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    Overview: Why Lead Times Matter for 2026 The world’s increasing demand for copper and silver is reshaping mining, agriculture, forestry, and infrastructure sectors. As we look ahead to 2026, lead times for new primary silver mines and the lead time for new copper mines are…

    Multiferroic metals are materials that exhibit both electric polarization and magnetic order in the same crystal—a state known as multiferroicity. Because these properties coexist, they can interact through magnetoelectric (ME) coupling, allowing electric fields to influence magnetism. Unfortunately, bulk multiferroic…

    Phoenix Copper (AIM: PXC) has dismissed its executive chairman and chief financial officer after an internal investigation uncovered undisclosed related-party payments and unauthorized transactions tied to fundraising activities. The US-focused copper miner said Monday that former executive chairman Marcus Edwards-Jones and CFO…