January 7, 2026

Why copper, silver and gold? – Richard Mills

2025.12.31 2025 was historic in that gold, silver and copper all rose significantly […]
December 31, 2025

Why Copper Incentive Pricing and increasing M&A matters to owners of BC copper and gold projects – Richard Mills

2025.12.23 The incentive price for copper is the minimum market price needed for mining companies […]
December 30, 2025

Deep sleep plays a critical role in Alzheimer’s, scientists confirm

From Futura A new study has found that deep sleep may protect memory […]
December 23, 2025

Copper Hoarding

By Martin Armstrong – ArmstrongEconomics Copper prices are near record highs with spot […]
December 18, 2025

Kodiak Copper publishes sizeable maiden resource estimate with lots of room to grow – Richard Mills

2025.12.12 Kodiak Copper (TSXV:KDK, OTCQX:KDKCF, Frankfurt:5DD1) has made good on its promise by […]
December 15, 2025

‘Harder to find’: Inside the growing global hunt for copper

By Camilla Hodgson – Financial Review The metal lift clangs and rattles during […]
December 13, 2025

Copper is a precious metal in the AI age

From Axios Copper prices have been on a tear, rising to record highs, spurred […]
December 10, 2025

BHP’s Failure is a Copper Buy Signal

By Tim Treadgold – Intelligent Investor Investors can learn a lot from failure […]
November 27, 2025

Torr Metals: Chasing a Potential New Afton-style look-alike in the Quesnel Trough – Richard Mills

2025.11.22 Today we’re speaking with Malcolm Dorsey, President and CEO of Torr Metals […]
November 27, 2025

Graphite One identifies important magnet rare earths, plus scandium and yttrium at it’s Graphite Creek deposit in Alaska – Richard Mills

2025.11.20 Graphite One TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF has found rare earth elements at its Graphite […]
November 27, 2025

How Much Control China Has Over the World’s Critical Minerals

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements China dominates the production of at least […]
November 21, 2025

Critical list

Recognition of antimony and tungsten on the 2025 USGS Critical Minerals List underscores […]
November 14, 2025

The Quesnel Trough — Canada’s copper heartland – Richard Mills

2025.11.12 One way to make an educated guess as to the direction of […]
November 14, 2025

The strategy for developing Canada’s critical minerals needs a rethink – Richard Mills

2025.11.08 Prime Minister Mark Carney deserves credit for putting the subject of critical […]
November 10, 2025

China’s Monopoly on Critical Minerals

By Tristan Gaudiaut – Statista China dominates the global production of critical minerals, […]
November 10, 2025

China unveils power of thorium reactor for world’s largest cargo ship

From myNEWS China has unveiled critical details of a revolutionary cargo ship under development: a […]
November 4, 2025

Kodiak Copper expands MPD Project; Initiates next phase of metallurgical testwork – Richard Mills

2025.10.31 Kodiak Copper (TSX-V: KDK, OTCQB: KDKCF, Frankfurt: 5DD1) is back in the […]
November 4, 2025

Torr Metals starts drilling Bertha target at Kolos Copper-Gold Project – Richard Mills

2025.10.22 Torr Metals’ 332-square-kilometer Kolos Copper-Gold Project (including the 57 km² Bertha property […]
November 4, 2025

Orestone expands Francisca to 9 km2; announces $2M financing – Richard Mills

2025.10.22 Orestone Mining Corp (TSXV:ORS) has two of its three projects at the drill-ready […]
November 3, 2025

How Much Control China Has Over the World’s Critical Minerals

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist China sits at the center of today’s global […]
October 23, 2025

AOTH’s investing strategy in a changing macro environment that favors commodities and precious metals – Richard Mills

2025.10.18 The following article summarizes Ahead of the Herd’s approach to investing, shows […]
October 9, 2025

Mining megadeals are poor fix for copper shortage

By George Hay – Reuters Anglo and Teck reckon they can create 175,000 […]
October 8, 2025

The S curve meeting the J curve makes Copper the new oil – Richard Mills

2025.10.03 A major incident involving a landslide at the world’s second largest copper […]
October 8, 2025

Copper Markets in Crisis After a Year of Disruptions

From OilPrice.com The global copper market has had quite the year. On September […]
October 5, 2025

