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Back to EpisodesCobalt Chaos, EU’s Green Ultimatum & Platinum Valley: DRC’s Export Freeze, Rio’s Robot Mine, and Panama’s Shipping Crisis (09/03/25)
Episode 12
Published 1 year, 7 months ago
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Show Notes:
Host Logan Ore unpacks March 9th’s seismic shifts:
- DRC’s Cobalt Export Freeze: How a royalty dispute could derail the EV boom and accelerate battery innovation.
- EU’s Net-Zero Mining Mandate: Winners, losers, and the race to decarbonize extraction.
- Platinum Valley’s Hydrogen Promise: South Africa’s mega-discovery and the scramble for green hydrogen dominance.
- Rio Tinto’s Autonomous Revolution: The rise of AI mines and their societal ripple effects.
- Panama Canal Crisis: Climate change’s latest blow to global mineral supply chains.
Keywords: DRC cobalt export halt, EU carbon-neutral mining, Platinum Valley discovery, Rio Tinto autonomous mine, Panama Canal drought, Critical Minerals Summit.
Sources: DRC Mining Ministry, European Commission, Anglo American Platinum, Rio Tinto, Maersk, World Economic Forum.