lithium

From FED to ToC: Execution Discipline as the New Alpha in Critical Minerals Projects

The most decisive differentiator in critical minerals projects is no longer geological quality or macro demand forecasts. The real driver of value is execution discipline across the full project lifecycle—from Front-End Design (FED) through construction, commissioning, and Taking-Over Certificate (ToC). Capital markets have recognized a hard truth: most value is lost not in ore grades […]

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Mining-Anchored Data Centers: Why Front-End Design Is the Strategic Control Layer Linking Raw Materials, Energy Systems, and Digital Infrastructure

The relationship between the global mining industry and digital infrastructure has moved far beyond experimentation. In today’s resource economy, data centers are no longer back-office IT facilities—they are core industrial assets embedded directly within mining, energy, and logistics systems. As mining operations electrify, decarbonize, and automate—while producing essential materials such as copper, nickel, and lithium—digital

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EU strategic plans rely on Serbian lithium

The prospect of lithium extraction in Serbia has reignited fears of environmental devastation among its citizens, following the European Commission’s (EC) announcement of negotiations regarding a memorandum on critical raw materials. Despite vocal opposition to lithium mining, particularly concerning potential ecological disasters, Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for the “Green Plan,” revealed progress in finalizing the memorandum, focusing

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EU and Serbia resolved legal obstacles to the lithium sourcing agreement

Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič revealed that the final legal obstacles are being addressed before the EU-Serbia trade partnership, focused on sourcing lithium from the Jadar region, is finalized. Negotiations are in the concluding stages, as mentioned during a significant event in Brussels. The trade agreement, aimed at sourcing critical raw materials from Serbia, has been in the works since last

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