Copper surges to record high: Unpacking the global drivers behind the rally

By Hareesh V – The Economic Times Copper, the industrial red metal, is […]
October 3, 2025

Trump is wielding the power of the state to back critical mineral companies. These are the possible next targets

By Spencer Kimball – CNBC The Trump administration needs to strike multiple deals […]
September 24, 2025

Precious metals and critical minerals feeling market love – Richard Mills

2025.09.23 A “commodity supercycle” is a period of consistent price increases lasting more […]
September 18, 2025

Torr Metals is chasing high-quality porphyry targets with strong similarities to New Afton in southern BC – Richard Mills

2025.09.12 New Gold’s (TSX:NGD) New Afton mine is Canada’s only underground block caving […]
September 18, 2025

Charted: America’s Reliance on Foreign Minerals

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements In 2024, the United States was 100% […]
September 9, 2025

More results from Kodiak Copper’s extremely successful 2025 drill program at MPD – Richard Mills

2025.09.03 Kodiak Copper’s MPD project has all the hallmarks of a major copper/gold […]
August 14, 2025

Graphite Creek project completes FAST-41 60-day Coordinated Project Plan process; permitting timeline set at 13.5 months – Richard Mills

2025.08.07 The Graphite Creek project in Alaska being developed by Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, […]
August 11, 2025

China Is Winning the Race for Central Asia’s Critical Minerals

From OilPrice.com US officials keep expressing enthusiasm for expanding trade in critical minerals […]
August 9, 2025

NATO releases list of 12 defence-critical raw materials

From Nato.int NATO published a list of 12 defence-critical raw materials essential for […]
August 8, 2025

Argentina’s copper dreams need infrastructure – but who will build it?

By Lucila Sigal – Reuters Argentina holds rich copper deposits in the mountainous north […]
August 6, 2025

Kodiak Copper: Drilling to expand their resource – Richard Mills

2025.07.31 Previously I gave four reasons for liking Kodiak Copper (TSXV:KDK, OTCQB:KDKCF, Frankfurt:5DD1).  They […]
July 25, 2025

Visualizing How Rare Earths Power U.S. Defense

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential components of […]
July 22, 2025

Graphite’s criticality equals or exceeds rare earths – Richard Mills

2025.07.17 The Pentagon will become the largest shareholder in MP Materials, the only […]
July 21, 2025

US copper tariffs are a bet against China

By Ralph Schoellhammer – UnHerd On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose […]
July 18, 2025

How Trump’s 50% copper tariff will affect the US and the world – Richard Mills

2025.07.12 US President Trump on July 9th announced a 50% tariff on copper […]
July 18, 2025

Visualizing the U.S. Copper Gap

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist The U.S. is facing a paradox in its […]
July 15, 2025

How China’s new rare-earth export controls target the Pentagon—and the world

By Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer – Defense One Global markets received an unwelcome jolt […]
July 15, 2025

Scientists finally discover how giant copper deposits form around the world

By Jordan Joseph – earth.com Copper wires snake through every electric motor, power […]
July 14, 2025

Geological mystery: Study unearths how copper deposits formed

By Annelies Gartner – Phys.org An international study has revealed how continental collisions […]
June 12, 2025

Critical metals and Canada will play a key role in the evolving global economy – IEFA Montreal Conference

From Kitco News Geopolitical uncertainty remains at extreme levels, driving demand for safe-haven […]
June 6, 2025

EU picks 13 new critical material projects, including in Greenland

By Julia Payne – Reuters The European Union on Wednesday announced 13 new raw […]
June 3, 2025

Ontario Investing $500 Million in Critical Minerals Processing

From Ontairo Newsroom The Ontario government is investing $500 million to create a […]
April 6, 2025

US achieves security of graphite supply with G1 Feasibility Study – Richard Mills

2025.03.29 The US could soon have security of supply for a critical mineral […]
March 11, 2025

Freeport sees $500 million annual boost if Trump declares copper as critical

By Ernest Scheyder – Mining.com Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) hopes U.S. President Donald Trump […]
February 6, 2025

Essential graphite and G1’s Soon-to-be-Released Feasibility Study – Richard Mills

2025.01.24 China is by far the biggest graphite producer at about 80% of […]
February 4, 2025

B.C. critical minerals being diverted away from United States: David Eby

From CTV News British Columbia’s premier says major companies in the province are […]
January 27, 2025

