All there is to know about
Critical minerals

A sweeping exploration of sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium—how they power civilization and what happens when supplies run short.

An investigative look into the geopolitical race to control the mineral resources essential to the energy transition.

A deep academic dive into rare earth mining, especially in China and Brazil, and how terrestrial and space resources are shaping policy.

Investigative journalism uncovering the hidden costs of the green revolution and the strategic importance of rare metals.

Why it’s essential for a sustainable future.

Focuses on the obscure but vital metals underpinning smartphones, green energy, and advanced weaponry.

Mining Economics in a practical manner that is anchored in economic theory

The Secret History of Gold tells the epic tale of the world’s oldest, and most treasured, currency

This book discusses the role of geosciences in implementing the SDGs, structured by development priorities, and is for students and experts.

Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining: Why Critical Minerals and Strategic Power Will Define the Next Global Order.

If you are looking to gain a competitive edge, improve your understanding of how mining – particularly Junior mining – works, optimize how you assess Junior mining companies and improve your stock market returns, this book is for you.

The report presents the first assessment of the resources required at a global scale for the coming wave of urbanization.

This book analyzes commodity markets, including prices, production, evolution, price shocks, demand, and the impact of events like the war in Ukraine.

This edited volume brings together the analysis and policy recommendations of 15 experts, led by editors Dr. Gracelin Baskaran and Dr. Duncan Wood.

This guide is an attempt to explain to a wide audience the functions and modus operandi of commodity trading firms, and the way they help organise the supply chains that underpin today’s global economy.

Sanderson journeys to meet the characters, companies, and nations scrambling for the new resources, linking remote mines in the Congo and Chile’s Atacama Desert to giant Chinese battery factories, shadowy commodity traders, secretive billionaires, a new generation of scientists attempting to solve the dilemma of a ‘greener’ world.

Power Metal explores the race for metals like lithium, copper, and cobalt for technology and energy, causing environmental and political issues.

This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and geological characteristics, the principles of the search for ores and minerals, and the investigation of newly found deposits. Practical and environmental issues that arise during the life cycle of a mine and after its closure are addressed, with an emphasis on sustainable and “green” mining.

This new, up dated edition of Introduction to Mineral Exploration provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of mineral exploration. * Covers not only the nature of mineral exploration but also considers other factors essential to successful exploration, from target evaluation to feasibility studies for extraction and production. *