcoa’s bauxite mine sites in 2025 blocked rangers conducting inspections, Water Corporation documents say

The Guardian - UK

‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness

In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elements

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