Nikola, Author at Mining South East Europe

Power, Capital, and Strategy: The Hidden Forces Shaping Mining in South-East Europe

Nikola22/12/2025

22/12/2025

Mining in South-East Europe (SEE) has re-emerged as a strategic cornerstone of Europe’s industrial future. Once seen as a legacy industry linked to socialist-era infrastructure...

ESG Europe Mining News

Mining Communication as a Pillar of Europe’s Industrial Sovereignty

Nikola22/12/2025

22/12/2025

Mining is not just an industry—it is a political, economic, and social force. Unlike most sectors, it physically transforms landscapes, shapes local economies, and impacts...

ESG Europe Mining News

Why Europe’s Industrial Sovereignty Depends on Processing, Not Mines

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Europe’s debate over raw materials has long focused on mining. Political narratives emphasize domestic deposits, exploration potential, licensing, and symbolic gestures of extraction sovereignty. Mining...

Europe Mining News

Copper: Europe’s Hidden Strategic Risk in the Energy Transition

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Copper rarely grabs headlines like lithium or rare earths. It lacks the geopolitical drama of battery metals and the symbolic allure of semiconductors. Yet, quietly...

ESG Europe Mining News

Electronic-Grade Silicon: Europe’s Strategic Material for True Technological Sovereignty

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Silicon is often treated in Europe as a familiar and abundant material—the backbone of solar power, semiconductors, and modern electronics. Its symbolic presence in technology...

Base metals Europe Mining News

Gallium and Germanium: Europe’s Hidden Semiconductor Vulnerability

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Europe’s semiconductor sovereignty debate has long focused on fabs, chip design, and industrial competitiveness. Initiatives like the European Chips Act and national strategies emphasize silicon...

Europe Mining News

Lithium Is Abundant, But Refining Capacity Is Europe’s Real Bottleneck

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Europe’s electrification ambitions have long fixated on lithium. Headlines celebrate lithium extraction, battery gigafactories, and supply deals as if raw material access alone secures the...

ESG Europe Mining News

Nickel After the Mining Boom: Why Europe Remains Vulnerable in Battery-Grade Supply

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Europe’s nickel narrative has long been dominated by mining headlines. Spiking prices, strategic investments, and political speeches created the impression that the continent’s raw-material risks...

ESG Europe Mining News

Graphite: Europe’s Hidden Battery Bottleneck

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Europe’s battery strategy is dominated by lithium hype—gigafactory announcements, energy storage scaling, and the symbolic drive to secure a European footprint in the global EV...

Europe Mining News Technology

Heavy Rare Earths (Dy, Tb): Europe’s Silent Defence Vulnerability

Nikola21/12/2025

21/12/2025

Europe’s rare earth debate has largely focused on neodymium (Nd) and praseodymium (Pr) because of their critical role in permanent magnets for the energy transition,...

Author : Nikola

Power, Capital, and Strategy: The Hidden Forces Shaping Mining in South-East Europe

Mining Communication as a Pillar of Europe’s Industrial Sovereignty

Why Europe’s Industrial Sovereignty Depends on Processing, Not Mines

Copper: Europe’s Hidden Strategic Risk in the Energy Transition

Electronic-Grade Silicon: Europe’s Strategic Material for True Technological Sovereignty

Gallium and Germanium: Europe’s Hidden Semiconductor Vulnerability

Lithium Is Abundant, But Refining Capacity Is Europe’s Real Bottleneck

Nickel After the Mining Boom: Why Europe Remains Vulnerable in Battery-Grade Supply

Graphite: Europe’s Hidden Battery Bottleneck

Heavy Rare Earths (Dy, Tb): Europe’s Silent Defence Vulnerability

Europe’s €2.2B Geothermal Lithium Project Sets New Benchmark for Financing Critical Energy-Mineral Infrastructure

Plansee Strengthens Control of Molymet to Secure Global Molybdenum and Rhenium Supply Chains

EU Water Protection Rules Face Pressure as Mining Expansion Sparks Environmental Governance Debate

Military Metals Sets Benchmark in EU Antimony Supply With Maiden Resource at Slovakia’s Trojárová Project

Osmond Resources’ Orión Project in Spain Emerges as a Key Pillar in Europe’s Critical Minerals Strategy

Europe-Linked Mining Deals Highlight Equity Dominance Amid Early-Stage...

Global Mining Enters a Capital Supercycle as Strategic...

China Slashes Dysprosium and Terbium Exports, Tightening Global...

Germany Invests €50M in Nolans Rare Earth Project...

Junior Miners Drive Europe’s Critical Minerals Pipeline as...

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