All Episodes

First Quantum's Zambia Reckoning, Fortescue's China Deal, and the DRC's New Mining Army

CMOC's Ecuador Bet, Fortescue's China Iron Ore Standoff, and Tía María's Long-Awaited Green Light

Brazil's Supreme Court Challenge, Luanshya's 20-Year Comeback, and the US-Brazil Minerals Deal in Trouble

The Lobito Copper Rail Gets Funded, Agnico Eagle Bets $3.7 Billion on Finland, and China Eyes Myanmar's Mines

The US-EU Minerals Pact, Eramet's Indonesia Halt, and Pilbara's Record Quarter

Freeport's Grasberg Setback, IGO's Lithium Miss, and Anglo's Coal Revival

Newmont's Record Quarter, Ghana's New Gold Royalty, and Copper Holds Above $6 (2026-04-24)

USA Rare Earth's $2.8 Billion Rare Earth Bet, BHP Sets Records and Shuffles Leadership, and Peru's Election Keeps Mining Investors in Limbo (2026-04-22)

Argentine Court Halts Vicuña Copper Project, Project Vault Nears $12 Billion Close, and Silver Hits Near-Record $79 (2026-04-21)

Uranium Royalty's $1.1 Billion Bet, Chinalco's $1.7 Billion Peru Overhaul, and the Iran War's Acid Shortage Reaches the Congo (2026-04-20)

Copper Closes In on Its All-Time High, CATL Goes Upstream With $4.4 Billion, and Ghana Takes Back the Damang Mine (2026-04-19)

LME Metals Hit All-Time High, Codelco Eyes 2027 Production Crown, and Chile's Most Audacious Copper Deal Gets Its Permitting Blueprint (2026-04-18)

Senate Lifts Minnesota Mining Ban, Chile Chases 6 Million Tonnes, and a $2.7B Idaho Gold Loan Hits Its Final Hurdle (2026-04-17)

Gold Expansions, Rare Earth Riches & Copper Chaos: Duparquet Drilling, Nyanzaga Launch, and Greenland’s Strategic Find (28/04/25)

Rare Earth Delays, Indigenous Conservation & U.S. Reform: Russia’s Setback, Brazil’s Ywy Ipuranguete, and Pilbara’s Green Lithium (04/04/25) Show Notes:

LME Record Volumes, Zinnwald’s German Boost & Collective Mining’s Drill Blitz: Robex’s Guinea Gold Push, Silver Elephant’s Bolivian Silver, and Royal Road’s Moroccan Copper (02/04/25)

Record Gold Output, Commercial Milestones & Market Debuts: Contango Cash Flow Surge, Luca’s Tahuehueto Success, and Revival Gold’s PEA (31/03/25)

Australia’s Lithium War, AI’s Glacier Strike & Nigeria’s Gold Gamble: Hydrogen Fleet Revolution, Cobalt Fraud Fallout, and the Battle for Andean Copper (29/03/25)

Greenland Gold Boom, Deep-Sea Controversy & Manitoba’s New Mine: Nalunaq Expansion, Fossil Discovery at Diavik, and Mining Electrification Trends (28/03/25)

EU's Mining Revival, Greenland's Copper Colossus & Hydrogen's Platinum Lifeline: Critical Minerals Mandate, Arctic's Mega-Discovery, and Mining's Carbon Capture Revolution (20/03/25)

World Bank's ESG Revolution, Germany's China Challenge & Extraction Breakthrough: Mining 2.0 Framework, Zambia's Processing Mandate, and North American Gold Consolidation (19/03/25)

Mineral Stockpile Pact, Indigenous Copper Victory & Rare Earth Revolution: IEA's Historic Decision, Chile's Lithium Disaster, and Mining's Fusion Gambit (18/03/25)

Indonesia's Nickel Revolt, Saudi Solar Mining & UK's Coal Farewell: Worker Safety Crisis, Ma'aden's Green Aluminum, and Critical Minerals Alliances (17/03/25)

Rio's African Exit, Russia's Metal Weapon & Brazil's Lithium Revolution: China's Resource Grab, Palladium Crisis, and Mining's Robotic Future (16/03/25)

Hydrogen Billions, Silver Nationalization & Recycling's Threat: BHP's Green Revolution, Mexico's Mineral Grab, and Urban Mining's Game-Changer (15/03/25)

Gold Rush 2.0, Anglo's Defiance & Volcanic Mining: India's Bullion Gambit, Glencore's $61B Takeover War, and California's Water Showdown (14/03/25)

Coal's Death Knell, Quantum Mining & Arctic Standoff: Glencore's Green Pivot, Argentina's Lithium Tax, and Solar's Silicon Crisis (13/03/25)

Carbon Clash, Robot Miners & Amazon Victory: Canada’s Tax Shock, Zambia’s Copper Gamble, and Hydrogen’s Rise (11/03/25)

Cobalt Chaos, EU’s Green Ultimatum & Platinum Valley: DRC’s Export Freeze, Rio’s Robot Mine, and Panama’s Shipping Crisis (09/03/25)

Copper Kings, Waterless Tech & Rare Earth Alliances: Freeport’s Mega-Merger, AquaZero’s Breakthrough, and the US-Australia Pact (08/03/25)

Gold Giants Collide, EU’s Coal Crackdown & Infinite Lithium: Barrick-Newmont Mega-Deal, Redwood’s Recycling Revolution, and Greenland’s Rare Earth Race (07/03/25)

Iron Ore Meltdown, Bolivia’s Lithium Gamble & Fusion’s Rise: China’s Crisis, Diamond Decline, and Helion’s Energy Breakthrough (06/03/25)

Zinc Chaos, Hydrogen Revolution & Asteroid Mining: Peru's Strike Fallout, Zimbabwe's Platinum Grab, and Space's New Frontier (05/03/25)

Uranium Surge, EU Carbon Clampdown & Congo’s Cobalt Gamble: Australia’s Nuclear Row, OrionAI’s Breakthrough, and Deep-Sea Showdown (04/03/25)

Tin Meltdown, Antarctic Lithium Fury & Recycling’s Rise: Supply Chain Chaos, Umicore’s Gamechanger, and UN Showdown (03/03/25)

Tariff Tremors, Deep-Sea Goldrush & Namibia’s Rare Earth Coup: Canada’s Steel Shock, Newmont-Barrick Mega-Merger, and Net-Zero Pact (02/03/25)

Copper Crisis, $7B U.S. Gamble & Lithium Gold Rush: Chile’s Strike Fallout, Biden’s Graphite Play, and PDAC’s AI Breakthrough (01/03/25)

Lithium Wars, Rare Earths Clampdown & AI Gold Rush: BHP’s Power Play, Canada’s Export Crackdown, and PDAC Day 2 (28/02/25)

Geopolitical Gambits & Gold Bonanzas: Panama’s Copper Revival, McEwen’s Record Grades, and PDAC Preview (27/02/25)

Global Gold Merger, Copper Expansion & Coal Policy Shift (Feb 26, 2025)