The Copper Battleground: Why Argentina Is Becoming a Strategic Prize for China, Europe and the US
Argentina is emerging as a new copper frontier as demand for the metal rises with the energy and digital transitions. ...
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Zimbabwe Civil Society Groups Rally Behind Buhera Residents Amid Lithium Mining Dispute
In 2023, while reporting on Zimbabwe's growing lithium industry, photojournalist Bernard Chiketo and I spent a day speaking with villagers ...
Africa’s Mineral Bargaining Power
Africa has powered the world's clean energy revolution from below. It is only now learning to demand something in return. ...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Critical Mineral Mining Boom
The race to electrify the economy is triggering a mining boom. Building electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines ...
Lithium Lockdown: Zimbabwe’s Big Bet on Local Processing
In late February 2026, the Zimbabwean government made a bold move to ban the export of raw lithium with immediate ...
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