The coming critical minerals trade war – Richard Mills

2025.01.16 Critical minerals have become the new frontline of the rivalry between the […]
January 20, 2025

Electrification Visualizing China’s Cobalt Supply Dominance by 2030

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Elements Chinese dominance over critical minerals used in […]
December 19, 2024

Column: Critical metals will be a key battleground in US-China trade war

From Mining.com It’s clear that critical minerals will be China’s weapon of choice […]
December 16, 2024

Military Uses of Graphite – Richard Mills

2024.12.06 The energy transition and digitalization have made critical minerals top of mind […]
November 23, 2024

British Columbia creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity

By Henry Lazenby – Mining.com British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday split […]
October 29, 2024

China’s critical mineral dominance puts Washington’s supply chain hopes at risk

From Yahoo Finance Beijing’s dominance in the resource-rich central African nation Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) […]
June 30, 2024

REE Stockpile

By Kelsey Baker – Yahoo News US stockpiles of the rare earth minerals […]
June 25, 2024

Is Now Time To Buy This Graphite Stock?

From Streetwise Reports Technical Analyst Clive Maund examines Graphite One Inc.’s charts to […]
June 3, 2024

Graphite One could benefit from tariff hike on Chinese EVs, battery parts – Richard Mills

2024.05.29 North American graphite producers got a boost earlier this month, with President […]
June 3, 2024

Graphite One CEO and President, Anthony Huston, Invited by President Biden to White House Investment and Job Creation Session; White House Sets 25% Tariff on Chinese Graphite

May 15, 2024 CEO to President Biden:  “Projects like Graphite One’s are important […]
May 19, 2024

US runs out of copper – Richard Mills

2024-05-19 AOTH has been warning for 2 years this was going to happen […]
May 19, 2024

The world has a critical minerals problem

By Andrew Freedman – Axios The IEA examines the nitty gritty details of […]
May 15, 2024

Graphite and Critical Mineral Mining Boosted by $72B Fund

From Stockhouse The Biden administration has clarified that mining projects focused on extracting […]
April 5, 2024

Graphite’s war-fighting capabilities – Richard Mills

2024.04.04 The energy transition and digitalization have made critical minerals top of mind […]
April 1, 2024

Dwindling U.S. Stockpiles of Minerals for Military Use Should Be a Cause for Concern

By Jim Constantopoulos – Real Clear Energy It seems implausible that now, with China […]
March 20, 2024

China copper nudges 3-year high as supply cuts bite – Richard Mills

2024.03.16 A tightening copper market is raising prices and shining a spotlight on […]
January 2, 2024

Beyond Batteries: What’s Really Driving the Energy Transition?

By ZeroHedge The world is becoming increasingly electric and connected, transitioning towards a future powered […]
November 23, 2023

Exposing the copper surplus myth – Richard Mills

2023.11.22 Commodity analysts predictions are usually wrong about copper supply, often predicting a […]
November 13, 2023

How Canada – and Bay Street – squandered the chance to finance the critical minerals revolution

By Tim Kiladze The financing taps for critical minerals companies are all but […]
October 26, 2023

Why Copper Is Critical for Data Centers

By Elements Visual Capitalist Data centers are computer server hubs that collect, store, […]
September 27, 2023

We need China’s critical minerals technology, not their metals – Richard Mills

2023.09.27 North America relies heavily on foreign supplies of critical minerals — the […]
September 23, 2023

Copper Road intersects broad zones of visible copper mineralization at its namesake project in Ontario – Richard Mills

