For most of modern mining history, success was defined by extraction. The ability to discover deposits, define resources, secure permits, build mines and ship raw outputs into the global marketplace c
Copper, rare earths and strategic metals: Europe’s real commodity hierarchy and SEE’s advantage
Every mining cycle creates its own mythology. Each decade produces a metal that captures the public imagination, dominates narratives, drives speculative enthusiasm and reshapes portfolios — at least
Europe funds systems, not stories: What investors truly finance in SEE and Serbia
There is a misconception that continues to circulate in parts of the mining world, including South-East Europe and Serbia. It is the belief that the presence of resources automatically guarantees capi
Beyond trading volume: How European listings reshape valuation logic for SEE and Serbian mining
Mining companies in South-East Europe, and particularly in Serbia, are increasingly confronting a shift they did not expect. For years, success in mining finance was measured almost instinctively in t
Frankfurt as a gatekeeper: Why SEE and Serbian mining companies now need European financial visibility
For decades, the global mining world was structured around a familiar gravitational pull. Early capital was raised in Toronto. Explorers shaped narratives on the TSX-V. Retail investors provided liqui
Europe returns to mining through South-East Europe: Why Serbia is becoming strategically unavoidable
For more than three decades, Europe behaved as if mining were something that happened somewhere else. It chose to outsource risk, outsource geology, outsource environmental impact and outsource politi
Beyond raw materials: Industrial system control as Europe’s real need — with Serbia as the anchor
Europe often frames its industrial vulnerability as a resource scarcity issue. Political speeches emphasise “access” to lithium, rare earths, nickel, copper or manganese. Strategy papers discuss upstr
South-East Europe as Europe’s heavy-industry shock absorber: Serbia as the competitive anchor
Europe’s core industrial economies are increasingly constrained. High and volatile energy prices, dense regulatory frameworks, urban saturation, community resistance to new heavy industrial assets and
Carbon borders and industrial geography: Serbia at the crossroads of electricity, mining, and CBAM-driven near-shoring
The expansion of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is quietly redefining Serbia’s position in Europe’s industrial map. What was once framed as a peripheral regulatory issue—relevant mainly to pri
Europe’s processing competitiveness to 2040: Scenario outlook for electricity, logistics and SEE supply-chain corridors
Europe’s pursuit of strategic autonomy in raw materials, electrification metals and industrial processing capacity is entering a decade defined by volatile energy markets, shifting logistics routes, g