2025 put mining & metals at the heart of geopolitical competition. In 2026, the sector faces a decision: Be a pawn or a player in a business cycle and environment structurally driven by a geopolitical race for mineral security and national power.

How "America First" policies may impact mineral and hydrocarbon supply chains

Geopolitics, which dominated mining & metals sentiment in 2024, promises to further fragment markets in 2025. To understand the market landscape, White & Case conducted its ninth annual survey of industry participants.

We explore how the mining & metals sector is navigating the road to greenhouse gas emissions reduction and what more needs to be done to fulfil the sectors potential to become a beacon in the transition to net-zero.

As the industry faces higher societal, regulatory and risk management expectations, significant opportunities await responsible businesses in the mining & metals sector.

There is a tendency to think of data as generic, especially when it is vast, but the uniqueness of mineral data makes it the ultimate non-commodity, primed to take advantage of AI.

The mining & metals sector, long perceived by the broader markets as an old-fashioned heavy industry, is embracing technological innovation and new forms of partnership as it seeks to harness productivity growth and the energy transition.