2023.09.23 Copper Road Resources Inc. (TSXV: CRD) is encountering promising geology at its Copper […]
August 25, 2023

Copper now classified as US critical mineral, and rightly so – Richard Mills

2023.08.25 Before we realize it, the global copper market is approaching an inflection […]
August 25, 2023

铜如今被列为美国的重要矿产,这是理所当然的

2023.08.25 在我们意识到之前,全球的铜市场正接近一个拐点。 一方面,作为地球上使用最广泛的金属之一,铜的需求一直稳步增长,与经济的增长步伐相匹配。现在,由于电气化需求的增加,铜的需求更加迫切。 这是因为铜具有出色的电导性能,因此成为可再生能源设施(如风能、太阳能、水能和热能)以及电动汽车建设的关键组成部分。 另一方面,供应问题已经成为普遍关注的焦点,因为能源基础设施对铜的需求增加,使全球生产商不得不赶上迅速增长的需求。 很有可能,我们很快将会看到铜供应不足的情况,这将严重影响全球减碳努力。事实上,一些世界上最大的矿业公司和金属交易商已经警告,供应短缺可能会在2025年甚至更早出现。 铜在电气化中的需求 这一预测的基础是未曾见过的、可观的铜需求在未来几年中的预期增长。 除了铜在建筑电线、管道、交通运输、电力传输和通信等传统应用领域外,现在还有额外的电气化需求。 为了推动能源转型,据估计,将需要数百万英尺的铜电线来强化全球电力网,还需要数百万吨的铜来建设风能和太阳能发电场。 根据铜发展协会 (CDA) 的数据,一个 […]
August 25, 2023

Headwinds mount in quest for stable copper supplies

By Henry Lazenby In an era of energy transitions and economic shifts, global […]
August 7, 2023

US Department of Energy adds copper to critical minerals list

By Mining.com The US Department of Energy (DOE) this week officially added copper […]
July 14, 2023

Critical minerals supply diversification remains a daunting task – Richard Mills

2023.07.14 When it comes to the diversity and reliability of critical mineral supplies, […]
July 14, 2023

关键矿产供应多元化仍然是一项艰巨的任务

2023.07.14 就关键矿产供应的多样性和可靠性而言,西方经济体似乎还有很多地方需要弥补。 国际能源署 (IEA) 表示,尽管美国和欧洲努力实现多元化并减少对中国的依赖,但 2022 年一些关键矿产的供应集中度仍将加剧。 正如 IEA 2023 年版《关键矿产市场评论》所强调的那样,有问题的矿物包括镍和钴,它们是电动汽车电池的关键成分,其供应来源高度集中。 全球近 70% […]
June 17, 2023

US DOE draft report reaffirms urgent status of six critical minerals including graphite – Richard Mills

2023.06.17 With the clean energy transition moving along rapidly, critical minerals are now […]
June 17, 2023

美国能源部报告草案重申包括石墨在内的六种关键矿物的紧急状态

2023.06.17 随着清洁能源转型的快速推进,关键矿物现在处于国际讨论的前沿,因为它们是我们许多现代技术的基石,对国家安全和经济繁荣至关重要。 对于世界领先的经济体美国而言,确保这些矿产的可靠供应尤为重要,这不仅可以维持其主导地位,还可以摆脱对中国等主要竞争对手的供应依赖。 因此,该国一直忙于与其主要盟友联系,以加强关键矿物的供应并使其多样化。今年到目前为止,美国已与日本和澳大利亚签署了合作协议,以确保其拥有稳健的供应链和最新能源技术的专业知识。 日本的协议也有望成为备受期待的与欧盟达成协议的框架,该协议仍在谈判中。 早在 2022 年 6 月,在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰之后,美国及其七国集团伙伴已经启动了全球基础设施和投资伙伴关系 (PGII),以建立清洁能源供应链。他们还签署了矿产安全合作伙伴关系,以生产、加工和回收关键矿产。 这些举措标志着一种通常被称为“联合产业政策”的现象的出现,即各国在国际层面协调其产业战略并共同建立供应链。 约翰霍普金斯大学的一项研究发现,民主国家之间的伙伴关系将能够生产足够的矿物 […]
March 11, 2023

Graphite One’s Graphite Creek deposit a generational graphite resource USGS says among largest in the world – Richard Mills

2023.03.11 Modeling by the International Agency shows that global EV adoption must surpass […]
February 25, 2023

The Golden Age of critical materials – Richard Mills

2023.02.25 The electrification of the global transportation system and the move to decarbonize […]
February 23, 2023

Critical Materials Start 2023 With a Bang

By Paul Wong and Jacob White As 2022 ended, most of the main […]
February 17, 2023

Renforth’s polymetallic Surimeau Project has battery, critical and precious metals – Richard Mills

2023.02.17 The Surimeau mineral deposit in Quebec being developed by Renforth Resources (CSE:RFR, […]
December 13, 2022

China controls world’s supply of most critical metals – Richard Mills

2022.12.13 Despite keeping a lower profile when it comes to commodities consumption than […]
November 10, 2022

5 reasons the West needs a secure supply of critical minerals – Richard Mills

2022.11.10 Critical minerals are defined as non-fuel materials that are vital to the […]
November 8, 2022

China’s near-complete dominance of ‘green economy’ metals – Richard Mills

2022.11.08 The “green economy” rejects dirty sources of energy and transportation, namely coal, […]
September 21, 2022

Even the so-called experts are wrong about critical metals supply – Richard Mills

2022.09.21 The move away from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to EVs run on batteries is […]
June 25, 2022

Core Assets: Drilling at Laverdiere intersects extensive iron-copper skarn and copper-porphyry mineralization; assay results pending

2022.06.25 Only two weeks into drilling its Laverdiere Skarn-Porphyry Project, Core Assets (CSE:CC) […]
May 11, 2022

NOCR: Geophysical survey results provide further evidence of BHT mineralization at Fredriksson Gruvan, Sweden

2022.05.11 Norden Crown Metals (TSXV:NOCR, OTC:NOCRF, Frankfurt:03E) is searching for high-grade silver and zinc […]
April 21, 2022

8 Escondidas needed over the next eight years

2022.04.21 Speaking at the 2022 World Copper Conference in Santiago, Chile, CRU’s Erik […]
April 15, 2022

Core Assets identifies new copper outcrop at Laverdiere Cu-Fe skarn-porphyry target

2022.04.15 BC-focused explorer Core Assets (CSE:CC, OTC.QB: CCOOF, Frankfurt: 5RJ),currently advancing the province’s most […]
April 12, 2022

Norden Crown-Boliden JV posts high-grade copper results at Burfjord IOCG project, Norway

2022.04.12 Norden Crown Metals (TSXV:NOCR, OTC:BORMF, Frankfurt:03E) is focused on discovering silver, zinc, […]
April 9, 2022

Metal prices remain elevated on global shortages

2022.04.09 Bloomberg reported on Thursday that inventories across London Metal Exchange warehouses have […]
March 12, 2022

USGS confirms Graphite Creek’s status as America’s largest graphite source

2022.03.12 For years, North America’s supply of critical minerals — the very foundational […]
March 12, 2022

美国地质勘探局证实Graphite Creek为美国最大的石墨来源地

2022.03.12 多年来,北美关键矿产的供应,即清洁能源转型的基础部分,一直是决策者和企业关注的焦点。 一方面,未来几年对用于制造电动汽车和储能应用的原材料的需求将激增。 彭博社新能源金融公司(Bloomberg New Energy Finance)估计,到2030年,锂和镍等矿物的消费量将至少是当前水平的五倍(参见下图)。 这种预测对这些材料的供应提出了巨大的疑问。标准普尔全球(S&P Global)12月的一份报告预计,由于使用量超过了产量,消耗了库存,锂材料将在2022年出现短缺。 虽然锂等金属的供应正在增长,但即使是两位数的增长率(如去年所见),也可能不足以满足我们的汽车电气化需求。 在北美,情况更为严峻,因为美国和加拿大的大部分电动汽车原材料都依赖进口。两国多年来一直忽视着针对电池矿产的勘探与矿山的建造。而考虑到世界政治的动荡程度,这是一种冒险的赌注。 在最终意识到美国供应链的脆弱性后,美国政府于2018年制定了一份清单,列出了35种被认为对其国家和经济安全至关重要的矿物。而如今,这一名单已增至近50种矿物,其中70%仍由其两个主要竞争对手 (俄罗斯和中国)供应。 […]
March 2, 2022

Critical minerals in the crosshairs

2022.03.02 North America relies heavily on foreign supplies of critical minerals — the […]
November 2, 2021

Lomiko hires management team, pursuing acquisitions strategy in Quebec

2021.11.02 A transition within the top positions at Lomiko Metals (TSXV:LMR, OTC:LMRMF, FSE:DH8C) […]
October 13, 2021

Falcon Gold has two advanced stage projects ready to generate cash flow

2021.10.13 It is unusual for a junior gold company to have as many […]
September 25, 2021

Industry-government graphite collaboration bodes well for US critical minerals supply

2021.09.27 The global lithium-ion battery industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of […]